The Meaning Behind Your Name

In this video, we explore the meaning behind a large number of names in the English speaking World. This video is a follow up to a past one done on the same subject.
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[@Strangelove657]

Chad...."one who does battle". Wow that gives whole new layer to the memes

[@WhoDatGuyJ]

For real tho

[@michaelweiske702]

It also means "Lake"

[@wakawakawakawaka8804]

@@michaelweiske702 the lake that fights

[@Strangelove657]

@Bradley Vanhoy same to you. Good to see more people are learning of the commander.

[@maleexile9053]

@@Strangelove657 DR rockwell quack quack quack

[@dragonforks93]

Ah yes I do remember the historical figure, Lord Chad of House Chadson. A classic story.

[@anonlastbend7439]

I remember the story of him and his wife Lady Stacy crushing the great Incel rebellion of 1604.

[@Ushakov_Mykyta]

Correction. Chadson is probably a patronymic (a son of Chad), the house is called O`Chadenn and so is his last name.

[@kierandoodykd]

Ones of my favourites

[@Menaceblue3]

@@anonlastbend7439 yes! I've seen the historical tapestry of the battle in a museum in London. The revolting peasants wore green colored clothes under their armor and had a frog image in their heraldry.

[@gracelynrose3253]

I believe his last name is Thundercock

[@Makinfries]

So Simon didn't say, he listened

[@LeeTheGoat]

and also its pronounced shim'on

[@CLK944]

Mindblown

[@diamondevans321]

@TheLance3185 🤣🤣🤣

[@NightBazaar]

But when Simon sez, it's because he listened and sez what he heard. And as we all know, if you don't pay attention when Simon sez, you'll be out.

[@aratakk7953]

Karen She who speaks to the manager

[@summerghost6551]

UNDERRATED

[@Kus519]

Karen friggdotir - she who speaks to the manager daughter of freyya

[@stephenhensley5631]

BWAAA HA HA ! GREAT !

[@havanadaurcy1321]

Karen has been around longer than the meme

[@gfhsdghj]

The origins are in Hebrew and it means “ray” like x ray or like ray gun

[@matilde_5]

Connor= “Lover of Wolves” Connor, the android sent by Cyberlife: _I like dogs_

[@i_will_not_elaborate]

😱

[@wtfjyoung91]

you took the words out of my mouth. xD

[@vanessaquinones4015]

Connor dont you dare

[@legoindianajones8363]

Well there is connor Kenway from assassin's creed

[@pipthegooner]

lool love that game man (Detroit Become Human)

[@xsamura5121]

This video make me feel like a pregnant woman

[@xsamura5121]

@Sentient Zealot XIII i dont think i can get pregnant thru my ass

[@Erik-zd2oi]

@@xsamura5121 🗿🗿🗿

[@Object-Impermanence-Official]

Welcome to the life of a writer (I spend way to much time on baby naming websites)

[@rickyaclickpowr2187]

Deep down you are a pregnant woman. Embrace it. 🙂

[@marrisavonvalley4928]

@@Object-Impermanence-Official relateable, I used to spend all day searching names and surnames for my characters on websites instead of writing the first line of the first draft •~•

[@michaellamarche9635]

No, karen means "can I speak to your manager." coming from the soccer moms.

[@th3benster909]

Michael Lamarche oof

[@grahamturner2640]

Michael Lamarche That’s just from the meme.

[@vulcan7995]

That meaning you said is a stereotype

[@havanadaurcy1321]

Meme does not mean fact.

[@vercingetorixsonofavernia6598]

My name means “Victor of a Hundred Battles.” So yeah

[@sebastiannathaniel1613]

Unlucky for not whuppin Caesers ass. History would be so so different...

[@ma.cannon2849]

My name is literally “warrior, defender of the church”

[@Trollingtonsrus]

Watch your back with people named Julius.

[@vercingetorixsonofavernia6598]

Perplexion fuck that guy. Glad he got stabbed

[@kierandoodykd]

That is sweet hahaha, almost as cool as mine 😏

[@Dadouf112]

Dormammu, I've come to bargain.

