Endurance Name Game

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Just for fun, I'd figure I'd make a list of the contestants' name meanings--I always found them interesting.

Endurance 1:

Shane Peltzman： "God is gracious", no known meaning for last name
--Shane is a variant of "Sean", which is an Irish version of "John"
Ron Neurauter: "advice on power", no known meaning for last name
--Ron is short for Ronald
Alejandro Rose-Garcia: "defender of man from roses and bears"
Lacey Elick: "Lassy, from Elwick" (both are habitational names, haha)
Heather Ichihashi: "heather from the market bridge"
(Virginia) Cree Howard: "a (virgin) Cree with a brave spirit"
(Nicholas) Max Deleo: "(victory of the people) Mack's stream from Leo"
--I couldn't find DeLeo, but could guess base on the possible similarity on De Leon. Could be wrong, though)
Jenna Jimenez: "God is gracious"/"white phantom" of Jimeno.
--The meaning of "Jenna" depends if you're basing it as a variant of "Jane" or "Jennifer". Jennifer eventually connects back to Guinevere, which leads to the latter meaning.
Brandon Hendrix: "home ruler of a hill covered with broom"
--"Hendrix" eventually goes back to "Henry". hence the last name. Meaning is reversed because it makes a bit more sense.
Layla Brisco: "night on birch wood"
--Took a guess that Briscoe could be related to Brisco in some way.
Skyler Russell: "little red scholar" (his first name seems really fitting, considering his role on the show. Haha)
Chelsea Myers: "the mayor of a landing place of chalk and limestone"
Trevor Wilkins: "the big house of the son of Wilkin"
Lana Neiman: "little rock"/"handsome"/"bright" stranger
--Lana's name depends on if it was a variant of Alana or Svetlana. To be honest, I think it's more of the former--plus Lana is her birth name, without being short of anything.
Christian Justice: Self-explanatory, yes? (Christian derives from Christos, which means "anointed one")
Ashley Gudzak: "ash tree clearing", no known meaning of last name
Jon Crocilla: "God is gracious", no known meaning of last name
Sabrina Lloyd: "gray river" (from what I've found, Sabrina refers to a river in mythology, though the meaning is unknown)
Aaron Thornburg: "exalted river of thorns"
Jonna Mannion: "God is gracious to the monk"

Most of the meanings I found are from behindthename.com, though I tend to look here and there if it's not immediately avaliable.

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Endurance 2:

David Cofresi: "beloved", no known meaning of last name
Glen Powell: "the valley's son of Hywel"
Trey Griffin: "three griffins/kings" (depending on if you go with the English or the Welsh meaning)
Sarah Ruckreigle: "princess", no known meaning of last name
Abbey Konz: "my father's joy, of brave counsel"
--I couldn't find a straightforward meaning, but I guessed that it would be a variant of Kunz
Simone Bouffard: "he has heard a glutton" (yeah, that's not the most pleasant last name meaning...)
Wayne Williams: "wagon, son of William"
Maryelle Devitto: "sea of bitterness"/"rebellious"/"wished for child" of Vito
--Maryelle is a diminutive of Mary or Maria. Hence so many meanings for her.
Phil Morelli: "friend/beloved of the Moors"
Jacquelynn Pointer: "supplanter of the pointer"
(Cameron) Scooter Magruder: "the crooked-nosed son of a brewer" (Scooter is just Scooter)
Christa Scholtz: "a Christian mayor/judge" (alternatively, the anointed judge)
(Woodrow) Shep Allen: "a handsome sheep herder (alongside rows of houses made of wood)"
--Shep is just short for "Shepherd"
Calley Payne; "a manly heathen/pagan"
--Calley is a diminuative for "Caroline"
Jeff Phillips: "territorial peace, son of Phillip"
Annie Kim: "a grace/favor in gold"
Tyler Burkhalter: "tiler of roofs on a castle slope"
Michelle Durand: "Who is like God--enduring?"
Mike Lavigne: "Who is like God in the vineyard?"
Keetin Marchi: "a place of hawks for Mars" (Mars being the Roman God)
--Couldn't find "Keetin" in particular, but I found "Keeton". Should be a variant, if I'm right.

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Endurance: Hawaii

Brandon Johnston: "hill covered with broom in John's town"
Marshall Kathender: "horse servant", no known meaning of last name
Eleanor Monahan: "light-giving little monk"
Taylor Madison: "a tailor who is the [daughter] of Maud"
Antonio Iannicelli: "a priceless one for a hundred years"
--Both meanings are pretty ambiguous--I guessed his last name meaning because it featured a couple of Italian words.
Willa (Pan) Zhou: "a complete will"
--"Willa" is short for "William", of which this part means "will"
Bjorn Leum: "bear", no known meaning of last name
Alex Reid: "the defender of mankind in red"
Kareem Nungent: "a generous new settlement"
Rachel Lofton: "an ewe on a lofted house"
Tom Maden: "the good twin"
Vanetta Smith: "God is gracious to the smith"
(William) Reece Bors: "an (will helmet) enthusiastic jousting lance"
Sarah Baker: "a princess baker"
Monroe Gierl: "from the mouth of the Roe", no known meaning of last name
Bryanah Bascon(-Fernandes): "a high power from a valley of spiked plants (the son of Fernando)"
Demian Martinez: "to tame the son of Martin"
Nicole Clark: "victory of the people from a cleric"
Chris Vandeweir: "bearer of Christ from a ferry"
Lindi Oest: "soft towards the sunrise"
--Lindi is a diminuative for Linda.

