What do you know about your name?

Question

My name is John and this is what I know about my name:

The name John derives through Jewish and Christian tradition ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for יהוחנן Yəhôḥānān, meaning "Yahweh is merciful." In Christendom, feminine forms of this name have developed as well, reaching English in the primary forms Jan, Jane, Jean, Joanne and Joan, and diminutized as Janet.

Interestingly, the name has come full circle, entering Israeli Hebrew as the name שון Shon, which derives from English Shawn, which derives from Irish Seán, which derives from French Jean, which derives from Latin Johann (variants: Iohann and Ivan v is pronounced as 'u'), a simplification of Johannes, which derives from Greek Ιωαννης, Iōhannēs, which was loaned from Mishnaic Hebrew יוחנן Yôḥānān during the Second Temple Period, after John the Apostle.

What do you know about your name?

Answer 1

Although the name Carrie creates the urge to be reliable and responsible, we emphasize that it causes an emotional intensity that is hard to control.

This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the nervous system, worry, and mental tension.

Your name of Carrie makes you very idealistic and generous, with the strong desire to uplift humanity leading you into situations where you can express your desire to serve others.

You want to assume responsibilities and to look after people; however, you can become too involved in other people's problems and tend to worry.

Your name gives you a natural desire to express along artistic and musical lines.

You desire a settled home and family life, and are expressive and attentive to your loved ones


I just found that - Is it just me or can that description be applied to anyone??

Answer 2

My name is Deborah with my nickname being Debbie. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "bee." Biblical: a prophetess who summoned Barak to battle against an invading army. The victory song she wrote after the battle is part of the Book of Judges.

Deborah has 24 variant forms: Deb, Debb, Debbee, Debbera, Debbey, Debbi, Debbie, Debbra, Debby, Debee, Debera, Deberah, Debi, Debor, Debora, Debra, Debrah, Debralee, Debreanna, Debriana, Debs, Devora, Devorah and Dobra.

Deborah is a very popular female first name, ranking 25 out of 4275 for females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.

Answer 3

Zoe -meaning Life , Greek in Origin and spelt ZOE not Zoey, Zowie, Zoie. Has two dots (¨)(a diaeresis not umlowt) above the 'e' for pronunciation purposes otherwise it would be pronounced Zo, not Zo-e. It is related to the name Eve (Mother)and Geneiveve.Name is now getting more popular but really only started to appear in the UK in the last part of the 20th Century

Answer 4

RACHEL
Gender: Feminine

Usage: English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical

Other Scripts: רָחֵל (Hebrew)

Pronounced: RAY-chel (English), ra-SHEL (French) [key]

Means "ewe" in Hebrew. She was the favourite wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin in the Old Testament.

Answer 5

Pamela

The name was invented in the 16th century by the poet Sir Philip Sidney for use in his poem 'Arcadia'. He possibly intended it to mean "all sweetness" from Greek παν (pan) "all" and μελι (meli) "honey".

Origin Meaning

Greek all-honey

Traits: People describe Pamela as either an obnoxious, stuck-up princess or a lower-class, single pregnant woman.
Famous people with this name: the song "Pamela Brown"; TV character Pamela (Dallas) Ewing; actresses Pamela (Baywatch) Lee, Pamela Sue (Dynasty) Martin; Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela

Answer 6

my name means "All Honey" in Greek.It dates from the 16th century when it was coined by Sir Philip Sydney for his romance Arcadia. Apparently it means Bird in Spanish.
My middle name is Jayne, a derivation of yours
And also I love the way my name is pronounced by my boyfriend. It gives me goosebumps

Answer 7

my name means "pure". It is also the name of the patron saint of young girls, students and nurses - which I suppose could put a strain on the meaning of "pure"!! It is Greek in origin and is only a feminine name not being a derivitive of or having a male derivitive.

Most importantly of all, I like my name.

Answer 8

Charles is a germanic Name meaning Man, hunter, father, husband (all the manly things) Chuck is a veb to throw something.

Answer 9

A sweet pea is a member of the Fabaceae family of plants. It is beautiful and smells good, but is neither sweet nor a pea--it's actually poisonous (despite the name.) So those who don't like me can BITE ME!! Ha-ha-ha!!!!

Plus, my mommy calls me her little Sweet Pea. And the baby in Popeye is named Swee'Pea.

Answer 10

i don't really want to say my surname on here but i have learnt that it originated in Germany came through France and my ancestors came to England through religious persecution(the Huguenots) in the 18th century. there are a few variances in spelling but mine seems to be a pretty common English name now. we must breed like rabbits lol.