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Posted by Nate Lehrke (Member # 1460) on 07-28-2004, 03:57 AM:
 
Now, I haven’t a clue what my last name means.
(Anybody no of a good FREE site to check it out?)

What does your last name mean??
 

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Posted by Ryan Luby (Member # 2520) on 07-28-2004, 04:01 AM:
 
Nice topic for which you can't even contribute to, Nate.

Luby: Virtue for its own sake.
Origin: Ireland.
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 07-28-2004, 04:54 AM:
 
Red = Color Red... siginifies undefiable strength.

if = if. the word. Look it up.

er = errrrrr... I dunno.[av=a]
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 07-28-2004, 05:14 AM:
 
"Lehrke" is a German name. You can tell from from the spelling of the long vowel eh and from the ending -ke which is typical of names from the North East German/West Polish/Silesian area which was mixed German and Polish until the end of WWII area. The ending is often found in names which have a Slavic origin (originally ending in something like -kewicz) and which were Germanicized. It does not mean anything. Probably from a place name. In the 19th century, large numbers of Polish workers immigrated to Western Germany to work in the coal mines and steel industries there. The name could also come from there. But these are all only guesses.
My name is Austrian in origin and aptly means "the achiever" or somebody who works or creates something. Specifically, in the case of our family it comes from the designation for the foreman on an Austrian farm.
 

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Posted by Jason Miller (Member # 2341) on 07-28-2004, 06:04 AM:
 
I looked mine up years ago... Miller = Graingrinder.

apparently an ancestor of mine ground grain. I hope for beer. I like beer.
 

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Posted by Jeremy Fuentes (Member # 2135) on 07-28-2004, 06:04 AM:
 
Fountain
 

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Posted by Gunnar Johansson (Member # 1661) on 07-28-2004, 08:02 AM:
 
Son of Johan (a common swedish name, in english it would be John...) but it´s not my father´s name. It goes way back ti before my grandfather´s grandfather at least. It´s a common form for names in the nordic countries, but the daughter of someone is now only used in Iceland. It goes back to the middle ages, probably like most names you had a first name and it wasn´t very common, but sometimes you needed to specify which "John" (or whoever) you were talking about, so it´s where he´s from, what he does for a living or who his dad is...

Maybe I should change my name Gunnar MScEEP-student-from-Svalöv-son-of-Henrik... but then maybe no.
 

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Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 07-28-2004, 09:24 AM:
 
<----- Good Day, German.
 

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Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 07-28-2004, 01:12 PM:
 
An ancestral PYTLAK must have been a POACHER in Poland:

http://www.kratkyfilm.com/catalogue/html/43.htm

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The Spirit of Mountains and a Poacher --
Krakonos a pytlak

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Sort of a Polish "Robin Hood".

And my father's cousin used to STEAL bases as a catcher with the Cleveland Indians (caught for Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller for five seasons) and the Boston Red Sox!

http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pytlafr01.shtml

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Frankie Pytlak
Frank Anthony Pytlak

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 160 lb.
Debut April 22, 1932
Born July 30, 1908 in Buffalo, NY
Died May 8, 1977 in Buffalo, NY

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Frankie Pytlak was born on Thursday, July 30, 1908, and began his Major League baseball career on April 22, 1932, with the Cleveland Indians. The 24 year-old played for 12 seasons on 2 different teams and ended his big league playing career in 1946.

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» July 7, 1942: A military all-star team that includes Bob Feller, Cecil Travis, Sam Chapman, Benny McCoy, Johnny Sturm, and Frank Pytlak loses 5-0 to AL stars in a game at Cleveland in front of more than 60,000 fans. Jim Bagby wins against his Indian teammate Feller. Military relief receives $160,000.

