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in reply to a message by Brittany Smith
Azriel is a variation of Azrael, which is already in the database.
Zariel does not mean 'Lion Princess'. The Hebrew name Ariel means 'Lion of God'. As 'z' does not mean 'princess', there is no logical etymology for this name. The only thing I can think of is that it's a combination of 'Sarah' and 'Ariel', which would hypothetically mean 'Lion Princess of God', but it's still a made-up name with, as far as I can tell, no real etymological meaning. Also, Ariel is traditionally male, not female.
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
Zariel does not mean 'Lion Princess'. The Hebrew name Ariel means 'Lion of God'. As 'z' does not mean 'princess', there is no logical etymology for this name. The only thing I can think of is that it's a combination of 'Sarah' and 'Ariel', which would hypothetically mean 'Lion Princess of God', but it's still a made-up name with, as far as I can tell, no real etymological meaning. Also, Ariel is traditionally male, not female.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
This message was edited 7/28/2005, 8:12 PM
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Couldn't we find a more polite term to express this? "Babynames.com is often inaccurate when it comes to name origins" would do and not sound like an opinion, and opinions seem to be disliked on this board.
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No, it's fact that Babynames.com isn't to be trusted
It's notoriously unreliable, and nobody should go there if they want accurate, etymologically-based meanings. Thus, what I said was perfectly factual.
EDIT: - extra "was", two days after the fact...
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It's notoriously unreliable, and nobody should go there if they want accurate, etymologically-based meanings. Thus, what I said was perfectly factual.
EDIT: - extra "was", two days after the fact...
"You've been downgraded to a class three tropical storm." -- My mother to my father, re: Hurricane Dennis
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks; see my profile for their names.
This message was edited 8/1/2005, 2:52 PM
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Yeah I never have found them to even have a very large data base at all.
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My Favorite Names:
Girls: Sabriel, Serafina, Augustine, Ravenna, Leona, Iona, Fiona, Quintessa, Arianna, Adele (ah-dhe-LEE), Gwenivere, Genevieve, Kathryn, Katerina, Shilia, Catriona, and Keira.
Boys: Keiran, Quinn, Aidan, Vincent, Caden, Killian, Lochlan, Cleon, Xavier, Finley, and Malachi.
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It's not so much that their database is small, as that they invent and change meanings whenever they choose. They don't care if it's accurate as long as it's "cute".
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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