Nephele Posted April 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Lemaire being a very popular name ( my mother even uses to say it's not a private name anymore but a public one ! ) while Pascal still means "he who has a stiff leg"... "Lemaire" may be a "public" name, but it's still a prestigious one, if my guess as to its etymology is correct. Do you know if your surname is derived from the Old French mair(e), which comes from the Latin maior, meaning greater, superior, and signifying the "best" or "chief" man of the community (much like the title "Mayor")? As for the name "Pascal"... And here I always thought it had something to do with being born at Eastertide. -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted April 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Julius22, you didn't say whether you are male or female, but I'm going to guess that you're female. You get a fanciful Roman name, meaning "Star of Venus": Venustellia (Eljuti Anves -j +l) -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Lemaire being a very popular name ( my mother even uses to say it's not a private name anymore but a public one ! ) while Pascal still means "he who has a stiff leg"... "Lemaire" may be a "public" name, but it's still a prestigious one, if my guess as to its etymology is correct. Do you know if your surname is derived from the Old French mair(e), which comes from the Latin maior, meaning greater, superior, and signifying the "best" or "chief" man of the community (much like the title "Mayor")? As for the name "Pascal"... And here I always thought it had something to do with being born at Eastertide. -- Nephele Yes Lemaire does indeed come down from the ancient latin word "maior" or "maius" or "magister", which gave words as master, meister, mestre ( = ancient french form of maitre, master ), maitre ( = master ), maire ( = mayor ). As for Pascal it is indeed connected to the Easter feast but Pesah means either "to pass by" or "to have a stiff leg" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted April 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Yes Lemaire does indeed come down from the ancient latin word "maior" or "maius" or "magister", which gave words as master, meister, mestre ( = ancient french form of maitre, master ), maitre ( = master ), maire ( = mayor ). As for Pascal it is indeed connected to the Easter feast but Pesah means either "to pass by" or "to have a stiff leg" Ah, you were referring to the Hebrew word, from which we get "Passover". Still, I'm not familiar with the "stiff leg" meaning. -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Yes Lemaire does indeed come down from the ancient latin word "maior" or "maius" or "magister", which gave words as master, meister, mestre ( = ancient french form of maitre, master ), maitre ( = master ), maire ( = mayor ). As for Pascal it is indeed connected to the Easter feast but Pesah means either "to pass by" or "to have a stiff leg" Ah, you were referring to the Hebrew word, from which we get "Passover". Still, I'm not familiar with the "stiff leg" meaning. -- Nephele Well I don't know the exact english word for someone who can't walk well due to having a leg hurt or unusable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted April 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 Julius22, I've come up with another name for you (see previous posting), this time using your entire name in blanagram... Juventia Larenissa (Eljuti Asnadr Anves -d +i) This makes you a member of the Juventia Gens, "an ancient plebeian gens which came from Tusculum and settled in Rome, probably in the course of the fourth century B.C. Your cognomen of Larenissa is a feminine adaptation of the cognomen "Larensis" **************************************************** Well I don't know the exact english word for someone who can't walk well due to having a leg hurt or unusable. That's okay, Bryaxis -- I gathered what you meant, I just wasn't familiar with that meaning ("stiff leg") being ascribed to the name Pascal or the Hebrew word pesah. -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Well I suppose since the rest of the world has done it, so should I... Go on, giive it a go. My name is composed of.. AKLADMROLR I await with trepidation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted April 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Well I suppose since the rest of the world has done it, so should I... Go on, giive it a go. My name is composed of.. AKLADMROLR I await with trepidation Hah, finally gotcha, Caldrail! Do you have a middle name you can include in your scramble? And... male, correct? -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Hah, finally gotcha, Caldrail! Do you have a middle name you can include in your scramble? And... male, correct? -- Nephele Okeedokeee Then please extend my anagram to..... AKLNLADMRAAOLR yep, I do happen to be of the male species. Have I finally defeated the Great Nephele? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Have I finally defeated the Great Nephele? Let's just say you had me stymied for a bit. Plus, I was distracted by that beefcake pic of you in the Gallery. I've a weak spot for gladiators. Caldrail, one of your noble relations was Laronius, noted for having been "an officer of Augustus in the Sicilian war with Sext. Pompey." Your cognomen of "Ralla" (usually belonging to the Marcii) means "tunic of fine fabric", indicating that your ancestors were snappy dressers. Your full Roman name is... M. Laronius Ralla (AKLNLADMRAAOLR -kdo +ius) -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Have I finally defeated the Great Nephele? Let's just say you had me stymied for a bit. Plus, I was distracted by that beefcake pic of you in the Gallery. I've a weak spot for gladiators. Caldrail, one of your noble relations was Laronius, noted for having been "an officer of Augustus in the Sicilian war with Sext. Pompey." Your cognomen of "Ralla" (usually belonging to the Marcii) means "tunic of fine fabric", indicating that your ancestors were snappy dressers. Your full Roman name is... M. Laronius Ralla (AKLNLADMRAAOLR -kdo +ius) -- Nephele Not bad! But please don't tell me my ancestors were purveyors of fine garments. Its like saying I'm Mr Haberdasher... I'm pleased to see that my family had a fine military career worthy of note. I'll use that in the forthcoming elections just as soon as I grab enough sestercii for a days games.. Thanks for the compliments about the pic. Many gladiators died to bring you that jpeg.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oracus Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 hi, Nephele: aasmdcrnmhaeota (female). thanks! *sits back to watch what happens* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Oracus, one of your noble ancestors was Quintus Ancharius, "a senator, and of praetorian rank." Another notable Ancharius in your family tree was a Tribune of the plebs "in the consulship of Caesar and Bibulus." Being a member of the Ancharii, your name is, naturally, Ancharia. You were given the cognomen of "Modesta" by your family in recognition of your modest beauty. Your full Roman name is... Ancharia Modesta (aasmdcrnmhaeota -m +i) Welcome to the UNRV Board! -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Ok I'll partake and let you tell me my secret roman name. My real name I'll give to you without scrambling, it's many places on the net I'm sure. Patrick Michael McClain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nephele Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Omega, considering that your given name is Patrick, it seems only fitting that you should belong to a patrician gens. And not just any patrician gens, but "one of the most ancient and celebrated of the patrician gentes at Rome" -- the Manlia gens. Of course, coming from such an illustrious gens has made your particular branch of the family somewhat big-headed, and so you inherited the cognomen of "Capito" (meaning "big head"). Your praenomen is "Gaius", abbreviated with a "C." Your full Roman name is... C. Manlius Capito (Patrick McClain -rck +uso) Welcome to UNRV! -- Nephele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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