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Etymology of Names Trivia Quiz

A miscellany of questions relating to the etymology of certain names.

A multiple-choice quiz by napkintosh. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
napkintosh

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
2,616

Updated
Oct 25 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1975

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following names is not analogous with the Hebrew name John? Hint

Hans

Zane

Ivan

Yonas

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which would be a logical pair of names (in regard to similarity of meaning) for twin girls? Hint

Daphne and Phoebe

Rue and Misty

Gita and Mala

Melissa and Deborah

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Question 3 of 10

3. The name Jesse means what in Hebrew? Hint

Peaceful

Wealth

Beloved by God

Troubled

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Question 4 of 10

4. What name was invented in 1590 by Sir Philip Sidney for his novel Arcadia, and was used again around 200 years later as the title of a novel by Samuel Richardson? Hint

Leander

Tremaine

Hobart

Pamela

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lucius, Uri, and Phoebe all mean the same thing in three different languages. What do they mean? Hint

Dark

Light

Beloved

Heavenly

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Question 6 of 10

6. If you have a baby who is born during the month of June, what is his birthstone and birth flower? Hint

Garnet, carnation

Diamond, narcissus

Amethyst, baby's-breath

Pearl, rose

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Question 7 of 10

7. The name Calvin has what negative Latin meaning? Hint

Fat

Blind

Bald

Evil

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Irish Gaelic name Riley means what? Hint

Famous

Poet

Observant

Valiant

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Question 9 of 10

9. The name Algernon, made famous by Daniel Keyes' novel "Flowers for Algernon" and by Algernon Swinburne, has what Old French meaning? Hint

Mustachioed

Sentimental

Rat

Brilliant

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Question 10 of 10

10. What name, used in Shakespeare's The Tempest, means 'rich' in Greek and 'dark one' in Latin? Hint

Juno

Trinculo

Sebastian

Adrian

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following names is not analogous with the Hebrew name John?

Answer: Yonas

Yonas is another form of Jonah.

2. Which would be a logical pair of names (in regard to similarity of meaning) for twin girls?

Answer: Melissa and Deborah

Melissa and Deborah both mean 'bee,' the former in Greek and the latter in Hebrew. Daphne and Phoebe mean 'laurel' and 'light,' {respectively;} Gita and Mala mean 'good' and 'bad,' {respectively;} and Rue and Misty mean 'regret' and 'covered by mist,' respectively.

3. The name Jesse means what in Hebrew?

Answer: Wealth

4. What name was invented in 1590 by Sir Philip Sidney for his novel Arcadia, and was used again around 200 years later as the title of a novel by Samuel Richardson?

Answer: Pamela

5. Lucius, Uri, and Phoebe all mean the same thing in three different languages. What do they mean?

Answer: Light

Lucius is Latin, Uri is Hebrew, and Phoebe is Greek.

6. If you have a baby who is born during the month of June, what is his birthstone and birth flower?

Answer: Pearl, rose

Garnet and carnation are for January, amethyst is for February (but baby's-breath is not the correct flower), and diamond is for April (and narcissus is for December).

7. The name Calvin has what negative Latin meaning?

Answer: Bald

8. The Irish Gaelic name Riley means what?

Answer: Valiant

9. The name Algernon, made famous by Daniel Keyes' novel "Flowers for Algernon" and by Algernon Swinburne, has what Old French meaning?

Answer: Mustachioed

10. What name, used in Shakespeare's The Tempest, means 'rich' in Greek and 'dark one' in Latin?

Answer: Adrian

This name is popular amongst popes.

Source: Author napkintosh

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