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July 2009

Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Thaddeus

THADDEUS Gender: Masculine Usage: English, Biblical Pronounced: THAD-ee-əs (English) [key] From Θαδδαιος (Thaddaios), the Greek form of the Aramaic name Thaddai. It is possibly derived from a word meaning "heart", but it may in fact be an Aramaic form of a Greek name such as Theodoros (see THEODORE). In the Gospel of Matthew Thaddeus is listed as one of the twelve apostles, though elsewhere in the New Testament his name is omitted and Jude's appears instead. It is likely that the two names refer to the same person.

Online Etymology Dictionary

muscle Look up muscle at Dictionary.com 1533, from L. musculus "a muscle," lit. "little mouse," dim. of mus "mouse" (see mouse). So called because the shape and movement of some muscles (notably biceps) were thought to resemble mice. The analogy was made in Gk., too, where mys is both "mouse" and "muscle," and its comb. form gives the medical prefix my-/myo-. Cf. also O.C.S. mysi "mouse," mysica "arm;" Ger. Maus "mouse, muscle," Arabic 'adalah "muscle," 'adal "field mouse." Fig. sense of "force, violence, threat of violence" is 1930, Amer.Eng. The verb first recorded 1913, "to accomplish by strength;" to muscle in is 1929 in underworld slang. Muscle-man was originally (1929) "an underworld enforcer;" sense of "strong man" first attested 1952. Muscle-bound is first recorded 1879. Muscle car "hot rod" is from 1969. Muscular Christianity (1857) is originally in ref. to philosophy of Anglican clergyman and novelist Charles Kingsley (1819-75).

September 2008

Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Abel

ABEL Gender: Masculine Usage: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical Pronounced: AY-bəl (English), ah-BEL (Spanish), ə-BEL (Portuguese) [key] From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant "breath". In the Old Testament he was the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered out of envy by his brother Cain. In England, this name came into use during the Middle Ages, and it was common during the Puritan era

July 2008

Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Alexander

Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men"

June 2007

gilda

GILDA Gender: Feminine Usage: Italian Derived from Germanic gild meaning "sacrifice".

October 2006

July 2006