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INTERPRETATION OP NAMES. 483
DAVID, well beloved, dear ;
Hebrew.
commander, governor—F. Pichler
DIELMAN, see Thielman.
DIETRICH, Derrick, a patriot, or friend to the people—F.
Pichler. The vulgar write Dieter ; sometimes Ditrich, Tiet-
rich, Dirk.
DIONYSIUS, divinely touched ;
Greek, probably derived from
dios, divine, celestial, and the verb nusso, to touch, prick,
— ;
spur.
DOMINICUS, Dominique in French, belonging to the Lord
Latin, Dominus, the Lord, as Dominicae habitationes, habitations
belonging to the Lord.
DURST, Dorst, if derived from the German Durst, it is thirst.
EBERHARD, Everhard, well reported, one that is strong and
energetic—F. Pichler; Anglo-Saxon, aefre, efre, efer, eher,
ever, constant, immovable; and heard, hard, unyielding,
never yielding, immovably ; unyielding.
ECKART, Eckard, Ekard, one who is faithftil, one that has
been proved—F. Pichler ; Anglo-Saxon, and may be derived
from eacon, to increase, or to complete, and heard, hard, un-
yielding.
EDMUND, a generous protector, a noble defender—F. Pichler
Anglo-Saxon, aedel, prefixed to the old German miind, a
compound word, like the vor, für, for, and mund, as in
mund, guardian, protector.
Vor-
EDUARD, Edward, a noble watchman, truth-keeper; Anglo-
Saxon, aedel, contracted, asd, noble, weardian, loard, a guard,
or watch, act of guarding.
EGBERT, faithful and kind, one that is true and friendly
F. Pichler; Anglo-Saxon.
EGIDIUS, see Aegidius.
EGINHARD, one who has proved himself faithftil, or who has
been tested by experience—F. Pichler; Anglo-Saxon.
ELIAH, God the Lord, the strong Lord ; God my strength
Heubner; Hebrew, eliah, eliiahu, Jehovah is my God;
Elisua, Ulishuah, God is my salvation; Hebrew, elishaa,
God is salvation.
EMANUEL, Immanuel, God with us ; Hebrew, ijn, with, in
conjunction with; manu, us; el, God—literally, God united
to man.