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The name Henderson or MacKendrick (Henry's son) is the same as Henryson or in Gaelic MacEanruig. The legendry ancestor of the Hendersons is Eanruig Mor Mac Righ Neachtan "Big Henry, son of King Nectan", said to be a Pictish King who reigned from A.D. 700 to 720. Unfortunately, it is impossible to substantiate this claim and it is more probable that the clan is descended from one Dughald MacEanruig who flourished in the 1300's. The principal family came from Glencoe, and were hereditary pipers to Clan Abrach. However, the male line came to an end when the heiress of Clan MacEanruig married into the MacDonalds of Glencoe through Iain Abrach of the MacIains of Glencoe. This clan of MacIain is long remembered as being the clan who was massacred at Glencoe in 1692. Another branch of the Hendersons in the north was a sept of Clan Gunn descending from Henry, a son of the chief George Gunn who was coroner of Caithness. There were also Hendersons of Fordell who resided at Fordell Castle near Inverkeithing in Fife. The castle was built in the 16th Century after the lands were acquired by James Henderson in 1511. The most distinguished of this branch was Alexander Henderson, leader of the Reformation who, with Archibald Johnstone, drew up the historic National Covenant of protest in 1638. This branch of the Hendersons is now the chiefly line although the present-day chief no longer lives in Scotland but in Queensland Australia.

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That doesn't seem to explain why some folks in Norway and Sweden spell the name "Hendersson."

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When you look at the history of words and names, spelling variations don't really matter that much. For once, it's simply that the same letters are used differently in various languages. Also, standardized spelling is a very recent invention. Before that, people just wrote how it looked OK to them.
Plus, in a country with a lot of immigrants but one main language like the US, a lot of native names got anglicized (the director of Casablanca, Michael Curtis was born Miklos Kertesz in Hungary).
For instance, "Burroughs" is definitely not a Dutch spelling. It might be the anglicized form of a Dutch name - or maybe Jason confuses different branches of his ancestry.
 

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Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 07-28-2004, 02:38 PM:
 
Ian = John
Price = Son of Rye. P in Welsh is a patronymic like Mac is in Scottish or O' is in Irish. The English as usual, screwed up the name and made it easier for them to pronounce.
 

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Posted by Christian Volpi (Member # 2370) on 07-28-2004, 02:41 PM:
 
Volpi- Fox
Origin- Italy
 

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Posted by Tim Turner (Member # 1109) on 07-28-2004, 04:10 PM:
 
Turner - Carpenter
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 07-28-2004, 04:45 PM:
 
Well... I know what my maiden name means.

CARTER:

Definition: An English occupational name for the transporter of goods by cart or wagon. From the Anglo-Norman French "caretier," a derivative of Old French "caret" which originally meant "carrier." Another possible derivation comes from "cairtear," a Gaelic term for tourist or sojourner.

Surname Origin: English

I have no clue what my current last name means, all I know is that it is Italian.
 

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Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 07-28-2004, 05:22 PM:
 
I have no idea what Mayer means. I think it is of Bavarian origin.

My name will be changing to Kawasumi soon. The two Chinese characters used for the name (川角) mean "river" and "corner" so the name could be translated as "river bend" I suppose. It is a relatively rare name in Japanese--there are none presently in the US and my aunt and uncle in Yokohama are the last of the line in Japan. They are the only "Kawasumi" listed in the Tokyo-Yokohama metro area phonebooks. There is a current anime voice actress named Kawasumi also, but I think it is a stage name.
 

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Posted by Paul Cassidy (Member # 951) on 07-28-2004, 05:46 PM:
 
Cassidy seems to have derived from a Word meaning Complaint ???

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I have found the information on the Cassidy name extremely interesting, as it lists all acceptable connections or mentions of Cassidy's or Cassidy variations in historical texts. I have found some information in the etymology of the word, specifically how it is used in language.

It is important to note that a trap should be avoided in using a word connection after that word has been translated into English, an Irish word may have a meaning in English but it does not necessarily follow that the translated english meaning can continue in other uses. Specifically the use of the Irish "Caisideach" or "Caisideagh" to mean complaint. Here it refers to an ailment or "stomach complaint" the trap would be to extend that to another meaning of complaint in English which is to complain about an issue.

