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THOMAS m

Usage: English, French, German, Scandinavian, Biblical

Pronounced: TAHM-as (English), to-MA (French), TOM-ahs (German)

Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma which meant "twin". In the New Testament he was the apostle who doubted the resurrected Jesus. According to tradition he was martyred in India. Famous bearers of this name include philosopher and theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas, philosopher Thomas Hobbes, inventor Thomas Edison, American president Thomas Jefferson, and novelist Thomas Hardy.

 

Many famous Thomases because Thomas is pwn you.

 

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MATTHEW m

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: MATH-yoo

English form of Matthaios, which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name Mattithyahu which meant "gift of YAHWEH". Saint Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles (a tax collector). He was supposedly the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament.

Usage: English

Pronounced: AN-dee

Pet form of ANDREW. American pop artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol was a famous bearer of this name

 

 

 

im famous :naughtyd:

CRAIG m

Usage: Scottish, English

Pronounced: KRAYG

From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag" or "rocks". The surname originally belonged to a person who lived near a crag.

BRENDAN m

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: BREN-dan

From Brendanus, the Latinized form of the Irish name Bréanainn which was derived from a Welsh word meaning "prince". Saint Brendan was a 6th-century Irish abbot. According to legend he and 17 other monks crossed the Atlantic and reached North Amer

LOUIS m

Usage: French, English

Pronounced: loo-EE (French), LOO-is (English)

French form of LUDWIG. This was the name of 18 kings of France, including Louis IX (Saint Louis) who led two crusades, and Louis XIV (the 'Sun King') who was the ruler of France during the height of its power, the builder of the Palace of Versailles, and the longest reigning monarch in the history of Europe. Also, Louis Riel was a Canadian rebel leader. Robert Louis Stevenson was the author of 'Treasure Island' and 'Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.

ROBIN m,f

Usage: English

Pronounced: RAH-bin

Pet form of ROBERT. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor. This name can also be given in reference to the red-breasted bird.

TYLER m,f

Usage: English

Pronounced: TIE-lur

From an occupational surname meaning "tiler of roofs" in Old English.

EDWARD m

Usage: English, Polish

Pronounced: ED-wurd

Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and weard "guard". Saint Edward the Confessor was the king of England shortly before the Norman Conquest. Because of his popularity this name remained in use after the conquest (most other Old English names were replaced by Norman ones), and was even the name of eight subsequent kings of England. Edward is also one of the few Old English names to be used throughout Europe.

 

 

Oh yeah, im A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N but i still pwn England :D:D:D

MARIO m

Usage: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Pronounced: MAH-ryo (Italian, Spanish)

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of MARIUS

JONATHAN m

Usage: English, Biblical

Pronounced: JAHN-a-than

From the Hebrew name Yehonatan (contracted to Yonatan) meaning "YAHWEH has given". In the Old Testament Jonathan was the eldest son of Saul and a friend of David. He was killed in battle with the Philistines. A famous bearer of this name was Jonathan Swift, the satirist who wrote 'Gulliver's Travels' and other works.

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FELIX m

Usage: English, German, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical

Pronounced: FEE-liks

From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. This was the name of many early saints and four popes. Another notable bearer was the 19th-century German composer Felix Mendelsohnn.

MARTIN m

Usage: English, French, German, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovene, Hungarian

Pronounced: MAHR-tin (English), mar-TEN (French)

From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS. Saint Martin of Tours was a 4th-century bishop who is the patron saint of France. According to legend, he came across a cold beggar in the middle of winter so he ripped his cloak in two and gave half of it to the beggar. Five popes have borne this name. Two other influential bearers were Martin Luther, the theologian who began the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, and more recently Martin Luther King, the American civil rights leader who fought for racial equality.

TOBIAS m

Usage: Biblical

Pronounced: to-BIE-as

Greek form of TOBIAH. Tobias is the hero of the apocryphal Book of Tobit in the Old Testament. It relates how Tobias is able to defeat a demon with the help of the archangel Raphael.

Does this mean I'm really a fucking Jew?? :shifty:

 

DAVID m

Usage: English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Russian, Czech, Biblical

Pronounced: DAY-vid (English), da-VEED (French)

Possibly derived from Hebrew dod meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. Jesus was supposedly descended from him. Other famous bearers of this name include the 5th-century patron saint of Wales, two kings of Scotland, empiricist philosopher David Hume, and explorer David Livingstone. This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semiautobiographical novel 'David Copperfield'.

ANDREI m

Usage: Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian

Russian, Bulgarian and Romanian form of Andrew

 

:naughtyd:

ADAM m

Usage: English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Biblical

Pronounced: A-dam

This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew adam meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Assyrian adamu meaning "to make". According to Genesis in the Old Testament Adam was created from the earth by God (there is a word play on Hebrew adamah "earth"). He and Eve were supposedly the first humans, living happily in the Garden of Eden until Adam ate a forbidden fruit given to him by Eve.

MICHAEL m

Usage: English, German, Czech, Biblical

Pronounced: MIE-kul

From the Hebrew name Miyka'el which meant "who is like God?". This was the name of one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers. This was also the name of nine Byzantine emperors and a czar of Russia. Other more modern bearers of this name include the 19th-century chemist/physicist Michael Faraday and basketball player Michael Jordan.

TYLER m,f

Usage: English

Pronounced: TIE-lur

From an occupational surname meaning "tiler of roofs" in Old English.

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