Whats in a name
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Fredericton,
New Brunswick,
Canada
Monday, March 31, 2008
--- KATIE form of KATE
KATE short form of KATHERINE
-KATHERINE from the Greek name Aikaterina. It has been linked with Greek aikia "torture" but that theory is unlikely. The Romans derived it from Greek katharos "pure" and changed their spelling from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this. The name belonged to a Christian martyr who was tortured on the famous Catherine wheel. Catherine the Great was an empress of Russia. The name was also borne by three of king Henry the Eighth's wives.
--- KATHLEEN English form of CAITLIN or "little darling" (Celtic)
--- JAMES Latin/English form of JACOB that comes to us through the Latin form Jacomus. The biblical James was an important apostle. He was the brother of the apostle John. A James is also mentioned in the Bible as being the brother of Jesus.
--- JAMIE Scottish pet form of JAMES or feminine form of JAMES
--- JOANNE feminine form of JOHN
-JOHN "the Lord has favored" (Hebrew). John is the name of two important New Testament characters. The first was John the Baptist. The second was the apostle John, brother of the apostle James, who was also supposedly the author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation in the New Testament. The name was borne by 23 popes. Also, the name of rulers of Hungary, Poland, Portugal and France. This has been the most popular of male Christian names.
--- GARNET either "protection" (Old English) from a surname, or "garnet" (English) from the name of the precious stone
--- RUTH "satisfied" (Hebrew). A woman of the Old Testament who was an ancestor of king David
--- TRACEY form of TRACY
-TRACY short form of THERESA or "path" or "road" (French)
--- HEATHER "heather" (English)
--- KIP short form of KIPLING
-KIPLING "one who cures salmon or herring" from Middle English kypre. This was originally a surname
---YVONNE feminine form of YVES
-YVES "yew" (Teutonic)
---ISABEL Spanish form of ELIZABETH
-ELIZABETH "oath of God" (Hebrew). The wife of Aaron in the Old Testament. The mother of John the Baptist in the New Testament. Also the name of two English queens.
