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Originally Posted by MilKyXxdreamXx
well, majority that i know doesn't. or at least "normally" wouldn't be recognize to be expressed as a meaning (ie. Aaron, Chris, Brad, Wilson, Anthony, Derek, Mike, Henry, etc.)
henceforth, the list goes on.
however, it is true that no one worries about it, that's why even those a few that i listed "may" have a meaning, but majority of americans doesn't even know the meaning to those names. unless if they are REALLY religious with names then they would've know the meaning behind most names.
i don't really see how american names WILL have a meaning, in general, unless if they are studying the backgrounds and history of american names (although majority of american names came from other side of the world, like hebrew, french, italian, british, swedish, etc origins of names) which now some are took as considerations to "american" names instead.
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Just because you don't think people's names have meaning doesn't mean they don't have meaning.
My point is the actual meaning is as meaningless to us as it is in Japan. So the point is pretty much moot.
Aaron: "high mountain" or "exalted"
Christopher: "bearing Christ"
Bradley: "broad clearing"
Wilson: "son of Will"
It goes on...