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480 INTERPRETATION OF NAMES.
ALPHONS, Alphonse, Alphonso, Olphonso, blessed, happy,
one that is blessed—F. Pichler. This name may be derived
from the Greek holos, olos, all, and phone, phones, sound,
voice—literally, "all spoken of," much renowned. If derived
from the Gothic alfanz, alefanz, alifanz, alafanz, the
name signifies "a jovial man."— "Jetzt merk' ich den alefanz."—Wackemagel.
AMBROSIUS, Ambrose, imaginary food of the gods; Germanice,
Götterspeise ; Greek, from ambrosios, a, on, immor-
tal, but mostly as appertaining to the immortals, sacred to
the immortals, the food of the gods.
AMOS, one who bears a burden— F. Pichler. Burdensome,
burdening, with stammering tongue—Heubner; Hebrew.
ANANIAS, the cloud of the Lord, or the Lord will answer
M. T. Bernler.
ANASTASIUS, a convalescent, one rising from the dead;
Greek, anistemi, part, anastesas, arouse, arise; anastasis, a
rising up from sickness.
ANDREAS, Andries, Andrew, a courageous man, one strong
and stout; Greek, aner, andros, a man, hence andria, as
manhood, manly courage, manly feeling—it occurs Andro.
ANTON, Anthon, Anthony, not to be valued, one who is inestimable—F.
Pichler. It may be derived from the Greek
verb antheo, to attain the highest pinnacle, hence anthos,
eos, antheon, the excellence of anything—occurs Andoni.
AREND, a tenant-farmer; Germanice, Pächter; Russian,
arenda, hence the English arendator, a farmer of the farms.
It might be derived from the Greek aroo, to plough, sow;
Latin, aro, aras, arare, to plough, to till. Ovid says: arati,
agri, farmed fields.
ARIOVIST, honorable—F. Pichler.
ARIUS, martial, valiant ; Greek, from areios, arieou, excellent,
strong, valiant.
ARNOLDUS, Arnold, an honorable hero—F. Pichler. From
the Gothic aere7i, aehren, am, hence ehren, and old, asld,
haeld, held, hero.
ASAPH, one who assembles the people; Hebrew, from the
verb asaph, to gather, to collect, to assemble.
ASEMUS, without a mark, note or stamp; Greek, from a,
privative, without, and sema, sematos, a sign, mark, note,
stamp; Germanice, zeichenlos, ungewöhnlich.
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