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One of my out-of-fandom hobbies is collecting the meanings of names. I have a big list, which comes in handy with writing. So I looked up the meanings of the names of the Big Four plus Anna and Elsa. Why did I write poems for them? Eh, I thought it would be more interesting than just geekily saying "Jack means such-and-such," etc. There... sort-of free form? Idk. I just write them. Here they are.

Mérida's name, oddly enough, is Hispanic. This was the meaning I found on behindthename.com. It's meaning, "one who a achieves a place of high honor," definatly fits the character of Mérida, the Brave Princess.



Jack is a well-known name, but I did find it's meaning– or rather, meanings. It has different meanings in different languages: As a diminutive of John or Jackson, it means "God is gracious" (in the case of Jackson it means "son of Jack," so I went to the root.) But in the Hebrew it means "supplanter." I didn't think this was Jack's origin name, but I found it interesting that it had the same Hebrew meaning as Jamie, so I incorporated. This is the first of these to represent a name with a Christian meaning; as I Christian myself, I did not feel the need to scoot around that, and if it offends anyone then that's not my fault, I didn't name him Jack.

Meanings for this name found at sheknows.com/baby-names

Note the reference to 2 Timothy 1:7, " For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."



Rapunzel's was tricky; it is the name of a plant, but I couldn't find the exact meaning of the plant's name. So I just went with it's a pretty flower, deal with it princess.

Meaning found at behindthename.com

With Hiccup's I had to get creative too, as his is just a noun. So I went with the route that the book took: hiccup means mistake. It was an important plot device in the books, but not so much in the movie. So for book fans, here is your tribute. For movie fans, here's something you didn't get from the film.

My source for this one? How To Steal A Dragon's Sword by Cressida Cowell.

Elsa's name, like Jack's, had more than one meaning. According to sheknows.com/baby-names, Elsa means "truth" in many countries. However, as a diminutive of Elizabeth or Elsbeth, it means "pledged to God." I incorporated both into this poem. Again, as a Christian myself, I did not feel the need to leave this out. And again, don't blame me, I'm not the one who named her Elsa.

It must be noted that there is no proof as to whether Elsa is a stand-alone name or if it is short for a variant of Elizabeth; there is not much evidence to support or deny either case. This is why I used both meanings.

Note the reference to Isaiah 49:2, " And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;"



And, last but not least, Anna, the picture of sophisticated grace. Ironic, seeing as that's what her name means: "grace." This was actually the first of these poems to be written, and is the one I am most proud of, and it titles the poem series: "Your Name Means Grace."

Meaning found at nameberry.com and confirmed by my real-life friend named with this name.

Note the reference to 1 John 4:18, " There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear..."

So that's my contribution! The artwork was made on Pic Collage, the poems original compositions by yours truly, and all credit to the characters, design, and choosing the names goes back to Disney and DreamWorks respectively. Let me know what you think! (esp. if you spot errors) Thanks for your time! 