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What does it mean? You don’t have to share your name, just the meaning, but you can share your name too!
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#1
My real name is Amidhaar, and it means “the flow of the nectar of the gods”. A little too elegant for me, so everybody just calls me Amy lol
Final score:
23points
Percabeth Forever (she/they) 1 year ago
That instantly reminded me of Percy Jackson. Really pretty name!
#2
So my name was meant to be Halley, like the comet. That name means ruler/protector/hero.
However no one proofread my birth certificate-- instead they wrote Haley, leaving off an all important second L. This changes the meaning from something badass to hay meadow/ hay clearing/ haybale.
...yup.
Final score:
16points
#3
My daughter's name (Natalie Eva) means Gift of Life from God. Years later, I found out I have had terrible endometriosis all my life. The number one cause of infertility in women, apparently. True to her name!
Final score:
12points
#4
Mine is Lee which has an English meaning of "Clearing, meadow or pasture"
Final score:
11points
#5
My name is Iris in Greek " Ίρις ". Iris is the known flower. But my parents named me after the goddess Iris from Greek mythology. Before the 12 gods of Olympus took charge, she was the messenger of all god's. Then, Hermes took her place and she became the personal messenger of Hera. She is also the goddess of rainbows 🌈. Plus she is the guard of a sacred river whose waters can turn people immortal. She is the only one who can touch the waters, even gods need her permission to touch it. So, yeah, she is a lil badass. I love my name!
Final score:
10points
#6
My legal middle and last name means "Good-smelling Bringer of Joy". My preferred name is Henry, which is also a unit of electrical measurement, so now it means "Electric Bringer of Joy", which is 1,000x more badass.
Final score:
9points
TotallyNOTaFox 1 year ago (edited)
"Electric Bringer of Joy" - Sorry, but as dirty minded person I had to chuckle (no offense intended)
#7
Crystal - meaning, well, crystal XD
"A clear, transparent mineral" if you go for the noun definition, and "composed of or resembling crystal; clear, transparent" if you go for the adjective definition.
I was named after my grandmother's chandelier. True story. XD
Final score:
8points
#8
my deadname means "the bee" so my chosen name is bee, which means "bringer of joy" :) (and i don't wanna say my deadname but it's easy enough to figure it out and i used to be called that on here so some of yall already know it)
Final score:
8points
#9
so basically my real name is madison and it means either the son of Matthew but It also comes from the german words maht and hiltja which put together mean strength in battle
Final score:
8points
#10
My name means "she who is anointed". I like this thread as the meanings of names always interests me. Look forward to reading more!
Final score:
7points
DancingPanda 1 year ago
I also love the meanings of names, I will look up my friends and they're all absolutly amazing.
#11
My real name is Pallavi. It is a sanskrit word and it means "small red coloured baby leaf of a plant" or "a new sprouting shoot". It also represents a new beginning and spring 🌱🌷🌸
Final score:
7points
#12
My full name means dark hair from the birch woods. My younger brother's full name means little bear from the birch woods.
Final score:
7points
#13
Esmeralda just means emerald but I go by Esme which means beloved :)
Final score:
7points
#14
the wind that scatters sand to cover footprints :)
Final score:
6points
#15
Not my real name, but Nico is what I want to change my name to. Not because of any particular meaning, but just because it sounds awesome lol. If you know what it means, please tell me, I don’t feel like googling it lol
Final score:
6points
Lakota Wolf 1 year ago
It means "victory" or "victory of the people"! It's Greek in origin. I hope you get to change your name soon, and that it gives you years of joy to be called what you want to be called :) On a personal note, I too like the sound of the name Nico!
#16
My name is Marcia (like the Brady). It's means Brave. You have to be brave with my name, due to the fact everyone I meet says "Marcia Marcia Marcia" like as if they were the first person to say it.
Sidenote - I was named Marcia because I was born on my dad's birthday and his name is Mark.
