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Ready to start a new term?

Let's talk about names, their origin, meaning and importance in our life.

Do you have any idea about the origin and meaning of your name?

Try to find it here: http://www.behindthename.com/ (open the link in a new window)

or here:

http://www.babynamesworld.com/

There's still this one for boys: http://www.linkdobebe.com.br/nomes/boys/a.htm and this for girls: http://www.linkdobebe.com.br/nomes/girls/a.htm

If you can't find your name, congratulations! You have an original name!

Share the meaning of your name with the rest of the class by completing this table:


 * Name || Origin || Meaning ||
 * Gonçalo || ||  ||
 * Alexandra || ||  ||
 * Carina || ||  ||
 * Helena || Greek || light, torch ||
 * Mónica || Greek || only,alone,widower ||
 * Cláudia || ||  ||
 * Tamara || Hebrew, Sanskrit || Palm tree,spice. ||
 * Deolinda || ||  ||
 * Diogo || ||  ||
 * Filipa || ||  ||
 * Maria João || Hebraico. Latinate form of [|MARY]. This was the name of several queens of Portugal. It was also borne by the 18th-century Habsburg queen Maria Theresa, whose inheritance of the domains of her father, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI, began the War of the Austrian Succession. || Senhora, soberana ||
 * Ricardo || ||  ||
 * Teresa || ||  ||
 * Gi || ||  ||