What do our names mean?

[Nicholas Ealing]

I discovered a couple of pretty cool websites and managed to find out the etymology of a number of our character's names: ;D

Note: I have tried to include at least one character from each member. I have probably left out a dozens of members so sorry for that.

And to some people (mainly the Germans), I looked you up but couldn't find your character's names ANYWHERE!

Edward McMillan
Origin of Edward = English
Origin of McMillan = Scottish
Name Meaning: Bald Wealthy Guardian

Daniel Brennan
Origin of Daniel = Hebrew
Origin of Brennan = Gaelic
Name Meaning: God is my Judge, Raven-Like

Nicholas Ealing
Origin of Nicholas = Greek
Origin of Ealing = Irish
Name Meaning: Ingenious Victorious Person

Nathan Whyte
Origin of Nathan = Hebrew
Origin of Whyte = Scottish/English/Irish
Name Meaning = White/Pure Gift of God

Owen Pearson
Origin of Owen = Welsh
Origin of Pearson = English
Name Meaning: A rock, born to Nobility

Stephen Colly
Origin of Stephen = Hebrew
Origin of Colly = Norman
Name Meaning = Crowned Nicholas

Mac Bargett
Origin of Mac = Celtic
Origin of Bargett = English/French
Name Meaning = Son of person who lives near a wall

Erik Schneider
Origin of Erik = Scandinavian
Origin of Schneider = German
Name Meaning: Honourable Ruler and Taylor

Jeremiah Welsh
Origin of Jeremiah = Hebrew
Origin of Welsh = Welsh, sometimes Irish/Scottish
Name Meaning: Either Foreigner sent by God or Welshman sent by God

David Bevan
Origin of David = Hebrew
Origin of Bevan = Welsh
Name Meaning = Beloved son of Evan

Liam Brentwood
Origin of Liam = Celtic
Origin of Brentwood = Anglo-Saxon
Name Meaning = Determined Guardian from Brentwood (originally Burntwood)

Ben Shirley
Origin of Ben = Hebrew
Origing of Shirley = Anglo-Saxon
Name Meaning = Son of the village of Shirley

Vivienne Rosseau
Origin of Vivienne = Latin
Origin of Rosseau = French
Name Meaning = Vibrant, red-haired person

[Dieter "Iceman" Rentz]

Dieter Rentz
Origin of Dieter = German
Origin of Rentz = German
Name meaning: Warrior of people

Otto Wolff
Origin of Otto = German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Finnish
Origin of Wolff = German
Name meaning: Wealthy wolf

[1st Sgt. Michael Hobbar]

I actually just kinda made Hobbar up, i don't think its a real last name... lol

[∬: Erik Schneider]

Jonas Merhoff
Origin of Jonas = Hebrew
Origin of Merhoff = Probably German, cant find its meaning/origin anywhere

Name Meaning: Accomplishing ?

Andrew Ryan
Origin of Andrew = Greek
Origin of Ryan = Celtic/Gaelic

Name Meaning: Courageous Young Royalty

Tyler Brentwood
Origin of Tyler = English
Origin of Brentwood = Celtic/Gaelic

Name Meaning: Tile Maker from Brentwood...

[Mac Bargett]

Mac Bargett= Mark Burnett. I just changed around some letters to make it special.

[⊕ Owen Pearson]

I actually chose the name for this character from my 2nd cousin's first name and the last name from an Aunt....

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Friedrich Hautt
Origin of Friedrich = German [Frederick]
Origin of Hautt = French, German
Name Meaning = Proud, peaceful ruler.

Notes on Friedrich: German form of Frederick, (Old German) and the meaning of Friedrich is "peaceful ruler". This was the name of kings of Germany. The socialist Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and the philosopher Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) are two famous bearers of this name. Friedrich is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census)

Notes on Hautt: German form of French "Haupt". German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a dealer in skins, from Middle High German hut, hout, German Haut ‘skin’, ‘hide’. From Middle High German houbet, German Haupt ‘head’; generally, a descriptive nickname for someone with a big head, or perhaps a designation of the head of a guild or other group. It is also recorded in the Upper Rhineland as a habitational name from a house sign. Also can be translated as usually denoting a haughty or proud person, and occasionally a tall man.
North German: metonymic occupational name for a hat maker, from Middle Low German hot ‘hat’.

It all goes with my character, French ancestry and mother, mixed with German and Prussian roots. Like I've said, he was based on my ancestor, as well as me. Another note: Friedrich is my real name.

It all adds up to me! A very tall (6'5'') big-headed descendant of proud skin-hat-making rulers.