Final score:
6points
#17
My birth name is Eleanor, which means bringer of light or shining light. Which I mean, I’m super pale and don’t go outside, so I’m kind of reflective in the sun, but it’s ironic bc I’m to quote my mom, “a basic white goth girl” my preferred name is Ellison, which means son of Ellis, but the name Ellis means kind or benevolent
Final score:
6points
#18
Real name is Tessa and its greek for either the fourth child or gather/reaper
Final score:
5points
#19
My name means "Maiden", "Daughter", or "Star"
My middle name means "Star of the Sea"
Final score:
5points
#20
I've googled mine, and apparently it means pearl? I was named after my great-grandmother, so I don't think that was the reason my parents chose mine.
Final score:
5points
Jo March's Red Fox 1 year ago
Are you Margaret cause my daughter is and that’s what her name means
#22
The name derives from the Irish name Caoimhín, which originates from the elements coém and gein, meaning “handsome” and “birth,” respectively.
Final score:
5points
#23
I don't even know, something super Christian. It wasn't my intention when choosing the name but that's how it goes
Final score:
5points
#24
Not going to write my "Real name" Because I don't like it but,
Lu means Light or a famous warrior.
Final score:
5points
ace pirates (she/they) 1 year ago
Your pfp is beautiful. Trying to convince my parents to let me get a snake and that image is now my main argument
#26
my real name is georgiana so farmer
rice farmer
Final score:
5points
#27
My full name is Rhianna Ellen Grace so
Great Queen Light Charm
Final score:
4points
#28
Mine, Sarah, means 'princess' in herbrew, since my mom and her family are catholic.
Final score:
4points
#29
My name is Olive. Which I think is unique in itself. It means "peace" and is a symbol of "forthcoming peace". I wasn't named after anyone so I'm not sure where my name came from, and I was born before the crazy or "unique" name craze came around.
Final score:
4points
#30
my real name is kayleann (pronounced kay-lee-ann) it means slim ,fair ,and pure biblically but in just the meanings it means dove. and my name was supposed to be Katelyn so that one means pure
( i most likely spelled a lot of things wrong in this sorry)
when i see your comment i will up-vote it because i cant comment (i got blocked because of my religion) so have an amazing day hope its filled with joy, laughter and everything inbetween!
Final score:
4points
Olive Harper 1 year ago
Hey glad to see you on the community again! I was just scrolling through and saw your user name, it always makes me glad to see it. I'm sorry you comments are blocked. If I see you around I'll be sure to give you an upvote.
#31
1st name means Lily of the valley 2nd means God is precious
Final score:
4points
#32
Kayla is of Hebrew and Latin origin. From the Hebrew meaning "Who is like God"; Kayla the variant of "Michaela" from Latin, similarly also meaning "Who is like God". In the Bible, Michael was an archangel; one closest to God.
Final score:
4points
#33
I just googled it. Apparently Elizabeth means "God's promise". Although, I don’t think my parents were thinking about that when I was being named. They had kind of run out of names (third child, and both of my siblings were named after our parents). My mom named me after her best friend at the time, Elisabeth. She changed the spelling because "the letter Z is cooler" in her words.
Final score:
4points
Easily Excitable Panda 1 year ago
My middle name is the same as your first! I spell it with the "S," though.
#34
My real name is Catrin (deadname) and it means pure. It's welsh btw.
My chosen name is Darcy and it means dark one.
Final score:
4points
#35
My first name means "Brilliant, bright, light" and my middle name means "God's promise." The combination would be really cool if I weren't an atheist, but I'm happy with my first name. :)
Final score:
4points
#36
some hebrew meaning that i probably wont say bc it shall reveal my name and i dont want to
Final score:
4points
Pineapple (he/him) (Submission author) 1 year ago
also my middle name has a japanese meaning so thats fun
#37
First and middle name together: Pure Star of the Sea :)
Final score:
4points
#38
My name's Shehbaz (note: NOT Shahbaz). It's the Farsi word for "Golden Eagle", an actual bird species. In Persian and South Asian literature, this bird represents intelligence and fearlessness.
