Is the meaning of my friends name correct?
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The name Erika is from Old Norse, meaning "ever powerful" or "ruler of the people". It is also frequently spelled Erica. Its masculine forms are Erik, Eric and Derek. It is a common name in many European countries, Australia, North America, and Japan.It is also the name of a yellow German flower.
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Your friend's sure not "jellous" of your spelling?
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Sorry this will be a bit long... but if you want to get good answer to questions about the meaning of names you need to know which sources and sites you can trust... so I'll try to point out why certain sites are NOT good sources.\n\nIn general, I do not trust the meanings given in the "baby name" sites.  Some are correct, same are way off!  Too much sloppy work and failture to co-ordinate related forms to rely on them.\n\nOne evidence of unreliability is this -- If you check out the "name-meanings" and "babyname" sites mentioned above and search for the list of names below --ALL of which are derived from the same Germanic name ("Karl"), you will find meanings that have nothing to do with each other!      \n\nCharles, Carl, Karl, Carlos\nCarla, Carlotta, Charlotte, Charlene\nCarol, Caroline \n(there are others, but they are unlikely to appear in English)\n\nEsp. laughable is what happens when you choose one of the FEMININE forms.  Some may properly say "from Charles", but others end up as "melody" (for "Carol" -- but this is NOT the meaning of the NAME!), "feminine",  "beautiful woman", etc. \n\nNow it IS true that since "carol" is a word for a type of song or hymn, people MAY choose the name for that meaning, and say it means that.  No problem there, even if that's not the way the name originally came about...  language is like that!  But in any case the names do NOT mean "feminine" or "beautiful".\n\nAlso, since names, like other words, can change meaning over time, some variation is understandable.  (Thus the negative word "churl" is derived from "Carl", but that does not mean the name Carl has that meaning.)\n\nBut that's not what's going on with the baby books and baby-name sites.  They are often trying to make the names sounds interesting and attractive (telling a girl her name is a feminine form of "man" or "warrior" may not be well received!) But in the process they are often far from correct!\n\nOn the other hand I have found "behindthename.com" to avoid such sloppiness.   They try to present the most reliable info they can.  For a cluster of names, ALL the names will eventually take you to one main entry that explains the derivation and meaning.  In this case all the names listed above end up at the "Charles" article.\n\nSo we discover that there is a bit of uncertainty/debate about whether the name simply means "man" (or in some cultures a particular status of man, such as a "free man") OR is from a Germanic root "heri" for "war", hence meaning "warrior" (the sort of name used quite often in Germanic cultures).\n\nBy the way "farmer" is not very helpful here.   It may be that in some societies the typical work of the "(free)man" was as a farmer, but that does not mean this word itself MEANS "farmer".\n\nWikipedia's article on the name is also quite good, and adds a bit of history and a hint at how the name could be related to status in society (which may make it difficult to fully translate, since our societies do not have that same structure)\n\nSo, check out the details at these two links:\nhttp://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=charles\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_(name)\n(which includes a nice list of masculine and feminine forms as well as surnames)
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no, just in my SECOND last name; FRIDMaN, that's in Yiddish, it means: FRID- happy  MAN- man ,so you see, maybe one of my ancestrers (sorry 4 the spelling) was a happy man.You see, l'm Jewish. Please don't discriminate.
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Yes. It's Emilyn. It's a mix of Emily and Lynn, my mom wanted my name to have Lynn in it because Lynn in cantonese means pretty. And having this name has basically made me feel pretty. And also unique, because I, personally don't know any other Emilyns.
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Not bad at all, it's still your name.\n\nIt's just a nickname that flows with the way you are better.
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no I don't think it means anything.  someone else from his past might have that name
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it is your name, deal with it, you should her my real name lol
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Dear Friend,\n\nNo.\n\nYour Friend,\nFrancesois
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I think that the word "Name", you may be taking too literally.  By name, I do believe it would mean God.  Like using your name, means you, not your name.  Your name is who you are, and we call God, GOD, even Christ or Jesus to some, and by those names, we mean God, or Jesus.
