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Here's a few interesting meanings behind the names of some of our favorite boxers, might add some more later but this'll do for a start:
Khan - From a title meaning "king, ruler". Its origin is Mongolian, though the word has been transmitted into many other languages.
Floyd - Variant of LLOYD. From a surname which was derived from Welsh llwyd meaning "grey". The composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Manny - Short form of EMMANUEL: From the Hebrew name ('Immanu'el) meaning "God is with us". This was the foretold name of the Messiah in the (fictional story) Old Testament.
Gennady - Russian form of GENNADIUS: Latinized form of the Greek name (Gennadios), which was possibly derived from Greek ; (gennadas) "noble, generous". Saint Gennadius was an early martyr from North Africa.
Tyson - From an English surname which could be derived from a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French tison meaning "firebrand". Alternatively, it could be a variant of DYSON, which is a variant of DIONYSOS From Greek (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" combined with (Nysa), the name of a legendary mountain. In Greek mythology Dionysos was the god of wine, revelry, fertility and dance. He was the son of Zeus and Semele.
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Khan - From a title meaning "king, ruler". Its origin is Mongolian, though the word has been transmitted into many other languages.
Floyd - Variant of LLOYD. From a surname which was derived from Welsh llwyd meaning "grey". The composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Manny - Short form of EMMANUEL: From the Hebrew name ('Immanu'el) meaning "God is with us". This was the foretold name of the Messiah in the (fictional story) Old Testament.
Gennady - Russian form of GENNADIUS: Latinized form of the Greek name (Gennadios), which was possibly derived from Greek ; (gennadas) "noble, generous". Saint Gennadius was an early martyr from North Africa.
Tyson - From an English surname which could be derived from a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French tison meaning "firebrand". Alternatively, it could be a variant of DYSON, which is a variant of DIONYSOS From Greek (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" combined with (Nysa), the name of a legendary mountain. In Greek mythology Dionysos was the god of wine, revelry, fertility and dance. He was the son of Zeus and Semele.
Who else?
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