[Cruise meerkat Youssy]

I love this stuff!! Random, but baby names are one of my other niche obsessions, lol

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Endurance: Teehachapi

Nick Verderosa: "victory of the people from a green rose"
Keith Walker: "a wood mover"
Tucker Baer: "tormented and bright"
Brittany Harvey: "battle-worthy Brittany"
--interesting, both of these terms come from Breton; Brittany is a region in northern France.
Kendall Yorkey: "valley on the river Kent", no known meaning of last name
Brooke Bellows: "a bellows maker living on a brook"
John Kardian: "God is gracious", no known meaning of last name
Julie Dubela: "downy-beared/Jupiter", no known meaning of last name
Christopher Tavarez: "Christ bearer of Tavares"
--Tavares is a place name in Portugal, of which Tavarez is a variant.
Callie Simpkins: "a man who has heard"
Michael Delvecchio: "Who is like God of the aged?"
Kylie Gliessman: "boomerang/strait which glitters'
--I'm guessing that Gliessman is a variant of "Glissman"
Shea Thomas: "a fine twin"
Amelia Land: "unceasing land"
Isaac Hainley: "he will laugh at the home ruler"
--Hainley is a varient of a German last name, which derives from Heinrich, which is a German variant of Henry.
Yesenia (Jeszie) Geronimo: "a palm tree with a sacred name"
--because Jeszie is only a nickname, I went for the meaning of her birth name. Jessie is a short form for Jessica, which means "to behold"
Jonathan Lebowitz: "God has given a baker"
Daniela Bustamante: "God is my judge over Bustamante/pasture of Amantius"
Franke Sisto: "a scraped Frenchman" (kind of weird because I imagine Franke is of Italian descent)
--Franke has to be a diminutive for Frank or Francis.
Erika Cook: "ever ruler of the cooks" (queen stuff)

[carsonvega]

Jun 1, 2023 23:08:56 GMT -5 amplify26 said:

Jonathan Lebowitz: "God has given a baker"

Erika Cook: "ever ruler of the cooks" (queen stuff)

So Red was destined to beat Purple!

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Endurance: High Sierras

Adrian Bardales: "one from Hadria, covered with thorns"
Rafael Liriano: "God heals one from Liria"
Martina Iwala: "of Mars", no known meaning of last name
Stefanie Fernandez: "crown/one which surrounds the [daughter] of Fernando"
Garret Manno: "a man with the power of a spear"
Anna Nti Asare: "a graceful warrior/conqueror"
Isaac (Ike) Moody: "he will laugh at the brave/haughty"
Darci Miller: "a miller from D'Arcy"
Aric Manthey: "ever ruler of Manthei"
Lilly Brown: pretty straight-forward, I must say
Max McFarland: "the greatest/Mack's stream son of Parthalán"
--the meaning depends on if Max is short for "Maximilian" or "Maxwell"
Kristine Turner: "a Christian turner'
Cameron Uranick: "crooked-nose", no known meaning of last name
Aeriel Miranda: "a lion of God from which is admirable"
Connor Finnegan: "a desiring wolf of Fionnagán"
Taylor Sico-McNulty: "a tailor of the victorious Uliads"
Dakota Fisher: "a friend of the fisher"
Kelsey Schultz: "mayor of Cenel's island"
Alex Carignan: "defender of man from le Carignan"
--Carignan is a place name in France, sometimes associated with grapes.
Cealey Godwin: "a blessed and good friend of God."

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Endurance: Fiji

Andres Ramirez: "a man, the son of Ramiro"
Matthew Jones: "gift of God, the son of John"
Rebecca Simonoko: "to bind/to tie", no known meaning of last name
Cinnamon Aldridge: "cinnamon from Aldridge" 
Kyle Curtis: "a polite sound/narrows/brook" (kind of strange when translated, though a pretty ordinary name on the surface)
Briana Vega: "a high power in the meadow/plain"
Connor Konz: "a desiring wolf, of brave counsel"
Jackie Wei: "holder of the heel"
--Jackie is a diminutive of Jacqueline
--Wei has at least three meanings. Compared to Zhou, in which there's one character people use for a last name, I don't know which "Wei" is Jackie's last name.
Caleb Courtney: "a dog descended from Courtney"
Lauren Dixon: "laurel, [daughter] of thingy"
Jonathan Young: "God has given the young"
Hannah Gross: "a large grace"
--"Gross" derives from German, which means "big", "tall", or "great". Not what you think it is!
Will Cuddy: "a bright will"/"a will of the helper"
--I've also seen Cuddy as an English variant of an Irish name. so there's two possible meanings, depending on if Cuddy is based on the first name or not.
Leslie Powell: "a garden of holly from Hywel"
Benedict Scheuer: "blessed, from a little barn"
--"Scheuer" is a topographic name, referring to somebody from a barn"
Jordyn Barbato:  "a bearded one from the Jordan (river)"