Maybe someone knows...

[tris-]

Does anyone know of a web site that shows you the history of first names? I have found a few but they all seem a little wrong. All i know is that there is a knight of the round table (from the myths) with the same name as me (Tristram) but i can't find anything else.

 

[FatBusinessman]

Have you tried http://www.behindthename.com?

 

[tris-]

Yep, first one i looked it. i do search for name and it says Variant of TRISTAN (or something similar) which doesnt seem right because that is a different person altogether uke:

 

[Uncle Sick(tm)]

Originally posted by n3wbie
Does anyone know of a web site that shows you the history of first names? I have found a few but they all seem a little wrong. All i know is that there is a knight of the round table (from the myths) with the same name as me (Tristram) but i can't find anything else.

The name was Tristan.

... and yes... I will fuck off to the DAoC forums now before any of the regulars here jumps me...

Edit: Alright.. forget the whole damn post...

 

[tris-]

Re: Re: Maybe someone knows...

Originally posted by sickofit...


The name was Tristan.

... and yes... I will fuck off to the DAoC forums now before any of the regulars here jumps me...

Edit: Alright.. forget the whole damn post...

http://www.bartleby.com/182/117.html

Called Tristram all the way through, and this is an origional story!

edit: i think he must be called Tristan in the celtic legends, not the English ones.

 

[Uncle Sick(tm)]

www.kingarthursknights.com/
*shrug*

 

[tris-]

Oh well, i was partially right by saying the word "English"

 

[Shocko]

Apparently my name decends from the Hebrew for 'God has given'

 

[Moving Target]

Mine means 'Frenchman'.

I'll get me coat.

 

[Summo]

Mine is a 'pet form' of Robert, which means "bright fame" from Germanic hrod "fame" and beraht "bright".

Well, there you go.

 

[(Shovel)]

Ben = "Son of the South" aparently. No idea what that is supposed to mean.

 

[FatBusinessman]

David - possibly means "friend" or "beloved" from Hebrew

 

[dysfunction]

Which link are you using to get these meanings?

 

[Shocko]

Originally posted by FatBusinessman
Have you tried http://www.behindthename.com?

This one, allthough i know the meaning of mine since i had one of those keyrings with it on.

Infact i had 2, both of which broke. Allthough my sister broke the 2nd one Give a woman your house key for 2minutes to lock up, and they'll brake your bloody keyring that you've had for 8years or so

 

[dysfunction]

Mines derived from a Hebrew name and doesnt have a meaning!







Are there any sites like this for Last Names??

 

[granny]

Samuel "From the Hebrew name Shemu'el which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard". "

See, I TOLD you I was right. About everything.

 

[Mellow-]

Taken from http://www.behindthename.com/

NICHOLAS m English, French
Pronounced: NI-ko-las
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 now known as Santa Claus, 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.

Saving girls from prostitution ... nice. Did I accomodate their needs instead then?

 

[doh_boy]

JOHN m English, Biblical
Pronounced: JAWN
English form of Johannes, which was the Latin form of the Greek name Ioannes, itself derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning "YAHWEH is gracious". This name owes its consistent popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered as saints. The first was John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus Christ who was beheaded by Herod Antipas. The second was the apostle John who was also supposedly the author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation. The name has been borne by 23 popes, as well as kings of England, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and France. It was also borne by the poet John Milton and the philosopher John Locke.

apparently I've been pronouncing my name wrong.. not jon but jorn?

oh and just to be extra looong I have two first-names

PAUL m English, French, German, Romanian, Biblical
Pronounced: PAWL
From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Saint Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church, his story told in Acts in the New Testament. He was originally named Saul, but changed his name after converting to Christianity. Most of the epistles in the New Testament were authored by him. This was also the name of six popes. Famous bearers of this name in the art world include Paul Cezanne and Paul Gauguin, both 19th-century impressionist painters from France.

 

[Lester]

Originally posted by Shocko

Give a woman your house key for 2minutes to lock up, and they'll brake your bloody keyring that you've had for 8years or so

Shocko, was that Confucious (sic) or Oscar Wilde, I can't quite remember?

 

[Wij]

RICHARD m English, French, German, Czech
Pronounced: RICH-ard
"brave power" from Germanic ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy". The Normans introduced this name to Britain. It was borne by three kings of England including Richard the Lionheart, leader of the Third Crusade in the 12th century. Two German opera composers, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, have also had this name.

MATTHEW m English, Biblical
Pronounced: MATH-yoo
"gift of YAHWEH" from the Hebrew name Mattityahu. 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.

NICHOLAS m English, French
Pronounced: NI-ko-las
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 now known as Santa Claus, 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.

 

[Insane]

COLIN m Scottish, English
Pronounced: KAWL-in
Either an Anglicized form of CAILEAN or a medieval pet form of NICHOLAS.

which runs through to...

CAILEAN m Scottish
Pronounced: KA-len
"whelp" (Gaelic). This name is also used as a Scottish form of COLUMBA.

when you then follow on becomes...

COLUMBA m Late Roman
Pronounced: kawl-UM-ba
Late Latin name meaning "dove". Saint Columba was a 6th-century Irish monk who established a convent on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. He is credited with the conversion of Scotland to Christianity.

so my names either a 6th century irish monk, or a 4th century bishop.

 

[~Lazarus~]

From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "great hill". A famous bearer of the surname was Charles George Gordon, a British general who died defending the city of Khartoum in Sudan.

 

[legendario]

errr..

mine is an anglicised version of Fionnbahrr

WtF?

 

[prime1]

MILES m English
Pronounced: MIE-ulz
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It is possibly from Latin miles "soldier" or else from a pet form of MICHAEL. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.



(MICHAEL m English, German, Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: MIE-kul
From the Hebrew name Mikha'el meaning "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)

So a military theme then.