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Old Jun 14th, 2003, 09:07 PM       
Jeremy: Variant of Jeremiah, which is the English version of Yirmeyahu, a Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh has uplifted."
Travis: Derived from the Old French word traverse, which means "to cross". It is from a surname that originally meant "toll-taker".
Wiffrain: A variant of the name Wiffles, which means "He who annoys with made-up names".
Matt: Short form of Matthew, which is the English form of Matthaios, which in turn was the Greek form of the Hebrew name Mattithyahu, which means "Gift of Yahweh".
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