PUBLIC MARKS from tadeufilippini with tags etimologia & etymology

Name Meanings and History One of the things that all people and places have in common is (NAMES). Have you ever asked yourself, "What does my name mean?". Most people have some idea of their name meaning or where their name came from. This site has been set up as a free etymology and onomastics resource to look up the history and meaning of names. Browse through name meaning, rankings, other people's comments, ratings, and other statistics in addition to the name meanings. Even if you are here just to browse, we hope that you will enjoy a unique spin on a fascinating study field. We offer name meanings for over 45,000 different baby names, surnames, and city names from all over the world. We are in the process of building many tools and resources to help make your studies easier. We invite you to contribute name meanings, ratings, comments, participate in our forums, or contribute facts and information to our growing community. Here is a great resource if you are looking for- Baby Names.

Seja Bem-Vindo Agradecemos por acessar este site, o objetivo dele é que você possa saber o significado de milhares de nomes, para isso, basta digitar o nome no campo acima ou buscar pela letra inicial por meio dos links na parte superior das páginas.

THADDEUS Gender: Masculine Usage: English, Biblical Pronounced: THAD-ee-əs (English) [key] From Θαδδαιος (Thaddaios), the Greek form of the Aramaic name Thaddai. It is possibly derived from a word meaning "heart", but it may in fact be an Aramaic form of a Greek name such as Theodoros (see THEODORE). In the Gospel of Matthew Thaddeus is listed as one of the twelve apostles, though elsewhere in the New Testament his name is omitted and Jude's appears instead. It is likely that the two names refer to the same person.

TADEU Gender: Masculine Usage: Portuguese Portuguese form of THADDEUS

muscle Look up muscle at Dictionary.com 1533, from L. musculus "a muscle," lit. "little mouse," dim. of mus "mouse" (see mouse). So called because the shape and movement of some muscles (notably biceps) were thought to resemble mice. The analogy was made in Gk., too, where mys is both "mouse" and "muscle," and its comb. form gives the medical prefix my-/myo-. Cf. also O.C.S. mysi "mouse," mysica "arm;" Ger. Maus "mouse, muscle," Arabic 'adalah "muscle," 'adal "field mouse." Fig. sense of "force, violence, threat of violence" is 1930, Amer.Eng. The verb first recorded 1913, "to accomplish by strength;" to muscle in is 1929 in underworld slang. Muscle-man was originally (1929) "an underworld enforcer;" sense of "strong man" first attested 1952. Muscle-bound is first recorded 1879. Muscle car "hot rod" is from 1969. Muscular Christianity (1857) is originally in ref. to philosophy of Anglican clergyman and novelist Charles Kingsley (1819-75).

omnibus Look up omnibus at Dictionary.com 1829, "four-wheeled public vehicle with seats for passengers," from Fr. (voiture) omnibus "(carriage) for all, common (conveyance)," from L. omnibus "for all," dat. pl. of omnis "all" (see omni-). Introduced by Laffitte in Paris, 1820. In ref. to legislation, the word is recorded from 1842. Meaning "man or boy who assists a waiter at a restaurant" is attested from 1888 (cf. busboy). bus Look up bus at Dictionary.com 1832, abbreviation of omnibus (q.v.). The Eng. word is simply a Latin dative plural ending. The verb meaning "transport students to integrate schools" is first recorded 1961. Verb meaning "clear tables in a restaurant" is first attested 1913, probably from the four-wheeled cart used to carry dishes. To miss the bus, in the fig. sense, is from 1915. Busman's holiday "leisure time spent doing what one does for a living" (1893) is probably a reference to London bus drivers riding the buses on their days off.

ABEL Gender: Masculine Usage: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical Pronounced: AY-bəl (English), ah-BEL (Spanish), ə-BEL (Portuguese) [key] From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant "breath". In the Old Testament he was the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered out of envy by his brother Cain. In England, this name came into use during the Middle Ages, and it was common during the Puritan era

Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men"

GILDA Gender: Feminine Usage: Italian Derived from Germanic gild meaning "sacrifice".

Linguistics and Human Languages > Etymology