[@codymccloy5992]

Karens are far from "pure"

[@jeremygilbert3513]

BE CAREFUL- they could tell the manager

[@the_gacha_sisters1046]

Get with the drip Karen 😂

[@grigori_mystico]

@@asia22 😂😂😂👍

[@CadetGriffin]

@@asia22 Especially Plankton's cynical computer wife. It's no wonder his plans never work - she's always telling Mr. Krabs about them behind his back.

[@asia22]

@@CadetGriffin ROFL

[@thevioletskull8158]

You'll probably have to make a lot more of these videos,cause there's a lot of names out there.

[@thevioletskull8158]

Edward Turner I think you’re name was in the first one,try checking.

[@beautifulcake2969]

My name is really uncommon I never heard anybody with the same name mine starts with X

[@recoveringsoul755]

Hope there's a website where you can plug in the name and get an answer. Baby name books have some of this too

[@flkajfdfrier7312]

Liked just for Chad ⚡⚡⚡

[@juarezbandosa8623]

And I thought Tyrone is a name African-Americans invented.

[@TheMarleyDavidson]

Yea but you're stupid so there's that.

[@ma.cannon2849]

Interesting… At one point I thought Juarez meant chinga tu madre 🤔

[@juarezbandosa8623]

Two angry Tyrones.

[@TheMarleyDavidson]

@@juarezbandosa8623 I'm actually Mexican myself. I'm just not an inept, keyboard thug.

[@georgeptolemy7260]

@@TheMarleyDavidson Oh yeah real thuggish, bet he's one more comment away from leaving you bleeding in the dark alley-way of archetype.

[@kierandoodykd]

My name is Kieran Doody, or Ciarán O'Dubdha in Irish. It means Little dark one of the darkness 😂😂 which is next level

[@nsk370]

Thats cool

[@Sean-jc6cu]

My last name means son of bear lol

[@i_will_not_elaborate]

So your ancestors were dark mages?

[@jesusofsuburbia8825]

Zach: Remembered by god. Now I’m not sure if those are good or bad implications for me

[@gazmatik119]

The Chad was great thanks for the about 1 full minute of laughter.

[@petarmitkov1056]

"Karen" is "pure"... IMPOSSIBLE

[@Theoneforsure]

With those essential oils she's unstoppable

[@havanadaurcy1321]

Stereotype

[@bigguy1576]

My name is Egon. I'm pretty sure its celtic for "drunk ass parents"

[@sancheenull420]

My real names Keith and for some reason I am obsessed with traveling because I could see many green sceneries especially the mountains where trees are abundantly large. Nice to know that my name relates to what I look forward on travels.

[@ZAND4TSU]

That's nice and all until you hear my name...

[@d.r.9116]

When you still don't find your name lmao : /

[@asia22]

Same.

[@fredvance1313]

My first name is Maynard

[@waterisrelaxing]

I already know what it means

[@LetsGoCatchUsSomeFISH]

My first name is Rierden, a name that is originally spelled: Riordan, a Irish name that means; Royal Poet, Bard, or King. Tbh, I am very proud of my name.

[@maxwelihecker481]

While you were correct with Max, Maximus, and Maximilian, Maxwell is actually Scottish and derives from the phrase Maccus's Well, or Maccus's Pool. Over time the name became shortened into Maxwell and has since become the name of a fairly famous lowland Scottish clan, Clan Maxwell. Its use as a first name is derived from that I believe, or at least with my own name it is.

[@shyne7487]

Me: Mom what does my name mean? Mom: *Dissapointment*

[@JamesCarter-ii4up]

Moa Army234 ....Nope... wonderful...

[@luisitosantiago6098]

My name is Luis and it’s a Spanish version of the Germanic name Lud-Wig and it means Famous Warrior

[@tcc5750]

Lol this is you: images.latintimes.com/sites/latintimes.com/files/styles/large/public/2014/06/30/mexic-neo-nazi-organization.jpg

[@palefeathervaldez3563]

@@tcc5750 YOU sound like a racist white b****.

[@joemills3654]

Oh yeah? Then how come I've never heard of ya?

[@pissyourselfandshitncoom2172]

Also Louis in French. And I think Lewis in English.

