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On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 12:33 PM, MorphemeAddict <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I personally do not like the third option for names, e.g., John, Mary, or > Edward, which don't normally have a meaning beyond the name itself. Even > though Steven/Stephen/Stephan/Stefan/.. comes from Greek "stephanos", which > meant/means 'crown', that doesn't mean that "Stephen" et al. also means > 'crown'. It's just a name with a history and etymology. > "Stephen" has lots of translations in other, mainly European languages, and > they could all be translated by the same glyph. > > stevo > > I disagree. Most names have meaning if you go far back enough in the etymology. http://www.behindthename.com/ is one site that covers it, and there are several others I'm sure. -Karen Terry http://anti-moliminous.blogspot.com/