The Meaning of...Names.
Published Wednesday, December 3, 2008 by le steph inI was searching today, not too long ago and I found...well Taylor's fansite...and the meaning of the Twilight character's names.
I got this from Twilighters Anonymous, who searched for the names on behindthenames and babynames:
Renesmee———————————–ORIGIN American
MEANING: Reborn And Loved
ADD’L INFO: Combination of the names Renee and Esme. Created for the Twilight book series by Stephenie Meyer
Edward———————————– ORIGIN English, Polish
MEANING Wealthy Guardian or Rich Guard
ADD’L INFO Saint Edward the Confessor was a king of England and known as a just ruler. Edward is one of the few Old English names to be used throughout Europe (in various spellings).
Isabella/Bella———————————–ORIGIN Italian
MEANING God is My Oath/Beautiful
ADD’L INFO Isabella of France married Edward II.
Jacob———————————–ORIGIN English, Scandinavian, Biblical, Dutch
MEANING Supplanter or May God Protect
Jasper———————————–ORIGIN Persian, English, Judeo-Christian
MEANING Treasurer
ADD’L INFO This name was traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus.
Rosalie———————————–ORIGIN French
MEANING Rose
Alice———————————–ORIGIN English, French, Portuguese, Italian
MEANING Of A Noble Kin
Emmett———————————–ORIGIN English
MEANING Entire, Whole, Universal
Carlisle———————————–ORIGIN Welsh, English
MEANING City Belonging to Lugovalor or “Strong as Lugh”
ADD’L INFO Lugh was a Celtic god of the sun and craftsmanship. Also known as "the shining one."
Esme———————————–ORIGIN French
MEANING Esteemed or Loved
Charlie———————————–ORIGIN English
MEANING Free Man or Army or Warrior
Leah———————————–ORIGIN English, Jewish, Biblical
MEANING Weary
Seth———————————–ORIGIN English, Biblical
MEANING Appointed or Pillar or Dazzle
Sam———————————–ORIGIN English
MEANINGName of God or God Has Heard
ADD’L INFO Samuel was the last of the ruling judges in the Old Testament.
Jessica———————————–ORIGIN English
MEANINGGod Beholds
ADD’L INFO This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play ‘The Merchant of Venice’(1596), where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. Angela———————————–ORIGIN English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian
MEANING Messenger of God
Mike———————————–ORIGINEnglish
MEANING Who is Like God
Ben———————————–ORIGINEnglish, Dutch
MEANING Son of the Right Hand
Lol, i'm pretty sure that the names Seth, Paul, Jared and Emily were Stephenies' siblings names...correct me if i'm wrong...i think there was one more...Heidi? I don't know, but kinda cool, right?
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