Meaning behind the name?

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ALEXANDRE m
Usage: French, Portuguese, Galician, Hungarian
Pronounced: a-lek-SAWNDR (French)
French, Portuguese, Galician and Hungarian form of ALEXANDER. This name was born by the 19th-century French author Alexandre Dumas, who wrote 'The Three Musketeers'.

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My last name is derived from alexander but is an Italian variant 😄

hey, we have the same first names, and our last names are italian. cool

Originally posted by TOH
ALEXANDRE m
Usage: French, Portuguese, Galician, Hungarian
Pronounced: a-lek-SAWNDR (French)
French, Portuguese, Galician and Hungarian form of ALEXANDER. This name was born by the 19th-century French author Alexandre Dumas, who wrote 'The Three Musketeers'.

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I 😍 the name, and I 😍 Alexandre Dumas

CAPRINA f
From the name of the Italian island of Capri.

FLAVIO m
Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced: FLAH-vyo (Italian, Spanish)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of FLAVIUS
FLAVIUS m
Usage: Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "golden" or "yellow-haired" from Latin flavus "yellow, golden". Flavius was the family name of the 1st-century Roman emperors Vespasian, Titus and Domitian.

Rebekah:
"to snare" In hebrew, the wife of issac in the new testament....mine's so lame

AMA f
Usage: African
Means "born on Saturday" in Akan.

*points* Also means b!tch in Japanese. 😆 (And no that is not my name, I just thought it was funny)

MICHAEL m
Usage: English, German, Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: MIE-kul
From the Hebrew name Miyka'el which meant "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.

JOHN m
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: JAHN
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.

I'm special 😱

not as special as me 😱
my name isn't even in their database 🥷

ADRIENNE f
Usage: French
Pronounced: ad-ree-EN
French feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIAN m
Usage: English, Romanian, Russian, Polish
Pronounced: AYD-ree-an
English, Romanian, Russian and Polish form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN). Six popes have borne this name.

NOEL m
Usage: French
Pronounced: no-EL
Means "Christmas" in French.

KEVIN__ m
Usage: English, Irish
Pronounced: KEV-in
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, 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.

JOHN m
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: JAHN
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.

That sucks...it's so common 🙁

LEE m,f
Usage: English
Pronounced: LEE
From a surname derived from Old English leah "meadow". The surname belonged to Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War.

Hmm ..."meadow"...well it's better than "plum"

Originally posted by Anoushka
not as special as me 😱
my name isn't even in their database 🥷

🤨 you serious?!?! 😂

NICHOLAS m
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: NI-ko-las (English), nee-ko-LA (French)
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 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.

PAOLA f
Usage: Italian, Spanish
Pronounced: POW-lah (Italian), pah-O-lah (Spanish)
Italian and Spanish feminine form of PAUL

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PAUL m
Usage: English, French, German, Romanian, Biblical
Pronounced: PAWL, POL (French)
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.

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CHARLOTTE f
Usage: French, English
Pronounced: SHAHR-laht (English), shar-LOT (French)
French feminine pet form of CHARLES. A notable bearer was Charlotte Bronte, the eldest of the three Bronte sisters and the author of 'Jane Eyre' and 'Villette'.

In England and wales in 2003 my name was 9th on the 100 most popular names of that year 😄