Happy Wednesday, lovelies!
How fares your week thus far?
At last, I have another Name post! These were quite fun to research.
Enjoy.
NICKNAMES
Monty
Montreal
M | English (rare), African American
MAHN-tray-ahl, mon-TRAYL
From the name of a Canadian city, whose name is a variant of "Mount Royal."
Janetta
F | English (rare)
jə-NEHT-ə
Elaborated form of Janet, which is a Medieval diminutive of Jane---ultimately derived from John, meaning "Yahweh is gracious."
Amadeus
M | Late Roman
ahm-ə-DAY-əs (English), ahm-ə-DEE-əs (English)
Means "love of God," derived from Latin amare "to love" and Deus "God." A famous bearer of this name was the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), who was actually born Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart, but preferred the Latin translation of his Greek middle name. E.T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822), a German novelist, assumed this name as a middle name in honor of Mozart.
Alethea
F | English
al-ə-THEE-ə, ə-LEE-thee-ə
Derived from the Greek aletheia, meaning "truth." This name was coined in the 16th century.
SURNAMES
de la Noy
English (?), Hebrew
Unknown. But possibly from the given name Noy, which means "beauty" in Hebrew. De la could be translated from either a) Romanian, meaning "from", or b) French or Spanish meaning "of the".
Dergregorian
Unknown origin. Could possibly mean "imaginative," "wealth," and "adventurer." Similar surnames include: De Gregorio, Di Gregorio, Derderian, Gregorian, Grigorian, or De Gregory. I'm not sure where I came upon this surname, but I jotted it down ages ago for it's uniqueness.
Morrow
Irish (Anglicizd), Scottish
Shortened, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Murchadha. McMorrow is the Anglicized form Mac Murchadha, a patronymic from the personal name Murchadh, meaning "sea warrior."
Woodhouse
English
Meaning unknown (except for the obvious "wood house", haha). However, you might recognize it from Jane Austen's novel, Emma, as the surname of the main character for whom the book is titled.
Photos via Pinterest.
Names & meanings via behindthename.com
TALK TO ME!
Which of these do you like best?
Personally, I like them all, but Deo & Thea may be my favorites of the nicknames. And that Dergregorian! xDDD I keep thinking, "how in the world would I use that??" Such a unique surname---I love it!
A huge thanks to Julie for all her great name suggestions!!! I'll be sharing more from her store of names, and even take her up on some new theme ideas. So, keep an eye out for future posts! I'll post them as consistently as I'm able. ;D
That's all for today, dear beans!
TTFN. <3
I absolutely love Monty for Montreal, and the nickname Thea is adorable!! And those surnames are so interesting! de la Noy is probably my favorite.
ReplyDelete{Aaahaahahadkjfaldkjalk, I got mentioned in a post!} You are so, so welcome and I'm so excited to see your future name posts!!
Have a lovely day!!!
I always LOVE your name posts! And I especially enjoy the nicknames ones--you come up with the best ideas for nicknames! I honestly don't even know if I have a favorite this time. They're ALL really interesting and unique names! Though I do REALLY like Morrow for a surname. It's got such a nice ring to it. Thank you so much for sharing! :D
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