Final score:
4points
#39
Mine is Alina
It means bright, shining and beautiful
I hated my name for years but I have finally started to like it
Final score:
4points
#40
My first, second and surname together would mean something like "foreign date palm merchant" 😅
Final score:
4points
#41
Though I go by Nova, my real name is Grace. My dad is partly Irish, so Grace in Irish means 'God's favor', which I thought was interesting.
Final score:
4points
ace pirates (she/they) 1 year ago
I considered going by Nova as a chosen name. Still not sure if I’m gonna change mine but it’s still really cool :)
#42
Who is like god. I’m being dead serious lol. I know I have a God persona on here (bc I am God) but that’s seriously what my name means
Final score:
4points
#43
my dead name means queen of the sea, and my name is dutch for scholar. (my name is skyler btw)
Final score:
4points
#44
My sister and the nurses at the hospital didn't know how to spell it so they made it up. First time I saw my name spelled my way, I was a kid and it was on a product. I had to ask my mom what a douche was . Thank God it is no longer manufactured !!
Final score:
4points
#46
Son of the right hand... if you twist the meaning just a smidge it means favourite son :D
Final score:
3points
#47
Jan - which means "God is gracious" (which is kind of ironic for people who know me)
Final score:
3points
#48
Mine translates from Urdu as "Grand Distributor of Happiness." I try to live up to it ;P but it doesn't always work );
Final score:
3points
#49
My name is epic: An American guitarist and singer. He started the band Nirvana and was the one who thought of 1991's Smells Like Teen Spirit" and is of American origin.
So basically, I'm this guy's reincarnation
Final score:
3points
#50
My name means God's life, power and righteousness given to us by unmerited favor.” ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ
Final score:
3points
#51
my first name (merriweather) literally translates to happy weather. it, combined with my middle name (rose) which is what i go by is how i came up with my username
Final score:
3points
Pineapple (he/him) 1 year ago
have you ever played gta5 bc theres a private military group called merryweather in the game lol
#52
My real name is Alexa, (not short for Alexandra, or Alexandria just Alexa) it means "defender of mankind" It's kind of suiting because all my life I've been the mom of the group and would make sure even strangers are okay. The amazon Alexa was named after the Alexandria library. I started going by a nickname because I got tired of the "alexa play despecito" jokes but I'm rather proud of my name and try my best to live up to it
Final score:
3points
Pineapple (he/him) 1 year ago
those jokes are lame they should do never gonna give you up instead
#53
my dn comes from a saying, but the name alone means "of the sea" which seems to fit, because I've always loved the water and swimming. My name now doesn't really mean a whole lot, but I like it
Final score:
3points
#54
"This just in..."
Final score:
3points
#55
Ella - it means beautiful fairy maiden, which I love!
Final score:
3points
#56
Mine means the self or the soul, and it’s the collective name for a group of butterflies 🦋
Final score:
3points
#57
mine means “free woman/man”
Final score:
3points
#58
My name’s Natasha lol and it means birthday of the Lord.
Final score:
3points
#59
first, middle, last: wise, beautiful, happy mountain.
Final score:
3points
#60
My name is Native American and Scandinavian for "pure", Turkish for "rock", and also "my elder little sister", "fragrance", and "yew" but I forgot the origins.
Final score:
3points
#61
My name is "Jozefien" I am named after Saint Joseph, and the meaning is: "Added to the family"
Final score:
3points
#62
My name is Liv.
It means “life” in contemporary Scandinavian languages. Traditionally, though, the name has even more meanings. Such as “Defense,” “shelter,” and “warmth”.
Final score:
3points
Liv (Submission author) 1 year ago
I used to dislike my name due to how “boring” it was. But now I quite like it, cause of it’s uniqueness
#63
Comes from Latin agnus, meaning lamb. And refers to purity. In other languages is Agnes, Agnese..
Final score:
3points
#64
My real name means “the one who’s always happy” but my parents keep joking that they should rename me to “crybaby” or something like that
Final score:
3points
#66
idk exactly but something musically related.
Final score:
2points
#67
My real given name is Sean, just like my username. It’s essentially the Irish Gaelic form of the Hebrew name Johanan, which is also the origin of the English name John so I technically have a biblical name. It means “god is gracious” or “god is merciful” in it’s original Hebrew form.
