Wednesday, March 11, 2009

What's with my name?

What's with my name?
Before anything else though, my name's Alfred Joshua


According to behindthename.com

ALFRED

Gender: Masculine


Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king of Wessex who fought unceasingly against the Danes living in the northeast of England. He was also a scholar, and he translated many Latin books into Old English. His fame helped to ensure the usage of this name even after the Norman conquest, when most Old English names were replaced by Norman ones. It became rare by the end of the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 18th century. A famous bearer was the British poet Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892).


JOSHUA

Gender: Masculine


From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a). Joshua was one of the twelve spies sent into Canaan by Moses in the Old Testament. After Moses died Joshua succeeded him as leader of the Israelites.


My names derived from 2 great historical figures

My name give precise account of the kind of person I am

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