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Re: Name meaning "pledge"
in reply to a message by Ylva
I looked up "gage" in the dictionary and one of the definitions said it's something used as a guarentee of good faith or something used as a symbol of a challenge to fight. Also says it's derived from French "gage", "of Germanic origin, related to 'wage' and 'wed'."I wonder if the database just has "measure" down because of the word "gauge"/"gage"?I don't know anything about languages, but if one of the meanings is a misunderstanding, I'd say it owuld be "hostage" or "measure". I can't see a lot of people in any culture wanting to name their daughter Hostage or Measure.
Maybe, if the meaning is really pledge, it has more to do with faith, or trust?
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