Does anyone know the meaning of the last name DeShazor, or Rossenfeld what they mean, or where they came from or just anything?
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Sorry no, I hope  you find out though
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Go to Google and ask them the meaning of your name, they have many sites!!!
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The meaning and origin of the word yankee is debatable. As far as current meaning, If you live in the states it usually mean one from the north eastern united states. If you are from another country it means an american. \n\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee
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my name is cassandra and it means prophet of doom, that no one believes\nin greek mythology cassandra was cursed by the gods to always see the truth but never have her perdictions believed by others.\n\nthe other meaning for my name is entangleing men lol
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(To connect to all three of the preceding answers)\n\nIt is from the Norman French name Melisende\n(The name Melisende is best known as that of a 12th-century queen of Jerusalem [lived 1105-1161], the daughter of Baldwin II; she was named for her maternal grandmother.)\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melisende_of_Jerusalem\n\n(Ironically, your form of the name looks like it 'ought to be' from milli [one thousand] + cent(um)[one hundred], i.e., 1100.  This actually has nothing to do with the meaning of the name, but it might help one remember when the queen lived!)\n\nThe name Melisande was derived from the Germanic name Amalaswinth, composed of the Germanic elements \namal "work, labor" + swinth "strength"\nHence the sense is "strong work[er]"\n\n(For what it's worth,  Mélisande is the title character is a series of artistic works.  They start with "Pelléas et Mélisande", a famous Symbolist play by Maurice Maeterlinck about the forbidden, doomed love of the title characters.  The best known derivative is the opera of the same name by Claude Debussy.)\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pell%C3%A9as_et_M%C3%A9lisande_%28opera%29\nFor a plot summary:\nhttp://www.music-with-ease.com/debussy-pelleas-melisande.html
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We have been working on our "Roots" for years.  My great grandfather came from Alabama and his sisters and brothers scattered throughout the US.  We found out the slavemaster's name for our ancestor's but haven't been successful in tracking his ancester's yet.  We were told that The Mormon's kept records from slavery days so now we're concentrating on finding records at The Mormon's Church.  \n\nKeep in mind, that hte slaves were not educated and they did not spell last names the same.  They would spell and write the way it sound.  That only means that some of the ancester's surnames may have had an "A" when others may have had an "O".  Could all be sisters and brothers.\n\nSometimes the slavemasters chose to change the last names of some and some may have had the slavemaster's last name.  It's all so complicated.  \n\nI will continue searching. Maybe we can help each other.  gl
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Im sure the answer is 'tarrthalai' and there's a fada over the second 'a' and the last letter 'i'. It's pronounced something like 'TAR-hawl-ee'\n\nHope this helps\n\nHave you decided what name to take yet, check out this website, it could give you some idea's www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/surname\nthe last bit on that web address is surname\n\nAh thanks croga xx
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Don't know..... maybe something which has to do with Algeria (a north african country). Maybe it means.... someone from Algeria.
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I always wondered  myself\n\n\nThe etymology of the word "Serb" (root: Srb) is not known. Numerous theories exist, but none can be said to be certain or even probable:\n\n   1. Some say that the name comes from saborac, meaning "co-fighter." This could make sense but the words are too dissimilar. It is possible that saborac comes from sebar (that sebar sometimes meant "co-fighter"), which would make this theory more interesting, but there is not much basis for this claim either.\n   2. Some believe that the name is of Sarmatian/Iranian origin. From which particular word it derives is unclear. However, one theory suggests it derives from the word "Sarv" which means "cypress" tree.\n   3. Some [9] believe that the name comes from srkati, meaning "to suck in", referring to people so closely united as if they share mother's milk.\n   4. Also, others argue that all Slavs originally called themselves Serbs, and that Serbs (and Sorbs) are simply the last Slavs who retained the name. If this is true, it still fails to explain the origin of the Slavic name (most of the above may apply).\n   5. There is also theory that name Serbs derived from the Caucasian word "ser", which means "man".\n\nHowever, one thing is certain: the name is very old. It is clearly a self-identification and not a given name as its root cannot be found in western European languages.