Behind The Name

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mvigil Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 7:35pm
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What does your name mean ??

http://www.behindthename.com/


I will start


MONA (1)
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Irish, English
Pronounced: MO-na [key]

Anglicized form of MUADHNAIT

  

MONA (2)
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Scandinavian

Scandinavian short form of MONIKA

  
MONA (3)
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Arabic
Other Scripts: ãäì (Arabic)

Variant transcription of MUNA


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Pootchi Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 7:50pm
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My name isn't there icon_cry.gificon_cry.gif

Am I that weird icon_confused.gif

there's a lot of Lori, Lorri even Loris but not me!!!!!

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daltonam Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 7:56pm
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heck i'm game to play icon_lol.gif

TARA (1)
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: TAHR-a, TER-a

Anglicized form of the Irish place name Teamhair, which possibly means "elevated place" in Gaelic. This was the name of the sacred hill near Dublin where the Irish high kings resided. Tara was also used as the name of the O'Hara plantation in the novel and movie 'Gone with the Wind'


TARA (2)
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Indian, Hindu Mythology

Means "star" in Sanskrit. In Hindu and Buddhist mythology Tara was an astral goddess, the wife of Brihaspati


Well that was educational--so can I be a Goddess or a Queen of the Hill?? Actually I have a step-grandfather & his best friend that calls me Scarlett.

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gilson6 Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 7:56pm
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BONNIE
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: BAHN-ee [key]

Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good".

Pretty cool website. Thanks for sharing.

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toristreats Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 8:06pm
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VICTORIA

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman

Pronounced: vik-TOR-ee-a [key]
Feminine form of VICTORIUS. This name was borne by a long-reigning queen of England. A Canadian city bears this name in her honour, as well as an Australian state and several other geographic areas.


Side note: Victorius is from Victor which means just that victor.

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Monica0271 Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 8:09pm
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Cool. I'll play:

MONICA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian

Pronounced: MAHN-i-ka [key]

Possibly means "advisor" from Latin moneo, but it is most likely of unknown North African or Phoenician origin. Saint Monica was the mother of Saint Augustine.

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daltonam Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 8:09pm
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Originally Posted by Pootchi

My name isn't there icon_cry.gificon_cry.gif

Am I that weird icon_confused.gif

there's a lot of Lori, Lorri even Loris but not me!!!!!

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i'm sorry--don't be sad icon_sad.gif

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cakefairy18 Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 8:32pm
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CARMELA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Italian, Spanish

Pronounced: kahr-ME-lah

From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel. ëÇøÀîÆì (Karmel) (meaning "garden" in Hebrew) is a mountain in Israel mentioned in the Old Testament. It was the site of several Christian monasteries.

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da_goof Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 8:36pm
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NONA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Derived from Latin nonus meaning "ninth". First used in the 19th-century, it was traditionally given to the ninth child born.

all it is in another book meanning grandma

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cakefairy18 Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 8:39pm
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Originally Posted by da_goof

NONA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Derived from Latin nonus meaning "ninth". First used in the 19th-century, it was traditionally given to the ninth child born.

all it is in another book meanning grandma




the one that means grandma is "nonna" (as far as i know)

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bakerbean Posted 29 Aug 2006 , 9:23pm
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My turn thumbs_up.gif :

VANESSA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: va-NES-a [key]

Invented by author Jonathan Swift. He arrived at it by rearranging the initial syllables of the first name and surname of Esther Vanhomrigh, his close friend. Vanessa was later used as the name of a genus of butterfly.

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mvigil Posted 30 Aug 2006 , 12:48am
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Originally Posted by Pootchi

My name isn't there icon_cry.gificon_cry.gif

Am I that weird icon_confused.gif

there's a lot of Lori, Lorri even Loris but not me!!!!!

