Friday, September 16, 2011

snippets 066

aka: my name

I was always told by my parents that my given name translates to: Strong Winning Wisdom

I check the meaning of my name in google every now and then though.

My first name in German means free man, and it means love in Welsh. It means joy, could be song too, in English and in French strong.

My Second name is beautiful victory in Old Norse. According to Wikipedia, it is a Scandinavian given name for women from Old Norse Sigríðr, meaning "victory" " wisdom " and "beautiful". Although, how one word could mean three different things at the same time beats me.

Ergo, if somebody asks you what does your given name mean, you should answer with the question: In what language? German, Welsh, English, French or Scandinavian?

Love in Welsh
Free in German
Joy in English
Strong in French...:))
Victory, Wisdom and Beautiful all in Scandinavian.

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