Mojo Friday - What Does Your Name Mean? - Edition

Just for fun, find out what your name means, click the link. Here is the link to my family tree on Ancestry.com if you are a Schwanke (paternal) or Irvine (maternal), I hope you will check it out and send me some hints or information I am missing and may have wrong. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/27476887/family?fpid=2068762715 I have to guess my first name is of Irish origin as when I was born my mother's side of the family claimed Irish heritage, it was not till recently we discovered her family is of Scottish heritage. There is no real difference in the meaning of my name in it's Scottish, Irish or Gaelic origins. Meaning of "Craig"

Irish name

In Irish, the name Craig means- from the crag. Other origins for the name Craig include - Irish, Gaelic, Scottish, Welsh.The name Craig is most often used as a boy name or male name.

Irish Name Meaning - from the crag

Origin - Ireland

Alternate Origins - Gaelic  Scottish  Welsh 

I have no argument with the meaning of my middle name  ;-)

Meaning of "Alan"
Irish name

In Irish, the name Alan means- handsome. Other origins for the name Alan include - Irish, Celtic, English.The name Alan is most often used as a boy name or male name.

Irish Name Meaning - handsome

Origin - Ireland

Alternate Origins - Celtic  English  

I had to go to another site for the meaning of my last name, for years my father's family claimed German heritage but I recently discovered my grandfather's family was Prussian (Preuße, Prösen). Last name origin & meaning:

North German: from a short form of the personal name Swaneke, a pet form of Swane, from a Germanic compound name formed with swana ‘swan’ as the first element.

Read more on FamilyEducation: http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/schwanke#ixzz2Jefnl5fg

We've all seen these games recently on the internet where you put your name in the blank and you get your porn star name or some other silly fun with your names, but do you know what your names really mean?

My full name interprets as;

spear warrior, worthy of high praise, catlike.

That's an interesting combination and none of which my parents took under consideration in choosing my name. I was named after my father and uncle, nothing more complicated than that.

My last (Gattis) name has numerous spellings which include KOTZE, CHATT, KATTE, LECHAT, GATTO, KATER, KATTE, DE KAT, KOTT, KOTAS and KOTEV, to name but a few.

Here a places you can go to look for the meaning of your name.

Meaning of names.

You can even run a search from yahoo answers.

Have fun checking out your names today.

On with the games!!  

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MKinTN posted a diary to help everyone achieve greater success called How to Succeed at Mojo Friday Without Really Trying.    

For those of you new to MF (Mojo Friday) we have our own lingo about a few things. Thank's to MF'er Jez (the link will explain) go to this diary for a little more fun and explanation. Official Mojo Friday Snecktionary.  

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/25/1181959/-Mojo-Friday-What-Does-Your-Name-Mean-Edition