By: lost4evailuvlost
17/03/2008
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Jack - "Little john"
John- "A gift from God"
Kate- "each of the two" , "Torture"
Eko- "first child"
Hurley/Hugo- "heart, mind, or spirit".
Ana Lucia- "favour" "light".
Sawyer/James - "sawer of wood"/"catcher of the heel."
Charlie- "man""army, warrior"
Claire - "clear, bright, famous".
Aaron- "high mountain" or "exalted".
Desmond- "from south Munster"
Sayid- "lord, master"
Rose- "rose" also some say "horse"
Bernard- "brave, hardy, Bear".
Jin- "gold, metal, money"
Sun- "innocence"
Ben- "son of the south""son of the right hand". youngest son of Jacob and the founder of one of the southern tribes of the Hebrews |
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By: lost4evailuvlost
17/03/2008
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Michael- "who is like God?"
Walt- "ruler of the army",
Shannon- "Little Warrior".
Boone- unknown very rare name
Mikhail- "who is like God?"
Juliet- "downy-bearded". haha
Richard- "brave power",
Jacob- "may God protect"."Prince of God"
Libby- "my God is an oath"
Nikki- "victory of the people"
Paulo- "humble" or"small"
Ethan- "solid, enduring"
Goodwin- "friend of god"
Danielle- "God is My Judge" "Judged by god"
have i missed anyone?
do u think the meanings are related to the characters? |
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By: eedrah24
17/03/2008
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| LOL at the meaning of Desmond..."from south Munster" |
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By: circus_animal_6
17/03/2008
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Some character names were intended to reflect personalities, for example Locke and Desmond named after the philosophers John Locke and David Hume. Ethan Rom was an anagram of 'other man'.
Benjamin being the son of Jacob is interesting, but I don't think it will end up being particularly relevant to the story. |
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By: lost4evailuvlost
18/03/2008
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| i know i was bored lol |
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By: debi720
19/03/2008
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My own weird theory on Sawyer's name. Have y'all listened to the lyrics of Rush's song Tom Sawyer?
"A modern-day warrior
Mean mean stride,
Todays tom sawyer
Mean mean pride."
"And what you say about his company
Is what you say about society."
The whole song fits....
Just a thought :-) |
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By: lost4evailuvlost
19/03/2008
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iv neva herd that song bout tom sawyer i shall look it up
boone means "good" how boring lol ill change the meaning to "spunky face" lol |
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By: boogas_treehouse_club
23/04/2008
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Hi! I have thought about the significance of the character's names as well, and found your posts interesting! I just thought I'd throw in some more interpretations.
I find it interesting that Jack and John are two versions of the same name and those two characters have been destined to oppose each other from the very beginning.
Jack's last name is Shepherd, the meaning of which is both obvious and applicable. John's last name is Locke, which makes me wonder just what the lock is containing, and what is the key?
A sawyer is a carpenter, and with the show's frequent religious imagery, I'm sure that we're meant to be reminded of another famous carpenter. I wonder if James will end up sacrificing himself so that others may live.
The only Walt that came to mind when I first started contemplating the significance of names was Walt Disney, who ALSO made pictures come to life (although I don't know if Disney ever did a cartoon with polar bears).
Ben's last name is Linus, who was the patron saint of lost causes.
As for new character Daniel Faraday, the Wikipedia definition of a Faraday cage or Faraday shield is "an enclosure formed by conducting material, or by a mesh of such material. Such an enclosure blocks out external static electrical fields. Faraday cages are named after physicist Michael Faraday, who built one in 1836." |
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By: sarahrood79
16/05/2008
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Remember Sarah, Jack's wife?
In Hebrew Sarah means princess |
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By: sarahrood79
16/05/2008
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My research says that the name Jacob means "supplanter".
"Jacob (Hebrew: ×ַעֲקֹ×, Standard YaÊ¿aqov Tiberian YaÊ¿ÄqÅá¸; Arabic: ÙعÙÙب, YaÊ¿qÅ«b; "holds the heel"), also known as Israel (Hebrew: ×ִשְ×רָ×Öµ×, Standard Yisraʾel Tiberian YiÅrÄʾÄl; Arabic: اسرائÙÙ, IsrÄʾīl; "Struggled with God"), is the third Biblical patriarch."
This is from Wikipedia.
"The meaning of the name Jacob is Supplanter"
âverb (used with object)
1. to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
This ia from dictionary.com
Make up your own minds, peoples. I'm going to bed.
See ya, Sarah |
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By: fate_kat_late
18/05/2008
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| dont know if this has been said sorri if it has dint really read all the posts but in the bible Jacob has twleve sons one of htem Benjamin creepy. but names of characters are deffintately immportant Darlton said so themselves that they characters are given thier naes for a reason (or something to that effect) |
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