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When I looked up my boys names thier was different ways to spell them so maybe thats what happened with your's


Many strong names so far thumbs_up.gifthumbs_up.gif

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KittisKakes Posted 30 Aug 2006 , 2:41am
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Everybody calls me Kitti:
KITTI
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hungarian

Pet form of KATALIN


My actual name is Kathleen:
KATHLEEN
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: kath-LEEN [key]

Anglicized form of CAITLÍN

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butterflyjuju Posted 30 Aug 2006 , 4:50am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pootchi

My name isn't there icon_cry.gificon_cry.gif

Am I that weird icon_confused.gif

there's a lot of Lori, Lorri even Loris but not me!!!!!

thumbsdown.gificon_cry.gificon_evil.gificon_mad.giftapedshut.gificon_cry.gif




They don't even come close to my name. My name is JuLinda. My mom just kind of made it up...lol.

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Pootchi Posted 30 Aug 2006 , 1:10pm
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Originally Posted by butterflyjuju

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pootchi

My name isn't there icon_cry.gificon_cry.gif

Am I that weird icon_confused.gif

there's a lot of Lori, Lorri even Loris but not me!!!!!

thumbsdown.gificon_cry.gificon_evil.gificon_mad.giftapedshut.gificon_cry.gif



They don't even come close to my name. My name is JuLinda. My mom just kind of made it up...lol.




My mom did worst, she opened the dictionnary and there it was! It's a little tiny town in France, and the only things I have in my house with my name on it, are coming from there. A man my mom knows went there 14 years ago and bring back some gifts for me. The only time I saw someone with the same name as me, was on America's most wanted and HE was a murderer..... geez.... why it wasn't a supermodel??? icon_surprised.gificon_lol.gif

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mmdd Posted 30 Aug 2006 , 2:52pm
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Ok, here's mine:

MELISSA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek

Other Scripts: Ìåëéóóá (Ancient Greek)

Pronounced: me-LIS-a [key]

Means "bee" in Greek. This was the name of a nymph that cared for young Zeus in Greek mythology. It is also the name of the fairy who helps Rogero escape from the witch Alcina in the poem 'Orlando Furioso' by Ariosto.

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Cakers84 Posted 30 Aug 2006 , 3:13pm
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GLORIA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Pronounced: GLOR-ee-a (English) [key]

Means "glory" in Latin. The name first (?) appeared in E. D. E. N. Southworth's 1891 novel 'Gloria' and subsequently in George Bernard Shaw's 1898 play 'You Never Can Tell'.


Third generation Gloria. I don't like it and neither does the DD I share this membership with. However we answer to it everytime our dad's call us because their the ones who insisted the name tradition continue. icon_confused.gif

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kjgjam22 Posted 31 Aug 2006 , 3:56am
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Katherine

Pure

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deijha Posted 2 Sep 2006 , 9:57pm
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I want to play too


Jeanne Caroleen

Dirived from my mom's name

Carole Jean

add ne
and en

My Grandma made it up. They didn't know it was a french kinda thingy, she just was playing around with mom's name and got it.

its pronounced Jean (e)
not jean

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lionladydi Posted 5 Sep 2006 , 6:16pm
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Diane

Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Roman Mythology

Other Scripts: Диана (Russian)

Pronounced: die-AN-a (English) [key]
Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS). Diana was a Roman goddess of the moon, hunting, forests, and childbirth, often identified with the Greek goddess Artemis. Diana Spencer, the Princess of Wales, was a famous bearer of this name.

My family has always called me "Di" since my niece couldn't pronounce
my name years ago. My friend called me Princess Di and Lady Di so when I bought a bar, I named it "Lady Di's".


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missyek Posted 5 Sep 2006 , 7:43pm
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Originally Posted by Pootchi

My name isn't there icon_cry.gificon_cry.gif

Am I that weird icon_confused.gif

there's a lot of Lori, Lorri even Loris but not me!!!!!

thumbsdown.gificon_cry.gificon_evil.gificon_mad.giftapedshut.gificon_cry.gif




Nah, you are not that weird--my name isn't there either (Miledy). But, even with the oddball names that my kids have, all theirs' are there! icon_lol.gif

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Pootchi Posted 5 Sep 2006 , 10:38pm
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thanks missy for your support! but that's ok, I never find things with my name on it. I'm used to it! icon_rolleyes.gif

But, I'm ME!!! And proud of it!! At least when someone says my name I know they talk to me!!! icon_lol.gif

