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Re: Names and their Meanings - Something Lighthearted!

 

Hi Merlene,?

I'll bite, since I may be guilty in some way for this request.Emoji

First off, I don’t think that my parents had any awareness of the underlying meaning of my given names.? Both given names were stolen from identifiable people.? However, there is a slight irony.
  • My first name is the English equivalent of my father’s Finnish name, Reino.? The term means “wise ruler” or “wise protector”.
  • The Anglicised “Raymond” means, you guessed it, “wise” (from the Old German regin = counselor) and “protection” (from the Old Hoch Deutsche “mund”, literally “hand” but taken to mean “protection”).
  • My middle name “Warren” came from my mother’s brother.? It’s derived from the Proto-German “war-“ (Old French warir-) which means, wait for it, “to protect or defend.”? Well, at least it’s not just a network of interconnecting rabbit burrows.
This minuscule sample leads to speculation that perhaps all boy’s names mean the same thing.

Blessings,

Ray



On Thursday, 13 August 2020, 03:08:54 pm AEST, Merlene <merlene@...> wrote:


Hi Ray and the Group,
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Once again, thank you Ray for a very informative session this morning.? A lot of interesting history, including wars and names (again!).
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During the last couple of weeks several email references have been made to names and their meanings – thank you to those who sent them through this Group.? Following on that thought, together with this morning’s class, how many of you considered the meanings of names when naming your own children??? I most certainly did.
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I was unable to have children for a couple of medical reasons.? Notwithstanding that, for a couple of years I prayed every day for a son, knowing it would take a miracle.? And it was!? and unbelievable as it was at the time, I was given a son.? I called him David – not that I particularly liked the name – it was the MEANING – “Beloved”.? He was never to be called Dave or Davey, which he never was to this day!
His second Christian name was that of his father.
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When my second son was born – on first glance I named him “Rod” – well actually “Rodney” for when he was a boy, knowing it would be shortened to Rod when he was adult.? And Rod has always been a “rod and staff” for me.? No prizes for guessing his second Christian name:? “John” – with all its Biblical inferences.
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The third son was named Stephen (for similar reasons as above)
His second Christian name was that of my father.
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My own name:? Both my parents continually told me they wanted a boy, expected a boy, and couldn’t accept the fact I was a girl when I popped out.? They had long chosen a name for me “Alan” which I have only now looked up the meaning – “rock, or harmony”.? Funny, as I have always strived for harmony in all relationships!?
Both parents told me I was nameless for more than a week before they could decide on a name for a Girl!
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I’m sure some of the group will have equally interesting stories to tell how you were named and whether or not you named your children for any special meaning or reason.? Anyone like to share?
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Cheers,
Merlene
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From: Ray via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [b4uc] Invitation to U3A R09 What the Bible is about - a non-religious study of the Bible #Term3 #Esther
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