Old_Joe Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 So, I've always wondered what's the story behind some of your screen names. In my case, and others I'm sure, I got it from my Confirmation Saint, Joseph of Cupertino. It was his nickname towards the end of his life. I think it denotes affection, wisdom, that sort of thing. What about everyone else?
Noel's angel Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 I was good friends with a priest called Noel and he used to call me his angel and then he died and I joined the phorum a few months later and I thought it would be a good tribute/reminder of us.
iggy Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 mine is a nickname based off of the mispronounciation of my last name
Fidei Defensor Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 Mine means defender of the faith.. and yep, i like to do that. Just not on the debate table here.. it scares me.
IcePrincessKRS Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 haha Hasn't there been a thread about this before? My SN is a nickname I got when I was in college, after 3 different people called me Ice Princess (in relation to different things), unaware that someone else had already called me that, it just kind of stuck, particularly since the last person who gave me the name is my husband. lol KRS are my initials.
philothea Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 (edited) St. Francis de Sales speaks in his [i]Introduction to the Devout Life[/i] to "Philothea", a representative woman who wishes to live a holy life while still in the world. It means lover of God. Edited June 25, 2005 by philothea
Old_Joe Posted June 25, 2005 Author Posted June 25, 2005 [quote name='philothea' date='Jun 25 2005, 02:14 PM']St. Francis de Sales speaks in his [i]Introduction to the Devout Life[/i] to "Philothea", a representative woman who wishes to live a holy life while still in the world. It means lover of God. [right][snapback]623245[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Is that Latin? I know in Greek "lover of God" would be Theophilus. Luke addresses his Gospel and the Acts of Apostles to a person of that name.
philothea Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 [quote name='Old_Joe' date='Jun 25 2005, 02:26 PM']Is that Latin? I know in Greek "lover of God" would be Theophilus. Luke addresses his Gospel and the Acts of Apostles to a person of that name. [right][snapback]623279[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I am not sure. I thought Theophilus was beloved of God, but I haven't studied Greek in ages.
ReinnieR Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 [quote name='iggy' date='Jun 25 2005, 02:10 PM']mine is a nickname based off of the mispronounciation of my last name [right][snapback]623229[/snapback][/right] [/quote] haha my nickname at work is TAZ hehe 'cause nobody can pronounce my last name
Extra ecclesiam nulla salus Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 mine means outside the church there is no salvation thats basically it its offical dogma
iggy Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 [quote name='Extra ecclesiam nulla salus' date='Jun 25 2005, 02:41 PM']mine means outside the church there is no salvation thats basically it its offical dogma [right][snapback]623332[/snapback][/right] [/quote] sweet, i never knew that- now you ever [i]cooler[/i] (and you thought it couldn't happen)
Janana8706 Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 mine is a nickname that my friend gave me based off another nickname, but she wanted it to be "HER" nickname for me. 8706 is when i was born and when i'll graduate
picchick Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 Pic-chick Pic=two things actually. It is short for piccolo and pictures. I play the piccolo and I love to take pictures. chick=I am a girl. Chick means girl. My sn is picchickolo (piccolo and then chick stuck in it.) Meg
Extra ecclesiam nulla salus Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 [quote]sweet, i never knew that- now you ever cooler (and you thought it couldn't happen)[/quote] lol
ForHimAlone Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 I'm discerning the religious life, and my screen name is just a reflection on the idea that I've given my heart to Jesus alone and I belong wholly to Him alone and ForHimAlone.
Pio Nono Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 JMJ 6/25 - Twelfth Saturday I had wanted the name "Pacelli", but something went wrong in the registration process. So I chose "Pio Nono", the Italian pet name for a patron of mine, Bl. Pius IX.
ofpheritup Posted June 25, 2005 Posted June 25, 2005 When you say mine it sounds like OFFER IT UP. Which being raised Catholic was what you got told to do. Offer up your prayers, pain, sufferings etc to Jesus. I like it, it works. My parents were right to raise me that way. And growing up my daughter was told the same thing.
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