Originally Posted by Mimzy
OK...I love these... lemme take a stab and see if I can come up with the connection...
Mark itself is not a BIBLICAL Jewish name, but it IS a Roman/Greek name, and we happened to have spent a good long time amongst these people, so we assimilated it.
Now...since "Mark" comes from the name "Marcus," which was the name of the Roman god of war...we begin to draw connections. How?
Because "Gavriella" can be broken down into two parts;
Gavri/ella.
The first part, "Gavr" has roots in the word "Gevurah," which is the Hebrew word for "Strength."
The second part, "Ellah," encapsulates the word "E-l" which is one of the names of G-d.
Soooooo, Gavriella means "Strength of G-d," or "G-d is strong."
So here we have the connection; Mark is the god of war, and your daughter bears the name of a strong G-d.
Did I get it? Did I?? HUH HUH HUH????? :jumping:
Wow... that was really impressive... and sure, you get a prize if you want one... I guess. :notsure: Actually I went about finding the name in a different way. Checked a translation website and then verified the translation with 2 different rabbis.