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What Does My Name Mean? Trivia Quiz

I've always been curious what my name meant, so I created a quiz on several different names.

A multiple-choice quiz by merry2616. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
merry2616

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
210,653

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1947

Last 3 plays: bookhound (6/10), HumblePie7 (5/10), crossesq (6/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. The names Diana, Mabel, and Serena all come from which origin? Hint

Irish Gaelic

Hebrew

Latin

Old English

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which name is not a shortened form of Madeline? Hint

Mala

Dalenna

Maddie

Matty

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which name doesn't have a meaning that is a number? Hint

Dixie

Tessa

Quinta

Nora

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Question 4 of 10

4. This name is of Irish Gaelic descent and means "beautiful". Hint

Susan

Valerie

Keeley

Miranda

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which name is not of Scandinavian descent? Hint

Kelsey

Ingrid

Erica

Doris

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which two names both mean "twin"? Hint

Zetta and Gemini

Thomasina and Melissa

Thomasina and Gemini

Melissa and Zetta

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does the name Larissa mean? Hint

listener

cheerful

truth

snowy

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Question 8 of 10

8. This name means "little and womanly" and is a form of Carol. Hint

Carita

Chandra

Charlotte

Chantal

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Question 9 of 10

9. Eileen is a(n) ________ form of Helen. Hint

French

Russian

Irish

English

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which name does not mean "star"? Hint

Stella

Stacey

Esther

Estelle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The names Diana, Mabel, and Serena all come from which origin?

Answer: Latin

An example of a Hebrew name is Jordan. Courtney and Tempest are both Old English names, and names of Irish Gaelic descent are Dallas and Mackenzie.

2. Which name is not a shortened form of Madeline?

Answer: Matty

Matty is a short version of the name Matilda. Other versions of Madeline include Lynn, Madelle, Maude, and Madel.

3. Which name doesn't have a meaning that is a number?

Answer: Nora

Nora means "light" and is a short version of the name Eleanor. Dixie means "ten or tenth", Quinta means "five or fifth" and is a feminine form of Quentin. The name Tessa means " fourth or fourth child".

4. This name is of Irish Gaelic descent and means "beautiful".

Answer: Keeley

Another name that means "beautiful" is the Slavic name Alina. Miranda means "admirable" while Valerie means "strong". The name Susan means "lily" and is also the name of an accused adulteress saved by King David in the Bible.

5. Which name is not of Scandinavian descent?

Answer: Doris

The name Doris is of Greek origin and means "by the sea". Other Scandinavian names are Dana, Thora, and Linnea.

6. Which two names both mean "twin"?

Answer: Thomasina and Gemini

The name Melissa is Greek and means "honey bee". Zetta means "olive" and is Hebrew. The name Gemini is most commonly known as the zodiac sign symbolised by the twins. Thomasina is the feminine form of Thomas which also means "twin".

7. What does the name Larissa mean?

Answer: cheerful

Samantha means "listener" and the name Olethea means "truth". "Snowy" is the meaning of the Spanish name Neva.

8. This name means "little and womanly" and is a form of Carol.

Answer: Charlotte

Chandra means "moon-like", Carita means "charity", and Chantal is a French form of the Latin word cantus, meaning, "a song". Other forms of the name Carol include Carlotte, Kari, Karlene, Lola, and Sharleen.

9. Eileen is a(n) ________ form of Helen.

Answer: Irish

The Russian form of Helen is Galina, while the English version is Ellen. Elaine is the French form of Helen and another Irish version is Aileen.

10. Which name does not mean "star"?

Answer: Stacey

The names Stella, Esther, and Hestia all come from the name Estelle. Stacey comes from Anastasia which means "of the Resurrection" of springtime".

Source: Author merry2616

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