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Danniiee GROWWWWWWL from    THE DEPTHS OF HELL    Since: Jun, 2012
GROWWWWWWL
#1: Mar 4th 2013 at 4:35:22 PM

My name Danica breaks down like this in Slavic countries:

Dan = day

Ica = female diminutive suffix.

So my name basically means morning, or "little day" quite literally. Danica in mythology was the "day star", a goddess who was the younger sister of the Sun, and Eastern Europeans would pray to her each morning at daybreak. Danica would then open the gates to the Sun's palace and release sunlight upon Earth.

Sorry, I thought that was cool. What does your name mean, and does it have interesting origins? c:

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Khantalas E-Who-Must-Not-Be-Gendered from Hell-o, Island (Primordial Chaos) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
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#2: Mar 4th 2013 at 4:38:22 PM

My name literally means "nature". There isn't anything else to it.

MrMallard Since: Oct, 2010
#3: Mar 4th 2013 at 4:41:15 PM

My name is traceable to the Bible. I doubt I was directly named fromthe bible, but it's there.

(It be Michael)

Phoenixor Departed days ahead. from Scotland. Still. Since: Mar, 2010
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#4: Mar 4th 2013 at 4:46:18 PM

My name means "son". The longer version of it means "Son of my right hand", and had origins in... Hebrew, I believe. Well, Anglicised Hebrew, at any rate.

I guess we could go... wherever we please.
Haldo Indecisive pumpkin from Never never land Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
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#5: Mar 4th 2013 at 4:48:23 PM

My name means "princess". It's another Biblical name.

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RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#6: Mar 4th 2013 at 4:58:51 PM

My full name means (in this order): Defender of Mankind, Farmer, Olive Tree.

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MorwenEdhelwen Aussie Tolkien freak from Sydney, Australia Since: Jul, 2012
Aussie Tolkien freak
#7: Mar 4th 2013 at 4:59:52 PM

@Haldo: Your name is Sarah isn't it? My actual Chinese name means "peace (or serenity) and happiness."

edited 4th Mar '13 5:25:30 PM by MorwenEdhelwen

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rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (USA) (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
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#8: Mar 4th 2013 at 5:16:08 PM

Mine means "powerful leader".

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Crewe Li'l Punk from Gravity Falls, Oregon Since: Apr, 2010
Li'l Punk
#9: Mar 4th 2013 at 5:16:20 PM

My name, "Helen", means various different ways of phrasing "Bright One". It's Greek in origin.

It's funny, I looked it up out of curiosity, and that makes 3/5 of the children in my family with Greek-origin names, despite us having no Greek heritage whatsoever.

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phantom1 Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#10: Mar 4th 2013 at 5:30:40 PM

My name just means Christian which seems terribly boring, though my middle name Anne is supposedly from Hannah and has some other Biblical ties, oh and my last name is a German variant from Nicholas that has a lot of different spellings that I won't tell you which.

Lemurian from Touhou fanboy attic Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
RegularDefender MAYONNAISE from Blighty Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Singularity
MAYONNAISE
#12: Mar 4th 2013 at 5:34:11 PM

Well, again;

I share my first name with a great Macedonian general.

It's the young lad that may or may not have had his father killed.

He adventured to India towards the end of his time.

He had a lot of cities named after himself;

It's... Alexander the Great of course.

My middle name, is George, named mostly due to my Grandfather being a George, but I was also born on St George's day.

Surname is Oliver... which isn't that special I guess, I mean it's shared with a quasi-famous cook, and it was the first name of an infamous British fictional character... "Please Sir, May I have some more" gives Oliver Twist away.

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#13: Mar 4th 2013 at 5:40:05 PM

Sergio = Servant, apparently.

Malph (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#14: Mar 4th 2013 at 7:15:28 PM

My first name is an English name derived from the Norse name Þórsteinn (Torsten), which means "Thor's Stone".

I'm the goddamn stone of Thor!

Gaze upon my epic name and weep!

And to think, I used to think my name was boring.

edited 5th Mar '13 9:46:24 PM by Malph

JRPictures Since: Nov, 2010
#15: Mar 4th 2013 at 10:04:36 PM

My name (according to a bookmark) means Gift of the Lord it's dubious since it's of Hebrew origin but I'm Catholic and it spells my name with an O at the end instead of an A.

As for my name's origin I was called Jonathan by my parents because it was the name of someone from my dad's side. My memory is hazy though.

Indigo12ash from Aperture Science Since: Feb, 2012
#16: Mar 4th 2013 at 10:58:25 PM

[REDACTED] tree meadow.

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PeacefulApocalypse from Planet Fastoon Since: Oct, 2012
#17: Mar 4th 2013 at 11:46:25 PM

First name: industrious, rival. Latin origin

Middle name: confidence, belief. English origin

Surname: quick, lively. Anglo Saxon origin

edited 4th Mar '13 11:53:34 PM by PeacefulApocalypse

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Alma The Harbinger of Strange from Coruscant Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
The Harbinger of Strange
#18: Mar 5th 2013 at 1:49:54 AM

JORDAN: Hebrew—means "to descend" or "flowing down". It was the name of the river that Christ was baptized in, and later they even named a whole country after me!

ELIZABETH (middle name): Greek, but also traceable to Hebrew. Popular name for saints and English queens. It's also the name of the Pirate King, Elizabeth Swann.

My last name is weird and European, I don't think I'd get any hits for that. Maybe I should ask a family member.

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SlendidSuit Freelance Worrywart from Probably a Pub Since: Oct, 2011
Freelance Worrywart
#19: Mar 5th 2013 at 4:09:30 AM

Mine's Latin. That's all I'm saying tongue

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SimplyWhatever bla bla bla from bla bla bla Since: Sep, 2011
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#20: Mar 5th 2013 at 6:02:18 AM

The meaning of my name is just too gender specific for me to feel comfortable talking about here...

whatever
Alma The Harbinger of Strange from Coruscant Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
The Harbinger of Strange
#21: Mar 5th 2013 at 8:22:52 AM

[up] Has a girl's name. tongue

(Kiiiiidding)

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TopographicOcean A Pathetic from the colo Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: I'm Clockwork and she's Quartz
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#22: Mar 5th 2013 at 8:26:40 AM

I was literally named after Sean Connery. AND I LOVE IT

And Sean means, to the best of my offhand knowledge, 'God is Gracious' or 'The Grace of God'.

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rmctagg09 The Wanderer from Brooklyn, NY (USA) (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: I won't say I'm in love
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#23: Mar 5th 2013 at 8:42:56 AM

As for why I have my name, well, it's my dad's name.

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Lock Space Wizard from Germany Since: Sep, 2010
Space Wizard
#24: Mar 5th 2013 at 9:01:32 AM

First name: "Dear friend", although it's pronounced differently than the usual version.

Surname: "King of peace".

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Danniiee GROWWWWWWL from    THE DEPTHS OF HELL    Since: Jun, 2012
GROWWWWWWL
#25: Mar 5th 2013 at 1:38:30 PM

Indigo, is your name Ashley...? c:

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