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Gold Dragon
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ERIK
Gender: Masculine Usage: Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene Pronounced: ER-ik [key] Extra Info: Popularity, Related Names, Namesakes, Name Days Options: Contribute Information Cognate of ERIC ERIC Gender: Masculine Usage: English, French Pronounced: ER-ik (English), er-EEK (French) [key] Extra Info: Popularity, Related Names, Namesakes, Name Days, Websites Options: Contribute Information 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 ]
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LEWIS
Gender: Masculine Usage: English Pronounced: LOO-is It means "brave warrior" or "strong warrior", or something like that. |
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Symbol of Moradin
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Location: Slovenia,Ljubljana
Age: 36
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BOSTJAN
Gender: Masculine Usage: Slovene Extra Info: Related Names Options: Contribute Information Short form of SEBASTJAN |
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Zhentarim Guard
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Location: England
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NICHOLAS
Gender: Masculine Usage: English, French Pronounced: NI-ko-las (English), nee-ko-LA (French) [key] Extra Info: Popularity, Related Names, Namesakes, Websites, Comments Options: Contribute Information 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. |
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Emerald Dragon
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Location: Norway
Age: 38
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JONAS (1)
Gender: Masculine Usage: Lithuanian Lithuanian form of JOHN JONAS (2) Gender: Masculine Usage: Biblical (Variant) Greek form of JONAH
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Vampire
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Location: Sweden
Age: 43
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MAGNUS
Gender: Masculine Usage: Scandinavian, English Pronounced: MAG-nus [key] Extra Info: Popularity, Related Names, Namesakes, Name Days Options: Contribute Information 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.
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Zhentarim Guard
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Location: England
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NICHOLAS of Myra
Also known as Klaus; Mikulas; Nicholas of Bari; Nicolaas; Nicolas; Niklas; Santa Claus Memorial 6 December Profile 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 |
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Knight of the Rose
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Location: Arkansas
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my full first name means weary friend, had found a site similar to this one before [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Egyptian Goddess of the Dead
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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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