[@hitsugayatoshiro9517]

@@pissyourselfandshitncoom2172 luis in Indonesian

[@itaieiron7275]

Caleb just means dog in Hebrew. In the bible many people had the names of animals and some are still popular today like bear, bee, lion and lion cub, seagull, young dear, gazelle, and many more.

[@jupitervolcano]

I am Armenian. First name, Harutyun, literally meaning "Resurection" Last Name, Muradyan, meaning descendant or son of (yan) of Murad. Ottoman naming of Armenians in the Empire. No possible records of when it was given and what it was previously.

[@shadowno2298]

I have the same case with my family name too. From what i had found it was.proberly lutz or another simmiler german name.

[@breechare]

Is Forrest covered? Edit: so I just saw the part where he describes the name Keith (my middle name) and I now think my name basically means "a dude in the forest."

[@derekhanna5834]

Why didn’t u put it in alphetbetical order then Inwouldnt have to go thru it all

[@nicko4348]

Ahh always love it how there is NOTHING with my name in it

[@tracymercado4140]

Tracy was the 12th most popular in 1964. The Irish surname Tracey is derived from the native Irish O'Treasaigh septs. The name is taken from the Irish word "treasach" meaning "war-like" or "fighter".

[@jeefyjames4485]

This man put leonard but not James, one of the most popular names ever

[@ArielYoursTruly]

Ariel is Hebrew for Lion of God or something like that.

[@eazyemco]

Ariel is one of Gods Angels.

[@Fireoflearning]

I've always liked that name, unfortunate that I forgot to mention it, thank you for mentioning it.

[@ArielYoursTruly]

@@Fireoflearning Ariel has always been a predominately Male name. When the flim came out it changed the perspective on the name Ariel being a female name even though its unisex.

[@IamDeathwatch]

It also means Light of G-d. From the Hebrew word אור "Oar" which means Light.

[@jonathanmarom9571]

Yup you are right it is translated to אריאל and that is basically two words: ארי that can have other meanings but it means lion and אל which is god

[@aria5614]

I know one Tristan in my life and he fits his names roots perfectly.

[@notably5233]

Same but the welsh version “Trystan”

[@mohammedaadilshaikabdool3095]

Aadil: justice and the one who acts with fairness

[@mitchlmitten5874]

"Noisy and bold" are perfect descriptions of the only Tristen I've met. His parents knew what they were doing.

[@pokec.]

Kinda surprised that you didnt cover any slavic names

[@stevenmoore4612]

My first name means crown and royalty. My middle name “Peter” means rock or something dense. My last name means “a grassy mountain”.

[@secretsociety1636]

any of you guys know what the name Christian means?

[@ChoiceSnarf]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

[@BillViolator]

It is the anglicized version of the Greek name Χρήστος, which means anointed.

[@MadSwedishGamer]

IDK, probably something to do with Hinduism.

[@249aaa]

didnt watch the first one and stumbled upon this one, and my name just happens to be in it :)

[@auletjohnast03638]

THE ORIGINS OF MY NAME ARE SIMPLE: (JOHN) MEANS TOILET. (AULET) MEANS OUTLET, WHERE YOU PLUG YOUR TOASTER.

[@selinathetrash5873]

My dad named me after my grandma(my name is Sharon)I figured this out when my mom told me I was an accident

[@sharonbudworth4862]

The name Sharon means princess from The plain (desert land) of Sharon,somewhere in Bible land.

[@ericheine2414]

My name means "Well Endowed Marathon Lover."

[@prodigy4821]

i came to this video knowing my name would not be here but still watched it all..

[@ronnelshepherd5184]

Interesting enough, my mom said she got my name from a Dream, she said in her dream she saw was talking to an Angel and the angel was calling out to someone saying "Ronnel come here" And my mom said "Ronnel I like that name" Fast forward I was tryna look it up to find out the origins of my name, it has Hebrew origins, and it means song of God, which is really ironic cuz I'm a singer, I've been singing since I've been able to talk

[@holdencross5134]

If "Mc" is the some of "son of" So Michael Jackson is also Michael McJack Cool

[@knutinho2001]

Lol magic Johnson would be magic mcjohn

[@hitsugayatoshiro9517]

Simpson --> mcSimp lol

[@holdencross5134]

Paul McCartney -----> Paul Cartneyson

[@YAPHANK-x3s]

“My Name Is Gabriel” There Is An Angel That His Name Is Gabriel”

[@atomic_icyy]

Hi Gabriel I'm Noah

[@felixbilodeau-chagnon4781]

Honestly didn't expect to hear my name since it has a French origin, but I'm happy it was included!

