What does your name mean ?

[tyler9 0]

I think this site is pretty sweet. Find out the origin and meaning of your name.Find out what your name means

[tjobity 0]

"tiler of roofs"

[kosydar 0]

BRIAN m

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: BRIE-an

The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the Old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble". Brian Boru was an Irish king who thwarted Viking attempts to conquer Ireland in the 11th century. He was victorious in the Battle of Clontarf, but he himself was slain.

[Eazy_b97 1]

From the Irish surname Ó Gallchobhair, which means "descendent of Gallchobhar". The name Gallchobhar means "foreign help" in Irish Gaelic.

[Gongshow11 1]

From the Greek name Iason, which was derived from Greek iasthai "to heal". Jason was the leader of the Argonauts in Greek legend. He went in search of the Golden Fleece in order to win back his kingdom from his uncle Pelias. During his journeys he married the sorceress Medea, who helped him gain the fleece and kill his uncle, but who later turned against him when he fell in love with another woman. This name is also used in Acts in the New Testament to translate the Hebrew name Joshua.

I'm a prick

[LegoDoom 0]

"Ruler of the people"

.... sounds about right.

[NashvillePreds 1]

TYLER m,f

Usage: English

Pronounced: TIE-lur

From an occupational surname meaning "tiler of roofs" in Old English.

[foppa21 0]

MATTHEW m

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: MATH-yoo

English form of Matthaios, which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name Mattithyahu which meant "gift of YAHWEH". Saint Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles (a tax collector). He was supposedly the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament.

Damn right I'm a gift of God ;)

[Fire0nIce228 1]

DIRK m

Usage: Dutch, English

Pronounced: DURK

Short form of DIEDERIK. This is also the word for a type of dagger.

No my full name isn't Diederik.

[Tyler0630 1]

wow it seems tyler is a more popular name than i thought.

[Flo Hockey 7 0]

NICHOLAS m

Usage: English, French

Pronounced: NI-ko-las (English), nee-ko-LA (French)

From the Greek name Nikolaos which meant "victory of the people" from Greek nike "victory" and laos "people". Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop who, according to legend, saved the daughters of a poor man from lives of prostitution. He is also known as Santa Claus (from Dutch Sinterklaas), the bringer of Christmas presents. He is the patron saint of children, sailors and merchants, and Greece and Russia. Nicholas was also the name of two czars of Russia and five popes.

[kovalchuk71 212]

CHRISTOPHER m

Usage: English

Pronounced: KRIS-to-fur

Means "bearing Christ", derived from Late Greek Christos combined with pherein "to bear, to carry". Christopher was the legendary saint who carried the young Jesus across a river. He is the patron saint of travellers. Another famous bearer was Christopher Columbus, the explorer who reached the West Indies in the 15th century.

O ya im a saint and i carried Jesus across the river. thats kool :)

[mack 44]

MACKENZIE m,f

Usage: English

Pronounced: ma-KEN-zee

From the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, which means "son of Coinneach". Coinneach is an Irish name meaning "handsome". A famous bearer of the surname was William Lyon MacKenzie, a Canadian journalist and political rebel.

Yeah, all fine and dandy except for it's about 1:5 guy to girls named this.

[Shorthanded67 0]

MICHAEL m

Usage: English, German, Czech, Biblical

Pronounced: MIE-kul

From the Hebrew name Miyka'el which meant "who is like God?". This was the name of one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers. This was also the name of nine Byzantine emperors and a czar of Russia. Other more modern bearers of this name include the 19th-century chemist/physicist Michael Faraday and basketball player Michael Jordan.

Yeah right, I'm no leader of armies. Dammit, I'm a lover not a fighter.

[Chadd 916]

Their translation of my last name is incorrect. It should be "the black eyed one" and that means, "he who sees with one eye, what others cannot with two"

[mack 44]

RÓRDÃN m

Usage: Irish

From the older Irish name Ríoghbhardán, which meant "little poet king" from Irish Gaelic ríogh "king" combined with bard "poet" and a diminutive suffix.

Oh yeah, they queered that up real nice.

[Dan_The_Man_16 0]

DANIEL m

Usage: English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical

Pronounced: DAN-yul (English), dan-YEL (French)

From the Hebrew name Daniyel meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. He lived during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the king's dreams. The book also presents Daniel's four visions of the end of the world. Famous bearers of this name include English author Daniel Defoe, Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli, and American frontiersman Daniel Boone.

[Dangles 0]

SPENCER m

Usage: English

Pronounced: SPEN-sur

From a surname which meant "dispenser of provisions" in Old French.

[Kirsch 1]

My name is Adam so obviously you can see it's origins.

ADAM m

Usage: English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Biblical

Pronounced: A-dam

This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew adam meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Assyrian adamu meaning "to make". According to Genesis in the Old Testament Adam was created from the earth by God (there is a word play on Hebrew adamah "earth"). He and Eve were supposedly the first humans, living happily in the Garden of Eden until Adam ate a forbidden fruit given to him by Eve.

I have also heard that Adam is "Man of Red Earth". So it fits.

last name is Kirschbaum which in German means "Cherry Tree". I knew that without looking at the website

[asdfa 0]

KELVIN m

Usage: English

Pronounced: KEL-vin

From a surname which was derived from the name of a Scottish river (perhaps meaning "narrow water"). As a title it was borne by Lord Kelvin, a Scottish physicist whose real name was William Thomson.

why would any parent name their kid after a river and a physicist? :(

[Ryan 0]

Mack - funny you mention your name mostly consisting of women. When I submitted the order for your bat, the person in customer service asked me, "Who is Mackenzie? Is she hot?" hahaha.

[GekigangarIII 0]

"YAHWEH has uplifted"

[mack 44]

Mack - funny you mention your name mostly consisting of women. When I submitted the order for your bat, the person in customer service asked me, "Who is Mackenzie? Is she hot?" hahaha.

Haha, I can't help but laugh at that one. It's just not cool when the two options on your name are that of a girl's name and one that sounds like an old man's name.

[redwater_12 0]

My name is Mike, which as shorthanded stated is the " ruler of heavenly armies", or something like that. So not me :lol:

[blackhawks4ever 0]

Ken

COINNEACH m

Usage: Scottish

Possibly means "handsome" from Gaelic. It is often Anglicized as Kenneth.