Ray Dart
Ray Dart answered Roy Lovett's question

When I was at college, where we were all only identified by surnames, there was a childrens television programme in the UK called "Space Patrol".  The principle character was "Larry Dart". I was therefore known as "Larry" all through college.

Many years later, at an exhibition in London I suddenly heard "Hey Larry!" from someone in … Read more

Yo Kass
Yo Kass answered Anonymous' question

I've seen packs of incense which were less creatively named: Jasmine, Orange blossom...

But it sounds like the pack you got for Christmas was aimed at a more creative market. From a branding perspective, I suspect that this actually makes sense, as there does seem to be a concentration of "free thinkers" within the incense-purchasing … Read more

Ray Dart
Ray Dart answered Yo Kass' question

My name on Blurtit for many years was Plingsby. I'd like that back.

To  (sortof) echo Tyto. I'd quite like my everyday name to be Falco Subbuteo - the most spectacular falcon of them all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3z9BT15FZ0

The arrival of a Hobby in open countryside results in immediate panic by virtually all other … Read more

Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn answered

Santa Barbara is basically a word in Spanish as well as in Portuguese, which in English means Saint Barbara. She was a saint who was a third-century Christian martyr. Apart from being very well referred to a saint, this name also associates very well with names of places across the globe.
Some of the names … Read more

dfasdf asdff
dfasdf asdff answered

Got this from urban dictonary: A person deriving from the latin meaning 'Great'. This name often crops up in love poems as being the centre of love and is known for its soft sound when spoken.
A truly beautiful name.

Anonymous
Anonymous answered cindy romero's question

The name Cindy is actually derived from the the Greek Goddess of the moon Artemis, who was born on Mount Cynthus, the Greek personification of the moon. And the Roman Diana, or moon goddess and goddess of the hunt and of wild animals was also sometimes called Cynthia.

Ken Sears
Ken Sears answered

The people who are saying that Kardashian is an Armenian name (which it is), and that "kardash" means "stonemason" in Armenian (which apparently it does), and that THEREFORE the name must mean something like "son of my brother" because "kardash" is "sibling" in Turkish (!) are being wildly and absurdly illogical. 

If the name is Armenian … Read more

Lynn Blakeman
Lynn Blakeman answered Taylor Brookes' question

To be honest, the fact that you are asking the question says that you are not really ready to change your name.

A change of name is a huge step so until you have one name that you really must be called, stick with what you were given. Chances are, if you choose one of … Read more

Sara Lewis
Sara Lewis answered

AKASH is an acronym which stands for Ancient Keys for Attaining Success and Happiness.

It is a course which is taught online by a number of different institutions, and encourages people to look at their life and find ways to overcome difficulties in order to find peace and happiness.

The courses seem to last for 6 weeks … Read more