The question I have is which came first the doctor or the disease. Cassidys were notable and undeniably known as healers. Lady Wildes book on Irish customs, superstitions and cures printed in the 1800's, includes a reference to curing an animal specifically a cow with the tying of a garment worn by a Cassidy on the cows head. It also claims that feeding the animal water in which a garment worn by a Cassidy has been soaked will ease the animal as well. The specific symptoms noted would lead the reader to suggest the animal was collicky or had a twisted digetstive tract.

Here it would be interesting to note that in Scots-Gaelic "Casideagh" means stomach complaint. Other common derivatives include "Casadh" in both Irish and Scots Gaelic meaning to twist or turn. It is easily refernced in any book on Piping both highland and Uillean and a type of musical ornamentation involving a quick twisting rather then bending of a note. A "Casadh" is an elaborate roll and can be recognized on any traditional tune recording as being the in-between beat bending of a note that many think is classic Irish sound.

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Posted by Jesse Skeen (Member # 586) on 07-28-2004, 05:50 PM:
 
My last name is supposedly the name of a knife used in medieval times to behead people.
 

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Posted by Jacob Szewczyk (Member # 2513) on 07-28-2004, 07:46 PM:
 
Szewczyk = shoemaker
Origin - Poland
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 07-28-2004, 08:19 PM:
 
Mayer or Meyer or Meier or Maier is a guy who handles milk processing on a farm and makes milk products, cheese etc.
 

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Posted by Dave Williams (Member # 299) on 07-28-2004, 09:42 PM:
 
David = Beloved. My mother gave me this name in honor of King David.

Paul = Humble. In honor of St. Paul from the book of Acts. This is my middle name.

Williams = Will, Desire, Protection. This is my last name.

So properly translated my name turns from...

David Paul Williams..

to

Beloved Humble Will Desire Protection type person...

Yes, I am beloved, beloved by all that are lucky enough to grace my humble presence, to feel the power of my will, my desire to protect my own ass...ets... and the ability to slay fire breathing dragons....

Or perhaps just rile people up a bit from time to time, but thats just my day job..

I would go into my italian heritage, but I would be violating my agreement with the government to not discuss my wherabouts in case those mob henchmen catch up with me again.

Ciao

Dave
 

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Posted by Richard Fowler (Member # 893) on 07-29-2004, 02:01 AM:
 
Fowler - old English meaning keeper of birds ( fowl ). There is some to truth to this since I have pet chickens, a neighborhood of duck "regulars" and the several hundred green parrots at morning and dusk ...On my mother side is Delgado, Spanish for "Skinny"....my grandparents Ralpheal and Delores Delgado = Ralph and Dorothy Skinny....and they where
 

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Posted by Dick Vaughan (Member # 540) on 07-29-2004, 05:10 AM:
 
My first name Richard is of Germanic origin and means "powerful ruler or brave one"

Vaughan is a Celtic name meaning "little"

Suppose that makes me a little brave one.
 

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Posted by R. Andrew Diercks (Member # 1725) on 07-29-2004, 09:35 AM:
 
I know it's German probably originally spelled Dierchs, but I have no idea what it means.
 

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Posted by Aaron Garman (Member # 1653) on 07-29-2004, 10:25 AM:
 

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High mountain; Lofty or inspired. In the bible Moses' brother Aaron was Israel's first high priest and is remembered for his staff which blossomed miraculously. Popular in English speaking countries since the Protestant Reformation. Origin: Hebrew.

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I believe Aaron also spoke in some cases for Moses, and thus a communicator. This is funny because I'm majoring in Speech Communication! As for Garman, I don't know for sure but it is German I believe. My mother's name is Dutka, which is Polish. Not sure what that one means either.

