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INTERPRETATION OF NAMES. 493
RICHARD, richly honored; Saxon, from ric, ricca, rich,
eareiiy eredj eard, honored.
ROLANDT, Roland, one who is honest, a just man—F. Pichler;
probably Gothic*
RODOLPHUS, Rudolphus, Rudolph, Ralf; in HoUandish,
Roelf, a counselor, adviser; any person who gives advice;
but properly, one who is authorized, by birth, office, or pro-
fession, growing out of that relation, to give advice to another,
in regard to his future conduct and measures— Ein
Rathgeher, einer der Jemanden Glründe vorführt, seinen
Verstand zu gewinnen, um ihn zum Nachdenken zu bringen.
Probably derived from the old German rsed, raet, Rath,
consultation, advice, counsel, and Anglo-Saxon helpan, hylp-
an, hylph, hulf; German, Hiilf, HiUfe, help, to help, to aid,
to assist; aid, assistance.
RUPERTIUS, Rupert, Robert, red-beard; Gothic.
SALOMO, Solomon, peaceable, peaceful, peaceful ness; Hebrew,
slielcy quietness, peace, prosperity; Chaldaic, shleah, rest,
tranquility; shiomin, peaceable.
SAMUEL, asked of God, heard of God; Hebrew, shmuel,
heard of God; from shama, to hear, and el, God.
SEBASTIAN, august, exalted, elevated; Greek, from seho,
Sepso, to venerate, to stand in awe; sebas, veneration, sebas-
tos, venerated, worshipful, venerable, august.
SEM, Sema, Shem, a name, renown ; Hebrew, shem, a name,
authority, fame, renown, a good name- a rumor, report, a
monument.
SETH, a law—Heubner put, or who puts ; Hebrew.
;
SEVERIMUS, more earnest, one who is very austere or stern
Latin, from severus, stern, earnest, serious, austere, as severvs
Judex, an austere judge.
SIEGFRIED, victory of peace, peace-conquest ;
victory, triumph, and fried, Friede, peace.
German, Sieg.
SILAS, or Silvanus ; the former is a contraction of the latter
one who loves the woods, or delights in the forest; Greek,
— ;
* A distinguished general, Feldherr, mentioned in German history,
A. D. 778, was called Roland, whose fame has been spread by ancient
and modern poets.
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