A cool website!
click here:
www.behindthename.com/
and find out what your name means!
Darren = The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It could be from an Irish surname (which possibly means "great") or it could be a variation of DARRYL.
Darryl = Derived from French D'Airelle meaning "of Airelle". This was originally a Norman surname denoting one who came from Airelle in France.
I think I like "GREAT" better! LOL
click here:
www.behindthename.com/
and find out what your name means!
Darren = The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It could be from an Irish surname (which possibly means "great") or it could be a variation of DARRYL.
Darryl = Derived from French D'Airelle meaning "of Airelle". This was originally a Norman surname denoting one who came from Airelle in France.
I think I like "GREAT" better! LOL
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Re: The History of your name
Fri, July 15, 2005 - 8:40 PMREBECCA
From the Hebrew name Ribqah, possibly meaning "a snare" in Hebrew, or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name. This was the name of the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob in the Old Testament.
It's also translated into "to bind", "noose", and "encapturer". -
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Re: The History of your name
Fri, July 15, 2005 - 9:07 PMso basically rebecca = tie me up? lol
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Re: The History of your name
Fri, July 15, 2005 - 10:08 PMLORELEI
From a Germanic name meaning "ambush cliff". In Germanic legend Lorelei was a siren who lured sailors on the Rhine River to their deaths.
I would like to state for the record that my singing never killed anybody or made them crash their boat! -
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Re: The History of your name
Fri, July 15, 2005 - 11:03 PMAARON
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.
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They forgot to mention the Ark of the Covenant. And that bit about the Golden Calf. Mmmm... idolatry -
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Re: The History of your name
Sat, July 16, 2005 - 12:52 AMRONALD
A Scottish corruption of a Norse version of an old Germanic name meaning "advise and rule."
My last name is Old French for (ahem) "spear-carrier."
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Re: The History of your name
Sat, July 16, 2005 - 4:32 AMLOL
American Idol would have been interesting if you could do that! -
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Sun, July 17, 2005 - 2:55 PMDude, if they ever ask me to be on American Idol's panel of judges, I'm afraid I'd insist on carrying a spear. And occasionally throwing it. -
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Re: The History of your name
Sun, July 17, 2005 - 3:40 PMSubmachine guns are more accurate and efficient -
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Re: The History of your name
Sun, July 17, 2005 - 4:13 PMTrue, but they lack the aesthetically satisfying ka-CHUNK of a spear. That's an important consideration when cutting some fool's tuneless bellowing off at just the right moment. There should be a nice aural transition between the singing and the death-gurgle. -
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Re: The History of your name
Sun, July 17, 2005 - 5:56 PMwell, lol...I was talkin about lorilei on american idol, but yer answer was much more entertaining -
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Re: The History of your name
Sun, July 17, 2005 - 8:04 PMI like the way you think, Rockstar
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Re: The History of your name
Mon, July 18, 2005 - 12:44 AMMy first name is slang for a penis and my last name is Old English for "a ditch, groove, or valley." -
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Re: The History of your name
Mon, July 18, 2005 - 9:13 AMHow "fitting". *chortle snort guffaw* -
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Re: The History of your name
Mon, July 18, 2005 - 3:48 PMMy name is derived from the Norse phrase for "Ever-Ruler", i.e. a king... Although I hate the French pronunciation!
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ERIC
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: ER-ik (English), er-EEK (French) [key]
From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler". Danish invaders first brought the name to England. A famous bearer was Eiríkr inn Rauda (Eric the Red in English), a 10th-century navigator and explorer who discovered Greenland. This was also the name of kings of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. -
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Mon, July 18, 2005 - 7:08 PM"I like the way you think, Rockstar"
Thank you, doctor. That thought has occured to me a startling number of times during my career as a rock critic.
