Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Meaning of character's names

Might be helpful, or just fun, to have a look at what your character's names mean:

First names:

Johnny-Short for "John". Hebrew for "God is gracious"

Julia-French for soft-haired, youthful

Linda-Spanish for "pretty one"/English for "Linden tree"

Edward-English for "wealthy guardian"

Ned-Short for Edward. See above.

Seton-Old English for "sea settlement"

Laura-English for "laurel-crowned"

Susan-Hebrew for "lily"

Nick-Short for Nicholas or Dominik. Meaning "victorious people"

Charles-German for "manly" or "farmer"

Delia-Could be short for Cordelia. Welsh for "dark"

Henry-German for "ruler of the home"


Last names:

Seton-Old English for "sea settlement"

Cram-German for "peddler"

Potter-English for "maker of pots"

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