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Jin-Roh 04-05-2005 04:41 PM

MARK
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Russian, Biblical
Pronounced: MAHRK [key]
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Familiar form of MARCUS. Saint Mark was the author of the second Gospel in the New Testament. He is the patron saint of Venice, where he is supposedly buried. Another famous bearer of this name was Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius), the Roman triumvir who was the lover of Cleopatra. Shakespeare tells this story in his tragedy 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Yet another famous bearer was the American author Mark Twain, real name Samuel Clemens, author of 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn'.

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Ape 04-05-2005 04:55 PM

ALEXANDER
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Hungarian
Pronounced: al-eg-ZAN-dur [key]
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From the Greek name Alexandros, which meant "defending men" from Greek alexein "to defend, help" and aner "man" (genitive andros). Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, is the most famous bearer of this name. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. This was also the name of emperors of Russia, kings of Scotland and Yugoslavia, and eight popes. Also, Sir Alexander MacKenzie was an explorer of the north and west of Canada in the 18th century.

Swill 04-05-2005 04:59 PM

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JEFFREY
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEF-ree [key]
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Medieval variant of GEOFFREY

GEOFFREY
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JEF-ree [key]
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From an Old French form of a Germanic name. The second element is Germanic frid "peace", but the first element may be either gawia "territory", walah "stranger", gisil "hostage" or god "god" (see GODFREY). It is possible that two or more names merged into a single form. The name was introduced to England by the Normans, where it became common among the nobility. Famous literary bearers include the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth and the 14th-century poet Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of 'The Canterbury Tales'.

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Proteus 04-05-2005 05:21 PM

ANDREW
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: AN-droo [key]
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From the Greek name Andreas, which derives from aner "man" (genitive andros "of a man"). In the New Testament the apostle Andrew was the brother of the apostle Simon Peter. According to legend he was crucified on an X-shaped cross, and he is the patron saint of Scotland, Russia, and Greece. This was also the name of kings of Hungary.

Proteus 04-05-2005 05:22 PM

[quote="mr.miyagi":9537b]NICHOLAS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: NI-ko-las (English), nee-ko-LA (French) [key]
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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 from Anatolia 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.
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snipes 04-05-2005 05:23 PM

DAVID
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Russian, Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: DAY-vid (English), da-VEED (French) [key]
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Possibly derived from Hebrew dod meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. Jesus was supposedly descended from him. Other famous bearers of this name include the 5th-century patron saint of Wales, two kings of Scotland, empiricist philosopher David Hume, and explorer David Livingstone. This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semiautobiographical novel 'David Copperfield'.

9mm BeRetTa 04-05-2005 09:36 PM

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ANDREW
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: AN-droo [key]
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From the Greek name Andreas, which derives from aner "man" (genitive andros "of a man"). In the New Testament the apostle Andrew was the brother of the apostle Simon Peter. According to legend he was crucified on an X-shaped cross, and he is the patron saint of Scotland, Russia, and Greece. This was also the name of kings of Hungary.


Mr.Buttocks 04-05-2005 09:44 PM

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Whats your name meen?


geRV 04-05-2005 09:49 PM

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":cdc78]
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Swill, learn to spell.

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Gonzo 04-06-2005 04:23 PM

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NICHOLAS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: NI-ko-las (English), nee-ko-LA (French) [key]
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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 from Anatolia 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.

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mr.miyagi 04-06-2005 04:28 PM

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NICHOLAS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: NI-ko-las (English), nee-ko-LA (French) [key]
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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 from Anatolia 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.
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lasagna 04-06-2005 05:33 PM

COLIN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scottish, English
Pronounced: KAHL-in [key]
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Either an Anglicized form of CAILEAN or a medieval pet form of NICHOLAS.

guess thats all about my name..

MotoxXx 04-06-2005 05:54 PM

CHANCE
Gender: Feminine & Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: CHANTS
Means simply "chance" from the English word.

Sniper101 04-06-2005 07:49 PM

AARON
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: ER-un [key]
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From the Hebrew name Aharon which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted". In the Old Testament Aaron was the older brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Israelites.

Merlin122 04-06-2005 08:03 PM

KEVIN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: KEV-in [key]
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Anglicized form of the Irish name CaoimhÃ*n, derived from the older Irish Coemgen, composed of the Old Irish elements coem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhin established a monastery in Ireland and is the patron saint of Dublin.

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Chango 04-06-2005 08:11 PM

[quote="Fluffy_Bunny":44d75]WILLIAM
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: WIL-ee-am [key]
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From the Germanic name Wilhelm, which was composed of the elements wil "will, desire" and helm "helmet, protection". The name was introduced to Britain by the Normans. It has belonged to several rulers of England, Prussia, and Germany, including William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England. Another famous bearer was William Tell, a legendary 14th-century hero from Switzerland. In the literary world it has been borne by dramatist William Shakespeare and poet William Blake, as well as contemporary authors William Faulkner and William S. Burroughs.[/quote:44d75]

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Scalping Chief 04-06-2005 08:32 PM

SCOTT
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Scottish
Pronounced: SKAHT [key]
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From a surname which meant "Scotsman" in Old English. The original meaning of the word Scot is debated, but it may mean "tattoo", so given because Scotsmen often had tattoos.

skelldar 04-06-2005 08:44 PM

There are 10 different variants on my name. And five different forms of my nickname... oOo:

Scorpion -]M15F1T[- 04-06-2005 08:57 PM

PATRICK
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Irish, English, French, German
Pronounced: PAT-rik (English), pat-REEK (French) [key]
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From the Roman name Patricius, which meant "nobleman" in Latin. A 5th-century saint, the patron saint of Ireland, adopted this name (his birth name was Sucat). During his youth he was captured by Irish raiders and enslaved, but after six years of servitude he escaped to his home in Britain. Eventually he became a bishop and went back to Ireland as a missionary, where he succeeded in Christianizing the entire country.

Madmartagen 04-06-2005 09:10 PM

ROBERT
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, Scandinavian
Pronounced: RAH-burt (English), ro-BER (French) [key]
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Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain. It belonged to three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce who restored the independence of Scotland from England in the 14th century. The author Robert Browning and poets Robert Burns and Robert Frost are famous literary bearers of this name. Also, Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Confederate army during the American Civil War.

Robert the Bruce and Rober E Lee. Beat that beeches.

Swill 04-06-2005 10:09 PM

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Swill, learn to spell.

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