AJG
 

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Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 07-29-2004, 10:55 AM:
 
Well, since everyone is doing their first names.

Rachel:
Hebrew meaning Ewe, Innocent Lamb, Silent Lamb.
YEAH RIGHT!

My nickname Rach:
African meaning frog

I guess I'm an animal.
 

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Posted by Dean Kollet (Member # 1789) on 07-29-2004, 11:21 AM:
 
Kollet (pronounced CALL-IT)

Not Co-lay, co-lett, or cool-it

Call - to place a phone conversation
It - a thing

I have no clue what it really means, it used to be Collette...but then my family moved from modern day Englad to modern day Germany circa 400ad.....
 

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Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 07-29-2004, 11:40 AM:
 
Maar Short for Gin Gibson Martini straight up shaken not stirred. Means I'm thirsty.
 

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Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 07-29-2004, 12:36 PM:
 
Dennis - originated from the Greek Dionysus, the God of Wine

Benjamin - (hebrew) meaning "Son of the Right Hand"

Where I got my name: It comes from the game show host Dennis James. That is who my father is named after, and I of course was named after my father.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 07-29-2004, 03:38 PM:
 

quote: R. Andrew Diercks

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I know it's German probably originally spelled Dierchs, but I have no idea what it means.

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It doesn't mean anything. Probably also originally a place name.
 

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Posted by Richard Hamilton (Member # 321) on 07-29-2004, 07:08 PM:
 
Hey Mr. Fowler, any relation to "Tequila Boy"?

Rick
 

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Posted by Richard Fowler (Member # 893) on 07-29-2004, 07:42 PM:
 
No relation to Tequila boy
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 07-30-2004, 02:08 AM:
 
Well, my great great great grandfather was Peter Pan ... He got lost and flew into Asia. Fell in love with this Asian chick and stayed there. Married the really hot Asian chick. Ohh... yeah... what does my last name mean... umm I'm guessing my great.......... grandpa invented the "Pan". I dunno why I'm not some trillionaire right now
 

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Posted by Robert L. Fischer (Member # 2424) on 07-30-2004, 02:31 AM:
 
My last name is just the German version of 'Fisher' so you can figure that one out...
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 07-30-2004, 05:51 AM:
 

quote: Jennifer Pan

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I dunno why I'm not some trillionaire right now

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Because all royalties go to Captain Hook's family. Yes, life is unfair.
 

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Posted by Tim Turner (Member # 1109) on 07-30-2004, 10:12 AM:
 
Jennifer Pan
I don't know if you have any Japanese blood in you. But Pan means Bread in Japanese. I remember that was Goku's granddaughter's name fom Dragon Ball Z.
Could Goku be your great grandpa?
 

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Posted by John Lasher (Member # 968) on 07-30-2004, 11:47 AM:
 
Lasher = one who ties knots in a rope.

My great.......... grandfather was probably a rigger in some shipyard or something like that.

John = toilet.
 

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Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 07-30-2004, 03:03 PM:
 
I'm so not Japanese. But I get called Jepan because people think its so cool to combined peoples names like JLo or Bennifer. I really like how my friend calls me Jenny though . Back to the last name thing. When my dad came to the US he took after his father's first name and placed it as his last name. I have no idea why. I guess my dad didn't like the last name he already had. Or maybe he didn't have a last name at all. I'm too lazy to call him up and ask him a question about his last name.
 

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Posted by Stephanie M. Brosche (Member # 1982) on 07-30-2004, 03:35 PM:
 
Brosche-origin-german

I grew up under the impression that my name had was derived from Brotchen, meaning bread. Since then, I've discoverd the word Brosche, or derivitives of, mean brooch. Apparently one of my ancestors was a jewlerly maker. If you google Brosche, you just get page after page of German Jewlerly dealers.

Since I don't know of a single wealthy relative or ancestor, I can also determine we are no good with money or investment.
 