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missyek Posted 6 Sep 2006 , 4:09pm
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Originally Posted by Pootchi

thanks missy for your support! but that's ok, I never find things with my name on it. I'm used to it! icon_rolleyes.gif

But, I'm ME!!! And proud of it!! At least when someone says my name I know they talk to me!!! icon_lol.gif




Oh yeah, know that completely--can neve find anything with my name. But with having Missy as a nickname, it makes things a little easier. When I was younger, I always hated my name and dreaded the first day of school when the teacher could not pronounce it. But, once I got to high school, I would love to watch the teachers take roll call and just pause at my name for like forever and make them attempt it. icon_lol.gificon_lol.gif I guess I do the same today, too. icon_twisted.gificon_lol.gificon_lol.gif

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mvigil Posted 7 Sep 2006 , 5:18pm
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Originally Posted by lionladydi

Diane



My family has always called me "Di" since my niece couldn't pronounce
my name years ago. My friend called me Princess Di and Lady Di so when I bought a bar, I named it "Lady Di's".


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That is so cool thanks for sharing ! thumbs_up.gif

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ckkerber Posted 8 Sep 2006 , 4:35am
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Okay. Had to try it.

CAROL (1)
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: KER-ul [key]
Short form of CAROLINE. It was formerly a masculine name, derived from CAROLUS. The name can also be given in reference to the English vocabulary word which means "song" or "hymn".

Not terribly exciting, but then I was never overly thrilled with my name. So traditional, yet growing up there were very few Carol's around so not necessarily a popular name.

My CC username isn't overly exciting, either. I wasn't prepared to come up with something witty when I registered (first time to a forum like this -- didn't know WHAT to expect but have been so pleasantly surprised ever since! Can't get off this darned site!). Anyway, my username is just the username for my email account, and it's a combo of my hubby's and my initials (carol and kevin) and then our last name. I love reading everyone else's usernames and am always curious how you all came up with such great names so share that, too, when sharing your real name origin!

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lionladydi Posted 8 Sep 2006 , 6:14am
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Well, I shared how I came up with the name "Lady Di" so will finish the story by saying that I have been a member of Lions Club for 10 1/2 years and have served in every office except Treasurer (too much computer savy required). I am currently serving as President for the second time. It's the greatest service organization of all time as far as I'm concerned. Thus my user name.

Diane thumbs_up.gif

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cakesbyjess Posted 8 Sep 2006 , 6:42am
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Originally Posted by cakefairy18

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Originally Posted by da_goof

NONA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Derived from Latin nonus meaning "ninth". First used in the 19th-century, it was traditionally given to the ninth child born.

all it is in another book meanning grandma



the one that means grandma is "nonna" (as far as i know)




Yep, you're right. We call my Grandma "Nonna", which is Italian for "Grandma".

Here's mine:

JESSICA
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English

Pronounced: JES-i-ka [key]

This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice', where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. Shakespeare probably based it on the biblical Yiskah, the name of a minor character in Genesis, which meant "YAHWEH beholds" in Hebrew. Jessica is sometimes used as a feminine form of JESSE.

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mvigil Posted 8 Sep 2006 , 1:49pm
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Originally Posted by ckkerber

I love reading everyone else's usernames and am always curious how you all came up with such great names so share that, too, when sharing your real name origin!




That is a great Idea!! thumbs_up.gif

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lionladydi Posted 8 Sep 2006 , 2:07pm
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Originally Posted by mvigil

Quote:
Originally Posted by ckkerber

I love reading everyone else's usernames and am always curious how you all came up with such great names so share that, too, when sharing your real name origin!



That is a great Idea!! thumbs_up.gif




And the origin of yours is ?????????? icon_lol.gif

Diane

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mvigil Posted 8 Sep 2006 , 2:21pm
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Good Morning Diane<

Its just so simple my name icon_redface.gif
My whole name is really Ramona but every one has allways called me Mona so thats why I put mvigil for first and last . icon_redface.gif

I know thier are some great user names out thier and I cant wait to see what they mean !!


RAMONA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Spanish
Pronounced: rah-MO-nah [key]

Feminine form of RAMÓN

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