Final score:
2points
#68
my name means lion cub in hebrew, and coincidentally is life in french-lavi.
Final score:
2points
#69
My first name means bearer of light, noble desireable. My middle name means breeze, and my last name means feeling, adaptable or noble. :)
Final score:
2points
Genderless void (they/them) 1 year ago
Oooooo my first name means the same! Is it ok if I try to guess it?
#72
My name is Shelly which means "meadow's edge". My nickname, Pyro, has no definite origin, but they call me that because I really love fire.
Final score:
2points
#73
My name is Nyx and I'm named after the greek goddess of night my middle name is melinoe who's the greek goddess of nightmares and maddness which is funny now because I grew up having nightmares and love alice in wonderland and wonderland is full of maddness
Final score:
2points
#74
My name is Shianne (pronounced like Cheyenne). My mom wanted to name me Shane, but she butchered the spelling. The funny thing is Shianne means "Speaks incoherently" and all my life people have pronounced my name incorrectly. Thanks mom.
Final score:
2points
#75
My real name is Emma, which means entire or universal. Me and my friends joke about it because I have an entire fantasy world I made up in my head, and it has if i'm estimating about 300+ characters. Yeah.. that's about it.
Final score:
2points
#76
My daughter's name. We had come up with Rachel for her first name but couldn't find a middle name we all liked. Her dad had watched a semi-porn movie and as the credits were scrolling saw a name. McKenna. Rachel McKenna was born soon after. She loves the story about how her name came to be.
Final score:
2points
#77
Mine doesn’t have a straight answer. I’ve gotten multiple uncertain sources say different things about the most common versions of my name, and I’ve gather: Olive, Most Beautiful, and Great Joy. Yep.
Final score:
2points
#78
my name is zechariah which means god remembers
Final score:
1point
#79
My name -Bente- means The blessed one… not quite sure how I feel about that
Final score:
1point
#80
The moon is involved, but that's about as clear as it gets.
Final score:
1point
#81
Emily (The name Emily is derived from the Roman family name Aemilius. The Aemilius family was a prominent and powerful family in ancient Rome.)
or Em·i·lie
1. from a Latin word meaning “industrious.”
2. The name may come from the Latin word aemulus meaning “rival,” or the Greek term aimylos meaning “wily” or “persuasive.”
Final score:
1point
#82
Deadname means “wise river”. (I don’t go by my legal name online due to privacy reasons).
Current name means “worthy of admiration; admirable“, while my other name is named after a genus of flowers. Alternate meaning is “sole ruler" and "forever powerful.”
Final score:
1point
#83
My real name Means lion/lionheart
Final score:
1point
#84
My real name is Kaiden and it means: Companion; Warrior. Deriving from Arabic, Celtic, and American origins, Kaiden is a gender-neutral name that offers a twist on the original "Kaden." The name is popular in the Christian religion and means a "loving companion" and "warrior" for baby who is affectionate and committed.
Final score:
1point
#85
Well my nickname is in Chinese and it means dewdrop my real name is just my grandmother’s name
Final score:
1point
#86
My name is Eleanor which means bright which I think is quite nice :)
Final score:
1point
#87
My name is said to be: A variation of the name of a Celtic goddess "Brighid" ['the radiant'/'the bright'/'the fighter']. ••• A germanized adaptation from the nordic name "Birghir" ['the helping one']. ••• Or it also might be an adapted combination of the old German words for 'Baum'/'Holz' (tree/wood) and 'Schild' (shield), so~ 'wooden shield' - explained by grandma... ••• I never researched, but I hope grandma is right
Final score:
1point
#88
im sorry, but define real? because my name is Ashen, but legally, its Jaylah. and its Arabic for "his generation" no im not arabic, my mom just liked the name, but Ashen is actually english and arabic as well, and it means "ash" like volcanic ash, and the color ash (smokey gray) its like a spinoff of the name "ashley" and "ashe" which mean "ash tree"
Final score:
1point
#89
My ‘dead name’ means idk but its a city and there’s a BUNCH of songs that have it… my new name is just Ming and idk what it means, either.
