> > when my mom was pregnant with my brother, they came across a few verses in Isaiah, 44:3-5. "for I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants. They will spring up like grass in a meadow, like poplar trees by flowing streams. One will say, 'I belong to the Lord'; another will call himself by the name of Jacob; still another will write on his hand, 'The Lord's,' and will take the name Israel." they took it as a promise for their kids (of which my brother was the first) and therefore named my brother Brent, which means "straight and tall, like a poplar". When I came along, they named me Lynette, which means "from the flowing water". then looking, at the last part of the verse, they saw that it mentioned THREE kids... so they had my sister, and named her Elissa Sheryl, which means God's promise from the bright meadow. So, there's the story behind my name.

Names are very precious and meaningful, and knowing the wonderful way in which your family's originated from, makes you triply blessed.


> > uni"and Yorgey, apparently, is Greek for farmer"peg
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> Neato. Mine's not as elaborate, but Mom picked out "David Nathan" because in Biblical Hebrew they meant "beloved gift", and she felt that was appropriate. "DeBoe", my last name, is (so far as I can ascertain) a corrupted form of DeBoer, from Bauer and similar Germanic-language names for "farmer".

I can't claim any inspired background for my names. "Donna" simply means "lady" in Italian, and I'm embarrassed that the name has been abused by a certain pop-singer whose stage personna starts with "M". "Fox" means just that... fox... And "Wong" just meant "yellow" to me until I realized it's actually the equivalent of "King", because only the Emperor could wear Imperial yellow in ancient China.


> I want to choose somewhat unusual names for my own kids. "Anastasia" is a personal favorite, since it means "resurrection". However, my wife's preferences and mine don't often coincide in that respect. :-)
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> Iss "what's wrong with 'Reinhart'?" achar

Nothing. I actually had a friend who used the alias Reinhart Solange which meant... well, something about noble deer kidneys and hearts the way *he* translated it.


> You know, I actually like "Turquie" better. A good 'q' can improve just about any name.
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> Issaquar

^^^That's coming very close to the way Yeshua is referred to by his Name in certain Middle Eastern languages...

Wolfsquirt

...Still looking for a "real name". Wonder what "Stoddard" means in the greater scheme of things?