Name Meanings of Characters

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  1. MaddyAnn

    MaddyAnn Lab Technician

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    I saw this done on a Lost message board, and I'd thought we'd try it out here. I thought I would look up the meanings of all the main characters names and see if any of them are fitting for the character! Now I realize that TPTB of CSI: Miami probably didn't give much thought to the meanings of names like Lost did, but some of them were really funny!

    Here we go!

    Horatio = I actually couldn't find the meaning in very many places, but one website said that it meant Guardian. Which seems fitting, really.

    Eric = Eternal Ruler, Honorable Ruler

    Ryan = Little King :)lol:)

    Calleigh = This one is tricky to find. But based on what I've seen I believe it means "Beautiful" or "Lovely."

    Natalia = Christ's Birthday or Born on Christmas Day

    Frank = Free man or Javelin

    Jake = Supplanted, Held by the Heel

    Julia = Down-Bearded Youth (No joke, that's what it said) or Youthful

    Kyle = Narrow, Strait of water or Handsome

    Tim = To Honor God

    Raymond = Advice or protecting hands

    Well that's all I've got for now. I might look up some others later. I couldn't find the meaning of Yelina or Valera. If you guys want to look some up and post them, feel free!
     
  2. GregNickRyanFan

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    Valera is her last name. Her first name is Maxine. :)

    Maxine = Greatest

    Origin: Latin

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    Yelina in English is actually Helen and it means "light".

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    Rick (Stetler) = English for powerful, rich

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    Marisol = Spanish for sunny sea.

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    Ron (Saris and also Ryan has an uncle named Ron ["Crime Wave"] lol) - adviser to the king.

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    And since Cath and Warrick were in Miami once, I can do theres too:

    Catherine = pure

    Warrick = strong leader

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    Peter (Elliot)= A rock. His last name "Elliot" means: my god is the lord.

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    Erica/Erika (Sykes, the newswoman who is always buggin Ryan lol) : Honorable Ruler :wtf:

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    Anya (Natalia's sis): from the name anna which means gracious.

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    John (Hagen) : God is gracious, merciful.

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    Clavo: Couldn't find it, but I believe this was the name of Doug Penhall's nephew on "21 Jump Street" and when asked what his name meant, the boy said it meant "nail".

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    Rachael (the girl Horatio was dating that Walter Redsin killed): Innocent lamb.

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    Walter: Ruler of the army.

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    Nick (Natalia's ex): Victorious people.

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    And since Mac was in Miami once too, I'll do his:

    Mac = Celtic for "son of"

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  3. Daquien

    Daquien Coroner

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    ^^"Mari" is the short of "MarĂ­a"="Mary"(I think it means light) and "sol" is the Spanish for "sun", I can't find the "sea" anywhere but who knows. :lol:

    ^^Yep, "clavo" is the Spanish for "nail" (the one you hammer in not the anatomy one), so I guess that wasn't his real name but a nickname.
     
  4. GregNickRyanFan

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    I think I found the Marisol meaning on name-meanings.com, but now that site isn't working for me. This is what another site says:

    Origin:
    Hebrew
    Meaning:
    Uncertain, maybe bitter
     
  5. mjszud

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    That's hilarious that Ron's name means "advisor of the king" & Ryan's is "little king".

    I don't really have any to add, only that Boa Vista means "hot/good view":lol:

    Where's Alexx????:wtf:
     
  6. HarleyQuinn

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    Wow... very interesting. :3 Thanks for sharing. <3
     
  7. MaddyAnn

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    Thanks for all the name meanings, guys! I can't believe I forgot that Valera's first name was Maxine.

    I thought Ryan's was the funniest. Little King. I bet that's what he thinks he is, too.

    How weird is is that Rachel means "innocent lamb?" Maybe the writers picked that on purpose.
     
  8. Finch

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    According to this site, Alexx means 'Protector of Mankind'. :) Makes sense as she's supposed to be the victims' last voice.

    Well since 'Eric' means the same thing, it's no stretch to think the female version would be similar.

    I found a few sites that suggests both the Latin and Italian meanings are 'Hour in Time' or 'Time Keeper'. Also, Horatio seems to be a variant of Horace meaning 'Keeper of the Hour'. There are, of course many variations in different languages like Horatia from Old English or Horatius in Ancient Roman.

    I also found the 'Guardian' meaning too.
     
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  9. GregNickRyanFan

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    Yeah, I wonder if that's the nickname Ryan's uncle Ron gave to him. :lol: I can see that. teehee.

    Oh, how did I manage to forget Alexx? Shame on me!

    :lol: about the Erica thing. I wasn't even thinking about it being the same as Eric. :lol: I missed that completely. :lol:

    I forgot Megan (remember her?) :lol: ... her name means "Pearl".

    I also forgot Dan Cooper. Dan means "God is my judge" and cooper means "barrel maker". The later would have been funnier if Cooper had been the ballistics expert. :lol: Although I'm sure that's not the type of barrel it means. :lol:

    Should we do the actors names now?

    Jonathan means Gift of God; God has given.
    Emily means Rival
    Adam means "man or red"
    David means beloved one
    Khandi - can't find it
    Kim (Delaney [Megan] & Coates [Saris]) - leader
    Rory - red
    Boti (Bliss, Valera) - can't find it... it might be a stage name
    Johnny [Jake]-God is Gracious
    Eva- Breath of life
    Evan [Kyle] - Young warrior, well-born
    Elizabeth [Julia] - Consecrated to God
    Marg - can't find it and am not sure what if anything it is short for
    Gary (Sinise and Dourdan)- "carries spears"
    Rex [Frank]- King
    Sofia [Yelina] -wise
    Brendan [Cooper] - little raven

    I think Rob Estes was Nick (Nat's ex) and Rob means "brilliant, illuminated fame".

    I don't know either Raymond's real name (sr or jr). I don't know the rest of the real names offhand either. :lol:
     
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  10. togofan444

    togofan444 Prime Suspect

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    Caine, Horatio's last name, means " Spear Hunter" in hebrew
     
  11. Dynamo1

    Dynamo1 Head of the Swing Shift

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    Good choice. Very appropriate.

    Hear that, Emily? Call me.;)

    Raymond Caine Jr #1 = Hayden Tank
    Raymond Caine Jr #2 = Alex Buck
    Raymond Caine Jr #3 = Carter Jenkins

    Raymond Caine Sr #1 = Dean Winters
    Raymond Caine Sr #2 = Christopher Stapleton
     
  12. MaddyAnn

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    Thanks, but that was actually what I found. I couldn't find any meanings for just "Calleigh," so I looked it up spelled a couple of different ways and most of them came back as "beautiful" or "lovely."
     
  13. togofan444

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    I love the meaning of Ryan's name. So fitting :) Eric's name also makes sense, and so does Calleigh's.
     
  14. HoratioStalker

    HoratioStalker CSI Level One

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    I think it is a name her parents gave her but it's not a common name - it's something unique they made up.
    Oooh! I know this one! Marg is short for Margaret - and it means "pearl":)
     
  15. GregNickRyanFan

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    Yeah, I just checked on imdb and apparently it is her real name. Her middle name is Ann. Ann means "gracious". :)

    I think Stetler's real name is David also, so I've already got that meaning up there. :lol:
     

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