WHAT'S IN A NAME? THAT WHICH WE CALL A ROSE, BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL AS SWEET

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SO I'VE BEEN AT THE HOUSE WITH MARY ALL DAY. SHE'S IN THE KITCHEN COOKING SOME STUFF RIGHT NOW, AND I JUST HAPPENED TO FIND THE BABY BOOK WE BOUGHT WHEN MARY WAS PREGNANT AND WE WERE PICKING NAMES FOR LITTLE WILLIAM. AS I FLIPPED THROUGH THE BOOK, I BECAME CURIOUS ABOUT EVERYONE'S NAMES HERE. AS PARENTS, YOU EITHER NAME YOUR KID BECAUSE YOU LIKE THE SOUND OF A NAME, YOU'RE HONOURING SOMEONE, OR YOU TAKE MEANING INTO CONSIDERATION AND HOPE THAT YOUR CHILD MIGHT TAKE AFTER HIS OR HER NAME'S SYMBOLISM. I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT ALL OF YOUR NAMES AND WHETHER OR NOT WHO YOU ARE NOW REFLECTS THE ORIGINS OF YOUR NAME.


LET'S START WITH MY FAMILY
Winchester Family:
Mary
Origin: Hebrew/English
Meaning: bitter
Gender: girl
Rating:


John
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: God is gracious
Gender: boy
Rating: 


Dean
Origin: English
Meaning: valley; dean
Gender: boy
Rating:


Sam
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: His name is God
Gender: boy/girl
Rating:


Adam
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Man; earth; to be red
Gender: boy
Rating:


William
Origin: Germanic/English
Meaning: Will, desire; helmet, protection
Gender: boy
Rating:


Becky
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: to tie
Gender: girl
Rating:


Chuck
Origin: German/English/French
Meaning: free man
Gender: boy
Rating:


Oliver
Origin: French
Meaning: elf army
Gender: boy
Rating:


James
Origin: Hebrew/English
Meaning: supplanter
Gender: boy
Rating:


Catherine
Origin: Greek
Meaning: pure
Gender: girl
Rating:


Other Humans:
Andy
Origin: Greek/English
Meaning: man, warrior
Gender: boy
Rating:


Ava
Origin: Germanic/Afghan
Meaning: voice
Gender: girl
Rating:


Ash
Origin: English
Meaning: ash tree
Gender: boy/girl
Rating:


Bela
Origin: Hungarian
Meaning: within
Gender: boy
Rating:


Bobby
Origin: Germanic/French
Meaning: bright frame
Gender: boy/girl
Rating:


Corbett (AKA Alan)
Origin: Corbett - French; Alan - Gaelic
Meaning: Corbett - a raven; Alan - rock
Gender: boy
Rating: same for both
 

Ed
Origin: English
Meaning: wealth protector
Gender: boy
Rating:


Ellen
Origin: Greek/English
Meaning: torch; bright light
Gender: girl
Rating:


Jo
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: He will enlarge
Gender: girl
Rating:


Harry
Origin: Germanic
Meaning: home ruler
Gender: boy
Rating:


Jess
Origin: ...William Shakespeare?
Meaning: According to the book, "Jessica first appeared in Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice' and her origins are much debated. It is possible that Jessica comes from the Hebrew name founds in the Bible as Iscah, which was translated in Shakespeare's time as Jesca."
Gender: girl
Rating:


Pamela
Origin: ...Sir Philip Sidney?
Meaning: Another interesting one. "Pamela was created by the 16th century English poet and statesman Sir Philip Sidney for the name of a character in his pastoral "Arcadia". It's possible that the meaning is "honeyed sweetness" or "honey"."
Gender: girl
Rating:


Demons:
Alastair
Origin: Greek/Gaelic
Meaning: defending men (LAWL)
Gender: boy
Rating:


Azazel (Sorry man, your name wasn't in the baby book, so I took to the internet)
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: God strengthens/arrogant to God
Gender: boy
Rating: not even accepted as a baby name


Crowley
Origin: English/Gaelic
Meaning: crow clearing; crow wood; descendant of Cruadhlaoch
Gender: boy
Rating:


Lilith
Origin: Assyrian
Meaning: of the night
Gender: girl
Rating:


Meg
Origin: Greek/English
Meaning: pearl
Gender: girl
Rating:


Ruby
Origin: Latin/English
Meaning: red
Gender: girl
Rating:


Angels:
Anna
Origin: Hebrew/Latin/Japanese/Sanskrit
Meaning: Hebrew/Latin - grace; flower
Japanese - apricot from Nara
Sanskrit - grain
Gender: girl/boy
Rating:


Castiel (Also not in the baby book, so internet away)
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: My cover is God
Gender: n/a
Rating: not even accepted as a baby name :(


Gabriel
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: God is my might/man of God/hero of God/strong one of God
Gender: boy/girl
Rating:


Lucifer
Origin: Latin
Meaning: carrier of the light
Gender: boy
Rating:


Raphael
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: God has healed/healing one of God
Gender: boy
Rating:


Uriel
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: God is my illumination/sun of God/fire of God (no wonder he's the smite-happy one)
Gender: boy
Rating:


Michael
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: who is like God? (really the meaning of his name is a question)
Gender: boy
Rating:


Zachariah
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: the Lord remembers
Gender: boy
Rating:


Horsemen:
So naturally, none of the horsemen appeared in the baby book of names. Again, I researched (Sam would be proud).

Death
Origin: Middle English/Old English
Meaning: agent of death
Gender: changes
Rating: not even considered for a baby's name


Famine
Origin: Middle English/Old French
Meaning: extreme hunger; starvation
Gender: idk
Rating: :\


War
Origin: English/French/Germanic
Meaning: confusion; strife
Gender: probs whatever
Rating: No.


Pestilence (Apollo & Artemis)
Origin: Middle English/French
Meaning: plague; infected; diseased
Gender: I'm guessing cross-dresser
Rating: not suitable for babies


Other:
Tessa
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Harvester (oh~)
Gender: girl
Rating:


God
Origin: Middle English/Old English
Meaning: supreme being; ruler and creator
Gender: ?
Rating: ...um...


Morgan (OH CRAP I'M SO SORRY MR. FREEMAN) 
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: perhaps "bright sea"
Gender: girl/boy
Rating: 

 (I THINK YOUR NAME IS PRETTY BAMF)

ASH IS THE ONLY NAME RATED ABOVE A 3...
I THINK SOME OF YOU REALLY FIT THE MEANING OF YOUR NAME. OTHERS...