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Is it obligatory to change one's name if its meaning is not good?. \n\n\nAnswer :\n\n    Praise be to Allaah.  \n\n    Names have meanings, as the saying goes, and every person is influenced by the meaning of his name. So a person should be given a suitable name that has a good meaning, so that he will be influenced by his name. \n\n    Ibn al-Qayyim said: \n\n    Because names have meanings, it is wise that there should be a proper connection between the meaning of the names and the object that is carrying the name. It should not be the case that the meaning is not suited to the object and there is no connection between the meaning and the object, because this is what is decreed by the Most Wise, and reality testifies to that. Indeed names have a great impact on the objects to which they are applied, and the objects that carry these names will definitely be influenced by these names, whether these names are good or ugly, whether they refer to meanings of lightness or heaviness, kindness or cruelty.” \n\n    Zaad al-Ma’aad, 2/336 \n\n    Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to change bad names to good ones. \n\n    It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that a daughter of ‘Umar was called ‘Aasiyah (disobedient), but the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) renamed her Jameelah (beautiful). Narrated by Muslim, 2139. \n\n    The ruling – changing names to good names – has to do with what is mustahabb and preferable; it is not obligatory or binding. \n\n    The evidence for that is the report narrated by al-Bukhaari (6190) from Ibn al-Musayyab that his father came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and he said, “What is your name?” He said, “Hazn (meaning rough).” He said, “You are Sahl (meaning easy).” He said, “I will not change the name that my father gave to me.” Ibn al-Musayyab said, “And we have had roughness (in character) ever since.” \n\n    Roughness means being harsh and difficult to deal with. \n\n    Ibn Battaal said: \n\n    This shows that improving names and changing names to something better is not something that is obligatory. \n\n    Fath al-Baari. \n\n    And if it had been obligatory, the Sahaabi would not have refused to change his name, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) would have compelled him to change his name. \n\n    And Allaah knows best. \n\n    But if the name carries a meaning implying servitude to someone other than Allaah, such as ‘Abd al-Nabi (slave of the Prophet) and ‘Abd al-Maseeh (slave of the Messiah), and the like, then these names must be changed, because it is not permissible to be a slave of someone other than Allaah, and because all of creation belongs to Allaah and is subjugated to Him. \n\n    Ibn Hazm (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: \n\n    The scholars are agreed that every name which implies servitude to someone other than Allaah – such as ‘Abd ‘Amr or ‘Abd al-Ka’bah and so on, is haraam. \n\n    Fath al-Majeed, p. 531 \n\n    And Allaah knows best. \n\n\n    Islam Q&A (www.islam-qa.com)
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According to me, I feel it is something like... "John's and mine"......i would go with it.. as "Mine" is first person to indicate possession of something and that would be sufficient instead of an I's (which i feel is wrong)
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in arabic it means friend
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English does not clearly distinguish gender on people; in fact there is some movement to eliminate it (letter carrier instead of postman, server instead of waiter, waitress).  Therefore 'friend' can mean a male or female friend.  (Lucy is my friend.  George is my friend.)  You can use 'girlfriends' as a woman to refer to a group of your female friends, not lovers: Lucy and her girlfriends went out to lunch and had too many Marguaritas.  I have heard people say 'guy friends' to refer to male friends who were not boyriends, but that is spoken language only.  So:\namigo/ami etc.   friend\namiga/amie  etc.   friend\nboyfriend (male with whom you are romantically involved)\ngirlfriend (female with who you are romantically involved)\n\nLearners of langauges where there are gender distinctions have a lot of trouble NOT interpreting amigo/amiga as the English boyfriend/girlfriend, so it goes both ways!
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Don't take it personally. Sarah is a common name, but is spelled a variety of ways. Because the name is so common, almost everyone has had a close friend or relative with the name. A lot of those people used the "Sara" spelling, and its almost second nature for people to write it the way it is most familiar to them. It isn't that they don't care about you as an individual, it is simply that human beings are creatures of habit; it is almost subconcious. By the way- I think Sarah, the way you spell it, is a beautiful name. I often annoy "Sara's" by adding the "h"!
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don't get hung up on it, it is just a term someone uses to make a sentence more personal if he doesn't know you..it is very common to call a guy you don't know..Mate, Buddy, Bud,Chief, Amigo,...just like calling a woman, honey, love, baby or whatever..I'm sure the person didn't mean any offence by it
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I can't seem to find a meaning for your name anywhere.  Maybe it does not have one.  I think it is just unique for you!!!