Does your name have special meaning?

[Randy]

Does your name have special meaning? Are you named after a relative?

 

[phatuis]

My first name came from my Great Uncle or something like that and my middle from a Great Grandparent

 

[DanteX]

Yeah, same. I'm named after my great-grandpa.

 

[Nebulous]

I wasnt named after anyone. My mom and dad just thought it sounded good.

I did the same for my kid too..

My middle name is the same as my dad's 1st name though.

My daughters middle name is the same as my grandma's middle name.

 

[DanteX]

^ boy were they wrong. Nebulous? Who names their kid Nebulous?!?!

 

[Nebulous]

derrr.. Thats not my real name.

 

[phatuis]

^ boy were they wrong. Nebulous? Who names their kid Nebulous?!?!

Fail

 

[DanteX]

Damnit guys, I thought putting what I put in my signature would be enough.

 

[phatuis]

We failed?

 

[DanteX]

We failed?

Yes.

 

[phatuis]

God dammit

 

[IcarusForde]

Middle name after grandfather... First name after... I dunno?

 

[Princess]

Named after maternal great grandmother (first name)

Paternal grandmother (middle name)

Father (last name)



My kids were also named after people

Daughter

First name (paternal great grandfather)

Middle name (paternal great grandmother)



Older son

First name (maternal grandfather)

middle name (paternal grandfather)



Younger son

First name (father)

Middle name (mother)

 

[MamaFrankie]

I renamed myself after my favourite female singer.

 

[Nebulous]

I renamed myself after my favourite female singer.

Nice! When did you do that?

 

[MamaFrankie]

29 April 1981.

 

[Webster]

Does your name have special meaning? Are you named after a relative?

I got my name Matthew from the Apostle Matthew, one of Jesus's twelve apostles....

Matthew was a Jew who worked for the occupying Roman forces, collecting taxes from other Jews. The Romans were not scrupulous about what the “tax farmers” got for themselves. Hence the latter, known as “publicans,” were generally hated as traitors by their fellow Jews. The Pharisees lumped them with “sinners” (see Matthew 9:11-13). So it was shocking to them to hear Jesus call such a man to be one of his intimate followers.

Matthew got Jesus in further trouble by having a sort of going-away party at his house. The Gospel tells us that many tax collectors and “those known as sinners” came to the dinner. The Pharisees were still more badly shocked. What business did the supposedly great teacher have associating with such immoral people? Jesus’ answer was, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners” (Matthew 9:12b-13). Jesus is not setting aside ritual and worship; he is saying that loving others is even more important.

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From such an unlikely situation, Jesus chose one of the foundations of the Church, a man others, judging from his job, thought was not holy enough for the position. But Matthew was honest enough to admit that he was one of the sinners Jesus came to call. He was open enough to recognize truth when he saw him. “And he got up and followed him” (Matthew 9:9b).

 

[MamaFrankie]

My nephew is a Matthew. Great name.

 

[Smiley]

No special meaning as far as I know. I inherited it from my grandfather on my father side of the family, much to my mother's disapproval, but she had no say in it.

 

[Nebulous]

No special meaning as far as I know. I inherited it from my grandfather on my father side of the family, much to my mother's disapproval, but she had no say in it.

She has all the say. She carried you for 9 months and then gave birth to you.