The Meaning of Names
I was surfing the internet this morning procrastinating doing some homework when I decided to look up the meaning of the names of some of my family and friends. I’ve listed some of them below and I think they are pretty interesting.
Name | Origin | Meaning |
Timothy | Greek | honoring god |
Crystal | Greek | A Clear, Brilliant Glass |
Ricardo | Spanish | Strong ruler |
Michelle | Hebrew | Who is like god |
Lucas | Latin | Bringer of Light |
Albert | English | Noble, Bright |
Kathryn | English | Pure |
Joseph | Hebrew | God Adds |
Allison | German | noble, kind |
Karlie | German | Womanly, strength |
Hank | German | Ruler of an Estate |
John | Hebrew | God Gave |
Patrick | English | Patrician, noble. Romans society was divided into plebeians: (commoners) and patricians: (aristocrats). |
Peter | Biblical | A rock or stone. Greek form is Peterke, also meaning rock |
Devanie | Irish | Dark-haired |
Well, I though that was fun. If you want to find out what your name means I found this information at parenthood.com