Final score:
1point
#90
Mine is Olli, which means warlike elf
Final score:
1point
#91
Giulia is a feminine name of Italian origin, meaning “youthful” or “dedicated to Jove.” This spirited moniker is thought to be derived from the Latin word juvenalis, meaning “youthful,” or the Latin name Iovilius which translates to “dedicated to Jupiter.” A name like Giulia will teach baby to remain young in body
Final score:
1point
#92
I'm non-binary, so my birth name is irrelevant-but my chosen name is Charlie, which means "free man". I feel like that's really nice, because when I'm called Charlie by my friends and others, I feel freer.
Final score:
1point
#93
My name Дмитрий, nickname Митя means “earth lover” or “follower of demeter” apparently- learned this just thirty seconds ago lol 😅
Final score:
1point
ЛеснойКороль(ForestKing)H/H (Submission author) 1 year ago
Phonetically it’s “Dmitri” and “Mitya”
#94
Apparently Leah in Hebrew means weary...
Oh how right they were to name me that!!
Final score:
1point
#95
My first name means strong, healthy and brave. My last name means steep path by the bridge.
Final score:
1point
#96
I’m not going to share my real name, but the name you all see is a nickname for it. My name is so unique, you can google it and immediately get me. Its an acronym of powerful women’s maiden names up my family tree, and then “len” from my mom’s maiden name. And then my middle name is “Skywalker” because my dad is a nerd.
Final score:
1point
#97
My real name is so interesting lol, it has a French and Greet origins and come from the Latin Dionysos or Dionysus, referring to the Greek god of wine. If only I liked wine it would be fitting.
Final score:
1point
#99
My real name means "Redheaded", which I have massively failed at, being a brunette. I was named after an author my dad says taught him about grace. My pen/internet name, Raelin, means "pride, peace, and loving".
Final score:
1point
#100
My real name is Kaiden and it means: Companion; Warrior. Deriving from Arabic, Celtic, and American origins, Kaiden is a gender-neutral name that offers a twist on the original "Kaden." The name is popular in the Christian religion and means a "loving companion" and "warrior" for baby who is affectionate and committed.
Final score:
0points
#101
My name comes from Anastasia from the Greek mean the resurrection or the one who will rise again. Guess I’m coming back through reincarnation
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0points
#102
I was told that 'William' means 'Protector of his friends'. If that's true, I think I can live with that, and take comfort from it.
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0points
#103
My name is Clarissa and it means clear and bright. And my name is the same as Clarissa Explains It All.😅
Final score:
0points
#104
My real name has something to do with my username and carries the meaning 'God is Gracious'.
Not sure if my personality fits the name though XP XD
Final score:
0points
#105
My real name is Ituah (ee-too-ah), it is a Shian Indian name that means "Strong Sturdy Oak". I am not Shian, but my parents liked it. I did catch hell over it in school, but my parents left my middle name for me to pick.
Final score:
0points
#106
My first and last name mean something like "Free man of the mill" or "From the mill", but I had to Google that
Final score:
0points
#107
My name refers to different goddeses or nymphs from norse, germanic, egyptian, indian and greek mythology, so the meaning depends on the religion or mythology i guess? Curiously it doesn't mean anything in my own language.
Final score:
0points
#108
My first name is Seraphim and the Seraphim are the highest order of angels that surround God and sing of his glory.
Final score:
0points
What do you think ?
Itz-Nova 1 year ago
It was fun reading through these. And your name is very pretty!!
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freakingbee is going offline 1 year ago
i have always been fascinated with the meanings of names, i have a giant baby name book that i got at a bookstore and i'm always looking for more because name meanings can tell you a lot sometimes
Itz-Nova 1 year ago
It was fun reading through these. And your name is very pretty!!
Load More Replies... freakingbee is going offline 1 year ago
i have always been fascinated with the meanings of names, i have a giant baby name book that i got at a bookstore and i'm always looking for more because name meanings can tell you a lot sometimes
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