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Konkani language variants of most Goan Catholic names are derived from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin names from the Old and New Testament Biblical canons.Nowadays Hindu names like Sandeep, Rahul and Anita, etc. are also given.
According to genealogical researchers, the surname Tzavaras (Greek: Τζαβάρας) can be classified as of patronymic / nickname origin.. It is either the Hellenization of the Albanian word çanavar which means "monster" or "brave", but within a historical context would signify “mercenary” and later on “janissary”; or a Byzantine compound surname made up of the prefix dia (tza ...
"Fortune favours the bold" or "fortune favours the brave" are among the English translations of the Latin proverb "audentes Fortuna iuvat" and its variations. The phrase has been widely used as a slogan in the Western world to emphasize the rewards of courage and bravery, particularly within military organizations, and it is also used up to the ...
Motto: Fear god in life. Chief: none, armigerous clan: Spalding [4] Chief: none, armigerous clan: Spens: Crest: A hart's head erased Proper. [314] Motto: Si Deus quis contra [315] [Latin, 'If God is for us, who is against us'] [314] Chief: Patrick Spens, 4th Baron Spens: The Spens heir has not yet contacted the Lord Lyon or the Standing Council ...
Baldwin is an Old Germanic and Anglo-Saxon name. It may either derive from Bealdwine, or the Old German equivalent Baldavin, meaning 'brave, bold friend'.Baldwin is known in Old French as Baudouin and Latin as Balduīnus, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz, "bold friend."
Elliot (also spelled Eliot, Elliotte, Elliott, [1] Eliott [2] and Elyot [3]) is a personal name which can serve as either a surname or a given name.Although the given name has historically been given to males, females have increasingly been given the name as well in the United States.
The motto of HMS Brave and USS Florida. fortes fortuna iuvat: Fortune favors the brave: From the letters of Pliny the Younger, Book 6, Letter 16. Often quoted as fortes fortuna juvat. The motto of the Jutland Dragoon Regiment of Denmark. fortes in fide: strong in faith: a common motto fortis cadere, cedere non potest: the brave may fall, but ...
Deus vult (Latin for 'God wills it') is a Christian motto historically tied to ideas of Divine providence and individual interpretation of God's will. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was first chanted by Catholics during the First Crusade in 1096 as a rallying cry, most likely under the form Deus le veult or Deus lo vult , as reported by the Gesta Francorum ( c ...