DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Russian, Czech, Biblical Pronounced: DAY-vid Possibly derived from Hebrew dod meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. Jesus was supposedly descended from him. Other famous bearers of this name include the 5th-century patron saint of Wales, two kings of Scotland, empiricist philosopher David Hume, and explorer David Livingstone. This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semiautobiographical novel 'David Copperfield'.
ALEXANDER m English, German, Dutch Pronounced: al-eg-ZAN-dur From the Greek name Alexandros, which meant "defending men" from Greek alexein "to defend, help" and aner "man" (genitive andros). Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, is the most famous bearer of this name. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. This was also the name of emperors of Russia, kings of Scotland and Yugoslavia, and eight popes. Also, Sir Alexander MacKenzie was an explorer of the north and west of Canada in the 18th century.
Wilshire: Not sure if there is anything on this at all, but seems to be a derivative of: WILLIAM m English Pronounced: WIL-ee-am From the Germanic name Wilhelm, which was composed of the elements wil "will, desire" and helm "helmet, protection". The name was introduced to Britain by the Normans. It has belonged to several rulers of England, Prussia, and Germany, including William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England. Another famous bearer was William Tell, a legendary 14th-century hero from Switzerland. In the literary world it has been borne by dramatist William Shakespeare and poet William Blake, as well as contemporary authors William Faulkner and William S. Burroughs. So, perhaps, Protector of the Shire? (Ummm... this would make you Samwise Gamgee, I'm thinkin'... Hee hee hee)
Seems like there are very few Wilshire listings anywhere... the more common spelling is Wiltshire, which appears to be commonly associated with Wilshire. The origin of this, apparently, is: The name is derived from that of the former county town of Wilton, and was recorded as Wiltunscir in an 870AD document. In comparison with many modern counties it may therefore be regarded as a shortened form of Wiltonshire. The town acquired its name from the river on which it stands, the Wylye, which itself is derived from a Celtic word meaning tricky, a reference to its habit of unpredictable flooding.
I did find one website that implied that Wilshire was associated with Moore (like maybe one derived from the other), but it didn't have more details. I thought it was interesting, though.
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DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Russian, Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: DAY-vid
Possibly derived from Hebrew dod meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories about him are told in the Old Testament, including his defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. Jesus was supposedly descended from him. Other famous bearers of this name include the 5th-century patron saint of Wales, two kings of Scotland, empiricist philosopher David Hume, and explorer David Livingstone. This is also the name of the hero of Charles Dickens' semiautobiographical novel 'David Copperfield'.
ALEXANDER m English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: al-eg-ZAN-dur
From the Greek name Alexandros, which meant "defending men" from Greek alexein "to defend, help" and aner "man" (genitive andros). Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, is the most famous bearer of this name. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. This was also the name of emperors of Russia, kings of Scotland and Yugoslavia, and eight popes. Also, Sir Alexander MacKenzie was an explorer of the north and west of Canada in the 18th century.
Wilshire: Not sure if there is anything on this at all, but seems to be a derivative of:
WILLIAM m English
Pronounced: WIL-ee-am
From the Germanic name Wilhelm, which was composed of the elements wil "will, desire" and helm "helmet, protection". The name was introduced to Britain by the Normans. It has belonged to several rulers of England, Prussia, and Germany, including William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England. Another famous bearer was William Tell, a legendary 14th-century hero from Switzerland. In the literary world it has been borne by dramatist William Shakespeare and poet William Blake, as well as contemporary authors William Faulkner and William S. Burroughs.
So, perhaps, Protector of the Shire? (Ummm... this would make you Samwise Gamgee, I'm thinkin'... Hee hee hee)
Seems like there are very few Wilshire listings anywhere... the more common spelling is Wiltshire, which appears to be commonly associated with Wilshire. The origin of this, apparently, is: The name is derived from that of the former county town of Wilton, and was recorded as Wiltunscir in an 870AD document. In comparison with many modern counties it may therefore be regarded as a shortened form of Wiltonshire. The town acquired its name from the river on which it stands, the Wylye, which itself is derived from a Celtic word meaning tricky, a reference to its habit of unpredictable flooding.
I did find one website that implied that Wilshire was associated with Moore (like maybe one derived from the other), but it didn't have more details. I thought it was interesting, though.
Hope this was useful! :)