Name meaning
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ChrisRedfield1994
Potato Lobber
My middle name:
CHARLES
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: CHAHR-əlz (English), SHARL (French) [key]
From the Germanic name Karl, which was derived from a Germanic word which meant "man". However, an alternative theory states that it is derived from the common Germanic element heri meaning "army, warrior".
The popularity of the name in continental Europe was due to the fame of Charles the Great (742-814), commonly known as Charlemagne, a king of the Franks who came to rule over most of Europe. It was subsequently borne by several Holy Roman Emperors, as well as kings of France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Hungary. The name did not become common in Britain until the 17th century when it was carried by the Stuart king Charles I. It had been introduced into the Stuart royal family by Mary Queen of Scots, who had been raised in France.
Famous bearers of the name include naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) who revolutionized biology with his theory of evolution, novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) who wrote such works as 'Great Expectations' and 'A Tale of Two Cities', French statesman Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), and American cartoonist Charles Schulz (1922-2000), the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.
CHARLES
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: CHAHR-əlz (English), SHARL (French) [key]
From the Germanic name Karl, which was derived from a Germanic word which meant "man". However, an alternative theory states that it is derived from the common Germanic element heri meaning "army, warrior".
The popularity of the name in continental Europe was due to the fame of Charles the Great (742-814), commonly known as Charlemagne, a king of the Franks who came to rule over most of Europe. It was subsequently borne by several Holy Roman Emperors, as well as kings of France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Hungary. The name did not become common in Britain until the 17th century when it was carried by the Stuart king Charles I. It had been introduced into the Stuart royal family by Mary Queen of Scots, who had been raised in France.
Famous bearers of the name include naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) who revolutionized biology with his theory of evolution, novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) who wrote such works as 'Great Expectations' and 'A Tale of Two Cities', French statesman Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), and American cartoonist Charles Schulz (1922-2000), the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.
Redfield99
Well-Known Member
[quote author=dark_zero link=topic=426.msg20271#msg20271 date=1232659638]
supposedly my name means port of ships lol
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OK... totally nothing to make a joke about
Peter
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek
Meaning: A Rock
Douglas
Gender: Male
Origin: Celtic/ Gaelic
Meaning: Flowing from the dark river
supposedly my name means port of ships lol
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OK... totally nothing to make a joke about
Peter
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek
Meaning: A Rock
Douglas
Gender: Male
Origin: Celtic/ Gaelic
Meaning: Flowing from the dark river
Hoady
Well-Known Member
[quote author=Redfield99 link=topic=426.msg20545#msg20545 date=1232940422]
OK... totally nothing to make a joke about
Peter
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek
Meaning: A Rock
Douglas
Gender: Male
Origin: Celtic/ Gaelic
Meaning: Flowing from the dark river
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haha i hope you didn't take my ridiculous comment seriously.
OK... totally nothing to make a joke about
Peter
Gender: Male
Origin: Greek
Meaning: A Rock
Douglas
Gender: Male
Origin: Celtic/ Gaelic
Meaning: Flowing from the dark river
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haha i hope you didn't take my ridiculous comment seriously.
Redfield99
Well-Known Member
[quote author=Hoady link=topic=426.msg20548#msg20548 date=1232947953]
haha i hope you didn't take my ridiculous comment seriously.
[/quote]
Wait, which comment?
haha i hope you didn't take my ridiculous comment seriously.
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Wait, which comment?
Redfield99
Well-Known Member
Oh, wasn't that directed to Dark zero?
