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I have been searching for the meaning of my name "ARAMIS", for quite sometime. I have searched many baby name websites, including this one, and none seem to have the definition or origin of the name "ARAMIS". My father gave me the name from a character of Alexander Dumas, of the work "The Three Musketeers". The peculiar thing I find at these websites is that for the meaning column they put the four **** symbols instead of leaving it blank as they do for other names that they have no information as to the definition or origin. I have been told by some that the name is french and at others that it is greek. But most seem to agree that it is most common in french and latin speaking countries, though I have asked many french speaking people and they don't seem to know either, though they have heard the name. I would appreciate any thoughts on this, or any direction as to where to look.
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I named my son Aramis in 2000. I found it in a book of names and loved the sound of it. I didn't even think of the Musketeers when I named him that. I remember the book saying that the name meant "family warrior" or "family protector". I can't seem to find that same meaning online but that's what I read when I gave my son that name.
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I'm guessing they just took that from Aramis being a musketeer. Quite a few purported meanings are derived from the character of a famous bearer and don't really have anything to do with the name itself.
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My father’s name is Aramais which is an ancient Armenian name. The shortened form is Aram. Aramais was one of the founders of the Armenian people. The people of Ar or Aram. I speculate that the French have a long history with the Armenians, especially since the Crusades as the Armenians served them as protectors against the Turkish invaders. Armenians are the oldest Christian nation on earth but lost their state when the crusades failed. The last Armenian King was of the French Lusignan line and is buried in France.
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I know this is many years too late. But my name is Aramis, I'm a girl and 21. I'm adopted. I know it's from the Three Musketeers. I was also told as a child it meant child of the moon, from another story. I'm still looking, bit I heard it could be linked to Greek or Roman. I am actually Greek and not French. Which is the most known origin of "Aramis". I have never been able to find the story to which they spoke of. But it's something I hold onto. I love it.
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i just thought it was cool we had the same names !!
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Same name different spelling. I was told it meant bringing up the rear like the last wolf in the pack.
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One site, not worth the honor of mentioning it's name, says that Amaris means child of the moon (variously credited to Irish Hindi, or Hebrew, so a dead give away that this meaning is just made up)
This message was edited 3/3/2019, 4:12 AM
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Another claims it's Latin, which is also fictional. Latin amaris is the second-person singular present passive indicative of amō (to love, i.e. Amaris is roughly "[you] are loved"), and the dative plural of amarus "bitter" (i.e. it modifies a dative plural noun for example in a phrase "julius led his army over bitter seas", in this context the Latin declension used would be "amaris" - but an odd choice for a first name). Whatever the origin (probably a Spanish or Italian version of Germanic Athelmar [-th- is often elided in Romance versions of Germanic names, cf. Geoffrey from Goisfrith, Audrey from Athelthryth]), Amaris became a surname, as well as a first name (feminine in Hispanic, masculine in Italian). I would say it is rare even in Hispanic- and Italian-American families until the very late '70s. In the very late 20th century it seems to have been adopted by Neopaganism (possibly from a fictional Amaris, possibly a misinterpretation of a name such as Mons. Amaris), as a name for a "moon child", with a fictional origin in Latin, Hindi or Old Irish.
This message was edited 3/3/2019, 3:23 PM
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Alexander Dumas based Aramis on the historical figure Henri d'Aramitz. The location for which he was named is Aramits which basically means "the vales".
As Athos means "holy mountain" and Porthos means "ocean", I think Dumas was going for a trinity with Aramis as a vale would tend to experience high winds. Allusion to skies, essentially. Also, Aramis can be seen as a mistranslation of Eremis (Hermes).
As Athos means "holy mountain" and Porthos means "ocean", I think Dumas was going for a trinity with Aramis as a vale would tend to experience high winds. Allusion to skies, essentially. Also, Aramis can be seen as a mistranslation of Eremis (Hermes).
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Bazin tells d’ Artagnan when he comes searching for Aramis, that he dies not bear that name any longer and that was the name Simara, a demon actually, that s from the
book. But Dumas, I have heard had a real life character with a similar name ftom a village with a similar name. Nice character, great name!
book. But Dumas, I have heard had a real life character with a similar name ftom a village with a similar name. Nice character, great name!
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yeah my name is aramis too and i've heard the name means lord of choas. But, i dont know were it is from. Let me know if you have any luck. Aramis
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In the Israeli meaning Aramis means father of multitude
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