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Posted by Robb Johnston (Member # 239) on 07-30-2004, 10:23 PM:
 
Robert: Bright Fame

William: Trusted Guardian/Protector

Johnston: different branches came up with name independantly, either 'from the villiage that John founded' (John's town), or Tun meaning farm, so 'From John's Farm.'

II: I am the 2nd in my family with that combination but the seventh Robert William in my maternal grandmother's line (not Johnston
 

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Posted by Erick Akers (Member # 875) on 07-31-2004, 03:18 AM:
 
Erick - Ever-Powerful Honorable Ruler (Scandinavian)
Zane - God's Grace (Hebrew)
Akers - Multitude of lands (Scotts & Olde English)

or Ever-Powerful Honerable Ruler with God's Grace of a Multitude of Lands!

Hmmmm, That was interesting to learn about, wonder if it is a sign of things to come?
 

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Posted by Manuel Francisco Valencia (Member # 710) on 08-01-2004, 02:03 AM:
 
Manuel-or Emmanuel, means "God is with us" in Hebrew. This was the foretold name of the Messiah in the Old Testament.
Francisco-from the Late Latin name Franciscus which meant "Frenchman".
Valencia-from a Late Latin name which was derived from valentia "power".
 

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Posted by Pete Naples (Member # 761) on 08-01-2004, 07:20 AM:
 
See Naples and die, as they say!

Oddly enough my family has its roots in the sulphurous town in Italy.
 

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Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 08-01-2004, 12:30 PM:
 
Wasn't there an immigration wave from Italy into Northern England during the 19th century or early 20th? I vaguely remember a friend of mine from Leeds named Ferrari told me that was behind his last name.
 

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Posted by Leo Enticknap (Member # 534) on 08-01-2004, 02:43 PM:
 
I've lived in York, which is about 30 miles from Leeds, for the last five years. I'm not aware of a distinct Italian community in the area, though that's not to say that it doesn't exist.

Thanks to my father being a very serious amateur geneaologist, who has written an exhaustive thesis called Enticknap History and Genealogy, I can give what I hope is a reasonably conclusive answer to the question which kicked off this thread.

quote: Dad's monograph

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The earliest Enticknaps emerged from the mists of history in the late 13th century. They were smallholders on the bottom rung of property ownership on the feudal system ladder, and they lived in south-west Surrey. Their names appear in property deeds at a time when the surname system was still in embryonic form. A man was as likely to be known by the place where he lived or by the job that he did as he was by his father's surname. I believe the first Enticknaps were known by the area they inhabited.

These men lived in the reign of King Edward I (1272-1307), and were known by a predecessor form of our surname - de Anekecneppe. The 'de' prefix means 'from'. 'Anekecneppe' is formed from two Old English words, of which the second, cnaepp, means a small hill. Expert opinion holds that the first was a personal name, Anneca. So our surname means 'from Anneca's hillock'.

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Either way, the name seems to have some connection to hills...

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OMG! I hope the hell we ain't related! YIKES!

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 08-02-2004, 06:35 PM:
 
Well...

That goes DOUBLE for me!
 

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Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 08-02-2004, 06:38 PM:
 
Yeah? Well! For me, it goes whatever you say +1...forever! Nanna Nana!

>>> Phil
 

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Posted by Manuel Francisco Valencia (Member # 710) on 08-02-2004, 07:19 PM:
 
Who is Manuel Velasco?
 

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Posted by Manny Knowles (Member # 1171) on 08-02-2004, 08:13 PM:
 
You.

(sorry)
 

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Posted by Ethan Harper (Member # 472) on 08-02-2004, 09:31 PM:
 
My last name means...AWESOME!!! My last name is so Phiggidy Phat in a Phar out kind of way!!! I'm AWESOME!!!
 

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Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 10-27-2004, 05:32 PM:
 
A place to look for meanings of first names: The Name Site.com
 

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Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 10-27-2004, 07:52 PM:
 
Spaeth - German - "Late"
 

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