[@Barakon]

2:56 “faithful, devoted” Dog

[@Jon-mh9lk]

8:45 Regin and Reginald are germanic meaning "council of the gods" found in Ragna from Ragnarök. Names like German Reiner also derive from the sale root.

[@omidjaberi1807]

My name is "Omid", it is the Persian word for "Hope". The Turkish name "Ümit" is actually the same word with a different dictation.

[@emperortheodosius9429]

For all the Johns out there, John means "God has been gracious; God has shown favor"

[@firewolf0065]

Searched for meaning of Benjamin, and this got recommended it wasn't even in here 😂

[@samuelvavia8920]

I was expecting an analysis of the movie Your Name 🙁

[@Ognyan_Gochev]

My name Ognyan literally mean "fiery" in Old Slavic. In modern Bulgarian : Ognen = fiery, ogun = fire. My surname Gochev mean - belong to Goche's family and originate from the Western part of the county and Macedonia region.

[@19mychaellee71]

Oh man, I have to reread Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer now like a wolf-in-reindeer's-clothing tale. Thanks Justin.

[@Ryan.2]

Well, if I ever have a child I know what video to consult on naming.

[@KiddKoalaz]

Ahh.. I thought you were going to talk about the anime movie, Your Name lol

[@Tsukiko.97]

My first name is Seeye (pronounced like See - A), it’s an Eritrean/Ethiopian biblical name meaning palm tree. When Jesus was welcomed into Bethlehem palm tree leaves were set down for him to walk on as a red carpet. The name is gender neutral. I immensely enjoy this series!

[@Southernburrito]

Pretty interesting. I'll check out the previous too.

[@Matt_Silverwolf]

My cousin is Tristan and "noisy/bold" is so on point xD

[@berkaltunbas5554]

My name is Berk and ıt's comes from Turkish and Mongolian, they have different meanings in Mongolian ıt means strong personality but in Turkish it just means solid thing

[@rustyblade9400]

Strong personality and solid thing could be synonymous if the context permits it

[@franciestokes3195]

Now it mean that you are a shite

[@ciararoper4148]

My name translates to something which is old or ancient in Celtic

[@8393Robertrex]

If you mean "cian" id imagine its related to "cyan" which just means blue

[@8393Robertrex]

I think its greek but im not sure

[@ciararoper4148]

@@8393Robertrex I dont know of any greek origin for the name Cian, which can also be spelt Kian. Its a very common first name in Ireland where I am from.

[@MacRiocaird]

@@ciararoper4148 Your etymology of the name is correct.

[@bern1228]

Thanks. You included my strong bear name. With the "h". Cool.

[@whoareyou1034]

This all changes so much context of everything. Turns out Rudolph the Red Nose Raindeer was not a raindeer after all.

[@angeladallimore8079]

Angela my mum said i was. Named after Angels

[@lad7534]

I always thought that Louis came from the latin name "Clovis" that sounds more like Louis and from a latin origin, but in spanish we also have Ludovico, i believe that one resembles more Hlodowik

[@nutyyyy]

They are all related. Clovis, Ludwig, Ludovicius, Aloysius, Ludaigh, Lewis and so on. There's typically a lot more variations in a lot of languages than can be fit into videos like this. So I don't know if Hlodowik is the original because I know it's related to Clovis.

[@mrhilla1438]

I subscribed to you for this video!!!

[@franciestokes3195]

Thanks shite

[@user-oy8qp6bq3b]

So in a thousand years out descendants will be named stuff like "forest" or "helpful"

[@AlfieOdonoghue]

Alfie short form of Alfred from the old english Aelfraed meaning "'elf" and raed, meaning "counsel" and taken to mean "wise" I’m an elf council ?