\n\nthe rest will be in Serrbian since I don't know how to translate\n\nrpski istoricar Jovan Rajic u "Istoriji Srba" (1794), iz starih izvora, izvodi poreklo Srba od Hunskih Sabira. Drugi izvori to izvode iz Srbata - Sarmata, a takodje i od reke Serbice (izmedju Eufrata i Tigra, Mesopotamija, danasnji Iraq). Neki autori ime Srba izvode iz reci Sobranie (zbor, sabor) i slicno, a neki ga prostorno vezuju za Sibiriju, jednu od nasih prapostojbina. Ceski istoricar Pavel Safarik vezuje srpsko ime za reci Sjarbin, Serb, Serbin, Sibrin, sto su sve oblici znacenja roda, naroda, a sto ima isto znacenje sa latinskom reci "gens" i "natio" ili indijskom reci Serim, sto znaci narod iste krvi. Neda Marinovic u opisu najstarijeg naroda na Balkanu iznosi da Srbin, u starodavnom indijskom jeziku, sanskritu, iz koga su potekli svi indo-evropski jezici, medju kojima i srpski, oznacava slobodnog coveka, junaka, koji se vecito bori za sopstveni opstanak. Prema ruskom istoricaru Veltmanu u delu "Atila i Rusi" ime Srbin od starine odnosilo se na vojnicki, ratnicki stalez u Rusiji, a rec Srb znacilo je vojnik, hrabar covek i navodno od Srba su postali Kozaci. I dan danas oko reke Volge rec Serbo oznacava porodicu, rod, svojtu, a kod Belorusa rec Sabr ili Sjarb znaci silu, mnozinu velikog naroda iste krvi i jezika. Kod Velikorusa rec Serbi znaci zdrav, junacan, silan soj ljudi. Kod Luzickih Srba rec Sorab ima znacenje coveka najrazboritijeg, najlepseg, najodabranijeg u tom rodu. Kod Ukrajinaca rec Sirbin znaci gospodovati. U srpskom narodu od davnina postoji pohvala pokojnika, za koga se smatralo da je bio dobar sa visokim odlicjima, koja kaze "Bas je pravi Srbin bio i srpski ziveo". A u Crnoj Gori hrabrog junaka su hvalili sa "Srb od Kosova". I u turskom jeziku reci Sirb i Serb imaju znacenje naroda jednog kolena, hrabrog, ubojitog i nepokornog. Kod starih Persijanaca rec Sarb znaci glava, staresinstvo. Kod Arabljana, Haldejaca i Jevreja rec Srb znaci slobodan covek, junak, nepokoran. I u starom sanskritskom jeziku rec Serbh znaci ne dati se nikome, a koren te reci znaci seme, koleno i rod. Safarik i Kolar su citirali, takodje, da rec Srbi oznacava rodjake, svojtu.....
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good translations are already there - my suggest is:\n\ncall her elfriede (al free de /de - short like in: denver)\nit´s an older maiden first name (this time rarely used)\n\nif you want you can split it:\nel (spanish) for: the\nfriede(german) for: peace\n\nthe peace\n(i think it fits in these times)
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More thought-provoking questions, I see.  Bravo!  Actually, I seem to recall an episode of I Love Lucy where Ricky was speaking Spanish on the phone to someone and he gave his full name as something like Ricardo Alberto Ricardo y de Hacha.  The "y de Hacha" part is his second last name, which all Hispanics have but do not use in this country. So, it would seem that his name really is Ricardo Ricardo and I would guess he uses Ricky Ricardo as his professional or stage name.  Good question - really made me think.
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They've never given his last name.  On the episode where they flashback to the first time they met him, he said his name, but it was muted out by a school bell (and he actually just recited the names of the main actors on the show).  It's kind of like the name of his country - we'll just never know!  (But the website below has some interesting theories - someone has too much time on their hands).
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It is a word from my mother-tongue.I call it Urdu.Indians call it Hindi.It is from Des(dais)also written as Desh(BanglaDesh).It means:Local;own country;hence desi means any thing from my locale, my country, my des.Desi Ghee means the edible Fat processed out of milk.Desi music is,hence,the local music,the tunes of my country.Which country does the asker belong to?
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Jessica means One With Wealth, from a Hebrew origin.\nI think it is an utterly beautiful name.\nIt sounds like a soothing brook rolling over smooth stones into a quiet pond.\nIt is quite beautiful as I am sure your daughter is.\nA name is only as common as the person.\nI am pretty sure God made your daughter unique, so her name is wonderful and delightful!\nGod Bless
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It probably is a different form of the name 'Erika.' Someone probably spelled it 'Aarika' to be different, and it caught on. A lot of names are like that. :)
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I just looked in the new age baby name book and the very best baby name book and neither were in there(both books have many nationalities).  The name was apparently created for some reason.  It probably isn't race specific.  The closest is Romi/Romy which is French and English
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Actually I could not find anything either. Closest I found was:\n\nDianantha: Otherwise it could be derived from dianthus, the name of a type of flower (from Greek meaning "heavenly flower").