Meaning behind the name?

Started by nazgulinthedark12 pages
Originally posted by Real
my mom calls me that when shes mad at me...
Erasmus was an ancient philosopher, theres a bridge named after him

keeeeeeeeewl 🙂

dont all moms call you by your middle name or first+middle?

i know mine does and all my friends moms do

JASON m
Usage: English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical
Pronounced: JAY-sun
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 have friends who prefer to be called by their middle names over their first names...i dunno wut i would do if pplz started callin me christopher or chris...prolly freak out a lil

my mom calls me by my first and middle when shes mad at me

Originally posted by Real
i have friends who prefer to be called by their middle names over their first names...i dunno wut i would do if pplz started callin me christopher or chris...prolly freak out a lil

same i would not wanna be called marie all the time

id rather people call me by my middle name than not remember my name at all
my pe coach either cant remember my name or doesnt want to (he remembers everyone elses name) so he calls me either 'rushing' or 'you'

Originally posted by I am a Sock
JASON m
Usage: English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical
Pronounced: JAY-sun
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.

VINCENT m
Usage: English, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish
Pronounced: VIN-sent (English), ven-SAWN (French)
From the Roman name Vincentius, which was from Latin vincere "to conquer". This was the name of several saints. The postimpressionist painter Vincent van Gogh was a famous bearer of this name.

LEE:
Plum

.... 😑

Originally posted by nazgulinthedark
id rather people call me by my middle name than not remember my name at all
my pe coach either cant remember my name or doesnt want to (he remembers everyone elses name) so he calls me either 'rushing' or 'you'

lol i would get so pissed

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

SAMUEL m
Usage: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical
Pronounced: SAM-yoo-el, SAM-yool
From the Hebrew name Shemu'el which could mean "name of God". Samuel was the last of the ruling judges in the Old Testament. He anointed Saul to be the first king of Israel, and later anointed David.

Name of God huh 😮‍💨

JEREMY m
Usage: English, Biblical (Variant)
Pronounced: JER-e-mee, JER-mee
English form of JEREMIAH, and the form used in some versions of the New Testament.

lovely 😐

LIV f
Usage: Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse hlif meaning "protection". Its use has been influenced by the modern Scandinavian word liv meaning "life".

😱 LIFE!!!

that would be....me 😮‍💨

STELLA f
Usage: English
Pronounced: STEL-a
Medieval name meaning "star", derived from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary stella maris, meaning "star of the sea". This name was used by the 16th-century poet Sir Philip Sidney in his collection of sonnets 'Astrophel and Stella'.

I knew those 😄

and is a Belgian beerproducer too (Stella Artois)

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

Originally posted by yerssot
and is a Belgian beerproducer too (Stella Artois)

yeah, that sucks 🙁

actually, it tastes just average

Originally posted by ABE LINCOLN
JEREMY m
Usage: English, Biblical (Variant)
Pronounced: JER-e-mee, JER-mee
English form of JEREMIAH, and the form used in some versions of the New Testament.

lovely 😐


ditto that