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Re: The History of your name
Thu, August 25, 2005 - 12:56 PMERIC
From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler". Danish invaders first brought the name to England. A famous bearer was Eiríkr inn Rauda (Eric the Red in English), a 10th-century navigator and explorer who discovered Greenland. This was also the name of kings of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
I knew what it meant before, but I like this site - it's brilliant for getting names for my story characters. Thanks for posting it, Dude! -
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Re: The History of your name
Thu, August 25, 2005 - 1:44 PMKeith : From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name possibly meaning "wood" in British. This was the surname of a long line of Scottish earls.
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Re: The History of your name
Wed, January 4, 2006 - 5:51 PMI'm a little late getting in on this thread, but I've always liked this
Bronwen = White breasted. From the Welsh elements bron=breast, and gwen=white, fair, blessed.
So... when people call me Bron, they are calling me 'breast'.
Which means, when they call me Bronnie, they are calling me 'little breast'.
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Thu, January 5, 2006 - 12:49 PMMore specifically, Bronwen means "weasel" in Welsh.
I *heart* all mustelidae. -
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Fri, January 6, 2006 - 6:03 AMI've never heard that one, but I'll be damned, you're right!
It just gets better and better...
And my middle name's Faye... So far I know:
Fairy, magical, gay, strange/unusual
And just found:
otherworldly, demented, "touched in the head", fated to die soon...
Hmmm
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Re: The History of your name
Fri, January 6, 2006 - 1:30 PMThat Behind the Name site is totally sugar-coated. They assume that people don't want to know that Bronwen means "weasel", so they define it as "white-breasted".
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Re: The History of your name
Fri, January 6, 2006 - 4:48 PMLook, I don't wanna be argumentative, but... Wait, what am I saying!
Bronwen does mean white breasted, at least according to the 4 name books I have, and about half a dozen sites I just looked up. You're right about BTN though, not the most accurate or informative site ever, that's for sure! Though I do have fun with their random name generator... My transformer name is Lord Zarak Spasma!
That said, I LOVE that my name means weasel!
So, Dr 'Bright', if that is your real name...
BTW, they are very white ;-) -
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Fri, January 6, 2006 - 11:51 PMI studied Welsh as part of my Celtic Studies minor at Berkeley and remember that Bron is Welsh (Cymraeg) for Breast and Gwyn/Wyn/Wen is Welsh for white or blessed. Although, a weasel *is* called "bronwen" (male) or "gwenci" (female) so I guess you're both right, really. But weasels were named "bronwen" after their white breasted fur pattern.
So a direct literal translation of Bronwen is, in fact, "White Breast" or "Blessed Breast". I'm kinda partial to the latter. ;) -
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Re: The History of your name
Sat, January 7, 2006 - 5:05 AMI like it too. Now I can tell people, well, they may be small, but they're sacred! -
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Re: The History of your name
Sat, January 7, 2006 - 7:52 AMwell ya know...anything with Breast in it is sacred...
lol
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Re: The History of your name
Sun, January 8, 2006 - 9:33 PMBTW Dude, the meaning that I have for Darren is 'gift'. Does that mean you come tied up with a bow?
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Re: The History of your name
Mon, January 9, 2006 - 8:01 AMI usually just wear a bow tie!
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Mon, January 9, 2006 - 4:23 PMUh-oh. If you start selling bean pies, I'll be concerned. -
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Re: The History of your name
Tue, January 17, 2006 - 6:54 PMDEBORAH
Usage: English, Jewish, Biblical
Means "bee" in Hebrew. Deborah was the nurse of Rebecca in the Old Testament. Also in the Old Testament, this was the name of a heroine and prophetess who led the Israelites in defeating the Canaanites. -
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Re: The History of your name
Sat, January 21, 2006 - 3:56 PMMy connection was refused! my name must be super lame!
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Re: The History of your name
Fri, February 9, 2007 - 9:27 PMThat's interesting! The meaning of Darryl (as you may have noticed, my parents went with a less-common spelling) that you found on behindthename.com is different from what I've heard and read all my life. I kind of like it because I'm very much a francophile, but I've always heard that Darryl is derived from "derlyng" (pronounced dare-ling), the Old English form of the word "darling" and from the same root as the word "dear." The other, related, translation that I've always heard is "beloved."