[@Cephlin]

The tone of the guy says "why am I reading this aloud; can I not die already?"

[@mrtuktukla]

Seems I missed the opportunity for my name. Brody and it's various spellings are so common in my area I had the arrogance to assume you'd cover them. Mint video keep it up.

[@sarahdawn7075]

Thanks for covering both my first and middle names - Lillian Virginia

[@elijahc.brooks3493]

I'm very humbled that my name is Elijah. Eliyahu under God forever!

[@jeremygilbert3513]

I feel bad for people named "Chaz"

[@Dalopezbeast]

My parents named me from a character from the Bible, but I’m not even religious

[@Barakon]

6:29 the name translates more to “(masc) will laugh”

[@kadepyper8168]

My name wasn't on here

[@schmlif8839]

Is pickle Rick real

[@davidlundy9699]

Schmlif harambe meme

[@waterisrelaxing]

My name has the word "Marie" in it so I guess it means "star of the sea, exalted one, and rebel" in french. I can't say my real name because I always feel like its so unique and the way that it is spelled is rare-

[@lindabreault7549]

That's cool. And it's literally my middle name, also I like your profile picture.🙂

[@justafriendlyegyptian4019]

Mitchell is from the word Michael the archangel of mercy

[@yurahbom]

People named Connor or Conner are furries.

[@franciestokes3195]

They are shites

[@maycrawerpl9919]

Tristan came of "tristis" from latin what means "sad" :)

[@bighomie6435]

I think you should bring back the old intro with Ode to Joy

[@hg1651]

blows my mind you got Dustin correct!

[@igotmoremotion]

Been watching this channel for a long time and I seriously thought he was going to talk about the ANIME 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@ninaaaaishere]

When your name is made up... And doesn't have a meaning... 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@thedukeofskull1383]

It could have a meaning, our daughters name is a combination of parts of 2 words which mean "Great miracle". Break your name down and you could find the meaning or check other languages. Example: SMITH came from the black smith, COOPER is from the barrel maker. You might be surprised with what you find. 😀

[@ninaaaaishere]

@@thedukeofskull1383 That... actually helps! Thank you!🤗

[@thedukeofskull1383]

@@ninaaaaishere I'M GLAD THAT I COULD HELP ☺. Sometimes we make things too, too complicated, when the answer is right there.( I most definitely have done this MANY times! ). I am surprised that from time to time people need help and I can actually help. So I watch the videos and check the comments for people that I could help on anything from names, to Kung Fu, to midevil Scotland and England. I am a bit of an eclectic. 😀

[@StevefromPR]

How the fuck do you not have Steven on this list when it's one if the most common ones.

[@seahawk100]

Thanks for including Wade.

[@payton2872]

My name Payton means "warrior's estate"

[@DimiPetrevski]

Matthew; English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew nameמַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) meaning "gift of YAHWEH"

[@GrantJBratcher]

I didn’t find my giving name in here, but Girouard, my grandmother’s Maiden name was an interesting bit of info.

[@sebasostria]

Thanks man, this is great 👍

[@mrhilla1438]

I thought my name was very common but I guess not

[@Solon1581]

Bobby is just another way of saying Robert. Check the previous video.

[@8393Robertrex]

Ikr😂😂

[@Joshua-hz3cl]

Can you go through some norse names, and native American ones?

[@LiliannsGachaChannel]

Juliann A fusion of my father and mother's names

[@AlanA-rj7jz]

My name is Alan, and apparently it has origins in English, French and Celtic meaning “rock”, “noble”, and in some cases “handsome”

[@warcriminalinalbania]

I love your pfp

[@yaantsudnbesdai972]

Another uber-interesting video. I thought that a 'few' popular names were Celtic in origin -- until watching this video I didn't realize just how many are Celtic in origin -including the first or middle names of people I know....

[@LetMeEatIt]

i already knew first, middle, and last, but im still going to watch this. they are: "horse-loving" "bow-warrior" "king."

[@dxddee1112]

Bro, my name wasn't there, but it's really straight forward, just meaning storm.

[@strnoodle5427]

when you are named after a freaking town