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Archives"Finis", as in Jefferson Finis Davis...
in reply to a message by Ivayla
The Latin word "finis" has been used as a name for both boy and girl babies in the U.S.A. Meaning "the end", it signifies a child who is probably the last child that his/her mother will bear -- or, sadly, a child whose mother has died giving birth.
Perhaps the most well-known American to bear the name of "Finis" as his middle name was Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He had been the 10th, and final, child born to his parents.
-- Nanaea
Perhaps the most well-known American to bear the name of "Finis" as his middle name was Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He had been the 10th, and final, child born to his parents.
-- Nanaea
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Aristotle and Hestia!
Another such name could be Aristotle: it is derived from aristos "best" and telos "purpose, end", and could very way imply "the perfect end".
I also thought a bit about the etymology of the name Stamatios, mentioned by Ivayla. The name itself, meaning "to stop" is medieval/modern Greek, and is derived from the classical Greek "histamai", meaning "to stand".
Related Greek names include:
Hestia (F, Goddess of the home, Vesta in Latin)
Histiaios (M, "he who stands")
Histolaos (M. "the people that stands")
Histomachos (M. "he who stands in battle")
Histonoe (F, "standing in logic" - from "noos", mind)
Historia (F, "History, "standing in time")
Historios (M, "History, "standing in time")
Historides (M, "History, "standing in time")
Historis (F, "History, "standing in time")
Histophanes (M, "appearing to stand")
Histor (M, "he who stands").
Related contemporary english words include history, histamine, histrionic, hist, etc etc
Another such name could be Aristotle: it is derived from aristos "best" and telos "purpose, end", and could very way imply "the perfect end".
I also thought a bit about the etymology of the name Stamatios, mentioned by Ivayla. The name itself, meaning "to stop" is medieval/modern Greek, and is derived from the classical Greek "histamai", meaning "to stand".
Related Greek names include:
Hestia (F, Goddess of the home, Vesta in Latin)
Histiaios (M, "he who stands")
Histolaos (M. "the people that stands")
Histomachos (M. "he who stands in battle")
Histonoe (F, "standing in logic" - from "noos", mind)
Historia (F, "History, "standing in time")
Historios (M, "History, "standing in time")
Historides (M, "History, "standing in time")
Historis (F, "History, "standing in time")
Histophanes (M, "appearing to stand")
Histor (M, "he who stands").
Related contemporary english words include history, histamine, histrionic, hist, etc etc
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