Etylomogy of Stephenie Meyer characters names

Stephenie did chose perfect names for her characters according to their origin or to their temperament.

Like in movies, I like people who care for details.

enjoy this little sum up :


Carlisle :

From the Welsh :"Caerliwelydd"
Welsh origin Kahr-Liel. The Celtic Kahr/Cair "fortified town".

Esme

Of French origin which means "beloved".

Alice

From German : noble

Jasper

Possibly from Persian : "treasure holder". Jasper is also a semiprecious gemstone, harder than glass, and red or reddish brown.

Rosalie

It is of French origin. Possibly "rose garden". Variant of the Italian Rosalia.It's also a saint's name. Mostly 19th-century use.

Emmett

Old German : energetic, powerful, or "entire" " universal"
In Hebrew Emmett means "truth" .

Isabella

It is a variant of Elizabeth (Hebrew) and Isabel (Spanish, Latin). The meaning of Isabella is "God's promise; God is my oath".

Edward

It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "wealthy guard".

Jacob

It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "he who supplants". Biblical: the son of Isaac and Rebekah and twin brother of Esau. Jacob fathered 12 sons and a daughter, who became the ancestors of the nation of Israel, the name Jacob himself received after wrestling with an angel.

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Comment by Zhaan King on April 15, 2009 at 11:48am
Interesting!
Comment by Princess Alie~♥~ on April 15, 2009 at 1:06pm
Alice means noble -I know this because it is my name
Comment by Serena on April 15, 2009 at 1:32pm
Nice.
I have totally forgotten to mention her, oops ...
I'll add it right now. Thanks.
Comment by Ya'lita Thompson on April 16, 2009 at 6:17am
Awesome info!
Comment by TwilightTrinity AKA Shaun on November 23, 2009 at 7:16pm
I love how you even included the Hebrew meaning.You did good research:-)
Comment by TwilightTrinity AKA Shaun on November 23, 2009 at 7:19pm
how about the names of the Volturi?
Comment by Serena on November 24, 2009 at 11:37am
Good idea. Right now I can start with Félix which means : happy in latin.
And Jane from the Hebrew : Yehohanan. (Jeanne in French, Gianna: in Italian) who is full of Grace.
Comment by Serena on November 24, 2009 at 11:47am
Alec comes from Alexander meaning "warrior" or "defender".
Demetri of Greek origin : "Follower of the Goddess Demeter".
Aro from the Spanish : "belligerent"
Marcus (latin) "dedicated to the God Mars"
Caius "rejoice" (latin)

I don't find that it underlines any character features in the Volturi.
Caius doesn't particularly manifests joy and "warrior" would fit better to Felix.

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