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[Zuvio]

ERIK
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene
Pronounced: ER-ik [key]
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Cognate of ERIC


ERIC
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: ER-ik (English), er-EEK (French) [key]
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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.


And whaddaya know: My name is Erik and I'm a red head. I own England!

[ 01-09-2005, 05:24 AM: Message edited by: Zuvio ]

[Jaradu]

LEWIS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: LOO-is

It means "brave warrior" or "strong warrior", or something like that.

[Xen]

BOSTJAN
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Slovene
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Short form of SEBASTJAN

[Blunderbuss]

NICHOLAS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: NI-ko-las (English), nee-ko-LA (French) [key]
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From the Greek name Nikolaos which meant "victory of the people" from Greek nike "victory" and laos "people". Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop from Anatolia who, according to legend, saved the daughters of a poor man from lives of prostitution. He is also known as Santa Claus (from Dutch Sinterklaas), the bringer of Christmas presents. He is the patron saint of children, sailors and merchants, and Greece and Russia. Nicholas was also the name of two czars of Russia and five popes.

[Gnarf]

JONAS (1)
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of JOHN

JONAS (2)
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical (Variant)
Greek form of JONAH

[Stratos]

MAGNUS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Scandinavian, English
Pronounced: MAG-nus [key]
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Roman cognomen meaning "great" in Latin. This was the name of seven kings of Norway and three kings of Sweden. The name was imported to Scotland and Ireland during the Middle Ages.

[Blunderbuss]

NICHOLAS of Myra

Also known as
Klaus; Mikulas; Nicholas of Bari; Nicolaas;
Nicolas; Niklas; Santa Claus

Memorial
6 December

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Priest. Abbot. Bishop of Myra, Lycia (modern
Turkey). Generous to the poor, and special protector
of the innocent and wronged. Many stories grew up
around him prior to his becoming Santa Claus. Some
examples:

* Upon hearing that a local man had fallen on
such hard times that he was planning to sell his
daughters into prostitution, Nicholas went by night to
the house and threw three bags of gold in through the
window, saving the girls from an evil life. These
three bags, gold generously given in time of trouble,
became the three golden balls that indicate a pawn
broker's shop.

* He raised to life three young boys who had
been murdered and pickled in a barrel of brine to hide
the crime. These stories led to his patronage of
children in general, and of barrel-makers besides.

* Induced some thieves to return their
plunder. This explains his protection against theft
and robbery, and his patronage of them - he's not
helping them steal, but to repent and change. In the
past, thieves have been known as Saint Nicholas'
clerks or Knights of Saint Nicholas.

* During a voyage to the Holy Lands, a fierce
storm blew up, threatening the ship. He prayed over
it, and the storm calmed - hence the patronage of
sailors and those like dockworkers who work on the
sea.

Died
c.346 at Myra; relics believed to be at Bari,
Italy

Canonized
Pre-Congregation

Patronage
against imprisonment, against robberies, against
robbers, apothecaries, bakers, Bari, Italy, barrel
makers, boatmen, boot blacks, boys, brewers, brides,
captives, children, coopers, dock workers, druggists,
Duronia, Italy, fishermen, Fossalto, Italy, Greece,
Greek Catholic Church in America, Greek Catholic
Union, grooms, judges, lawsuits lost unjustly,
longshoremen, Lorraine, maidens, mariners, merchants,
murderers, newlyweds, old maids, parish clerks,
paupers, pawnbrokers, perfumeries, perfumers,
pharmacists, pilgrims, poor people, Portsmouth
England, prisoners, Russia, sailors, scholars,
schoolchildren, shoe shiners, Sicily, spinsters,
students, thieves, travellers, University of Paris,
unmarried girls, watermen

Representation
3 bags of gold; 3 balls; 3 golden balls on a book;
anchor; bishop calming a storm; bishop holding 3 bags
of gold; bishop holding 3 balls; bishop with 3
children bishop with 3 children in a tub at his feet;
ship;

Some more about my name. Not that I'm big-headed or anything. I might use some of this in an RPG. Things like thieves being known as the knights of Saint Nicholas

[Stormymystic]

my full first name means weary friend, had found a site similar to this one before [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Arledrian]

ALEXANDER

Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Hungarian
Pronounced: al-eg-ZAN-dur [key]

From the Greek name Alexandros, which meant "defending men" from Greek alexein "to defend, help" and aner "man" (genitive andros). Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, is the most famous bearer of this name. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. This was also the name of emperors of Russia, kings of Scotland and Yugoslavia, and eight popes. Also, Sir Alexander MacKenzie was an explorer of the north and west of Canada in the 18th century.

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Originally posted by armageddon272: Michael: From the Hebrew name Miyka'el which meant "who is like God?" I win. It also said that Michael is current;y the 2nd most popular name in America, and was 1st and 2nd most popular for quite a few decades. It was once even popular as a girl's name.

My name's Michiel, the Dutch version of Michael. Same for me [img]smile.gif[/img]