Names

People with the name Barden have a deep inner desire for a stable, loving family or community, and a need to work with others and to be appreciated.

English form of the Roman family name Antonius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin. The most notable member of the Roman family was the general Marcus Antonius (called Mark Antony in English), who for a period in the 1st century BC ruled the Roman Empire jointly with Augustus. When their relationship turned sour, he and his mistress Cleopatra were attacked and forced to commit suicide, as related in Shakespeare’s tragedy Antony and Cleopatra (1606).The name became regularly used in the Christian world due to the fame of Saint Anthony the Great, a 4th-century Egyptian hermit who founded Christian monasticism. Its popularity was reinforced in the Middle Ages by the 13th-century Saint Anthony of Padua, the patron saint of Portugal. It has been commonly (but incorrectly) associated with Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower”, which resulted in the addition of the h to this spelling in the 17th century.

People with the name Barden have a deep inner desire for a stable, loving family or community, and a need to work with others and to be appreciated.

French form of Anthelm.

People with the name Barde have a deep inner desire for a stable, loving family or community, and a need to work with others and to be appreciated.

From the Germanic element and “wrath, zeal” combined with helm “helmet, protection”. Saint Anthelm was a 12th-century bishop of Belley in France.

People with the name Barday have a deep inner desire for love and companionship, and want to work with others to achieve peace and harmony.

Greek form of Anthea.

People with the name Bardawulf have a deep inner desire for travel and adventure, and want to set their own pace in life without being governed by tradition.

From the Greek Ἄνθεια (Antheia), derived from ἄνθος (anthos) meaning “flower, blossom”. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Hera.