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[Shiftin]

Very curious, cause I know the ones of the Dutch.. But this is very funny sometimes.

I'll start:

Doornbos - thorny forest (Doorn is the sharp thing that you see on a rose, a bos is a forest)
Verstappen - stumble (Yeah, I know.... but it's the truth )
Albers - dunno, I am not sure there is a translation for this name

What about the others?

[indian]

Narain -> Indian God (Short for Narayan or Narayana)
Karthikeyan -> Another Indian God

[Beamer]

Albers apparantly comes from 'Adelbrecht' (old germanism), which means something like 'shining nobility' (adel = Nobility, Brecht = Bright, shining)

[Vrba]

"Schumacher" would mean more-less "shoemaker" literally, althoug the term "Schuster" is used in German for "shoemaker".
Gabbiani (a backmarker some 25 years ago) means "sea gulls".
Mazzacane is interesting....my Italian is a bit weak but "mazza" means "mace" and "cane" is "dog".
"Heidfeld"...."feld" is "field" and "heide" means "heath" although I don't know how does it sound to German ear.
"de la Rosa" means "of the rose", like some noble title.
"Villeneuve" would literally mean "new town" in French.
"Massa" means "mass" in Portuguese.
And "Button" of course means "button"

Hrvoje

[Zoe]

Lavaggi means car wash

Prost in German means "salute", "cheers", I am not sure it means anything in French.

Zoe

[mel]

In Scots:


Button = button
Hill= hill
Moss=moss
Stirling=Stirling
Ayr town centre = provincial shopping mecca.;)

[confucius]

Webber - Barbeque

[Gilles4Ever]

Originally posted by confucius
Webber - Barbeque

Or one with duck feet ;)

[lukywill]

Originally posted by Vrba
""Massa" means "mass" in Portuguese.

Hrvoje

massa also means ' a lot of bucks'

pedro matos chaves ---> peter weeds keys.

btw monteiro doesn´t mean montiero.

domingos piedade ---> sundays mercy!

[ryka]

And 'trulli" is a name for a special type of traditional country houses in Italy.... Am I right, Italians?

http://booking.trull...nglish/home.htm
http://www.trullitou...puzz_trulli.htm

[Shiftin]

Originally posted by mel
Ayr town centre = provincial shopping mecca.;)

[Racecar]

And, of course:

Paul Stoddart = Wanker.

(apparently, the same meaning holds true for Raikkonnen. Odd.)

[kNt]

Heide doesn't mean health it's more like another kind of field or big grassland or a womens name.

[Orin]

A quick search on the net reveals...

Stoddard = horse keeper
Alonso = Ready for battle!

[RDM]

Anybody know what "Coulthard" actually means. Some wag once said it meant "cold turd", but surely that could not be correct?

[Vrba]

Originally posted by kNt
Heide doesn't mean health it's more like another kind of field or big grassland or a womens name.

Yes, "heath" and not "health"....heath is in fact grass, an area overgrown with grass.

Hrvoje

[howardt]

Montoya = and fries with that

Oh, sorry, I'm still doing last year's jokes....

[giddyup409]

Originally posted by Zoe


Prost in German means "salute", "cheers", I am not sure it means anything in French.

prost in vrba's language means vulgar, low-bred, primitive...

vrba, am i right or am i right?

[Dragonfly]

Originally posted by giddyup409


prost in vrba's language means vulgar, low-bred, primitive...

vrba, am i right or am i right?

Really?
Same meaning in Bulgarian.

Heidfeld must be some kind of a field.

Alain [alen] - bright red, scarlet in Bulgarian.

[Vrba]

Originally posted by giddyup409


prost in vrba's language means vulgar, low-bred, primitive...

vrba, am i right or am i right?

Yes, exactly. "Prost" means vulgar, the one who swears.

Hrvoje

[MikeTekRacing]

In Romanian "prost" means stupid, dumb

[howardt]

Alesi in French sounds a bit like Allez-y, meaning "Go on!" (as in encouragement).

[maxim]

Nuvolari : nuvola=cloud > McCloud
Farina = Flour
Fagioli = Beans
Giunti = Joints
Capelli = Hair
Pantano= Mud

[ryka]

Originally posted by Vrba
Yes, exactly. "Prost" means vulgar, the one who swears.

Hrvoje

In my language (Russian) "prost" means "simple", "easy" or "common", "ordinary"

[Shiftin]

Originally posted by ryka


In my language (Russian) "prost" means "simple", "easy" or "common", "ordinary"

You mean like 'cheap'...

[zac510]

Originally posted by confucius
Webber - Barbeque

Actually the BBQ is 'Weber', like the carbs or that rich bloke

[ryka]

Originally posted by Shiftin


You mean like 'cheap'...

No, not 'cheap'. Just "simple", easy.
In my language 'cheap' and "simple" are not synonyms. Thing could be simple, but very expensive at the same time!

[Schuting Star]

Originally posted by mel
Ayr town centre = provincial shopping mecca.;)

that had me puzzled for a few moments (well it is Friday afternoon)

[Rob G]

Have there ever been any drivers with non-English names as incredibly appropriate as Scott Speed and Paddy Driver?

[Vrba]

Originally posted by ryka


In my language (Russian) "prost" means "simple", "easy" or "common", "ordinary"

Yes, it's the another meaning in Serbian too. In Croatian variant it can also be used in the same sense but not as commonly.

Hrvoje

[jokuvaan]

One nickname of Häkkinen was häkä = carbon monoxide

Not an F1 driver but:

Kankkunen = hangover
or just kankku = buttock

[Dragonfly]

Originally posted by MikeTekRacing
In Romanian "prost" means stupid, dumb

Ha! Wonders never end.

When applied to subjects, not people, "prost" has the meaning of "basic" or "simple" too in Bulgarian.

Ryka, what would you say about Zlobin?

[Racecar]

Originally posted by Rob G
Have there ever been any drivers with non-English names as incredibly appropriate as Scott Speed and Paddy Driver?

Scott Goodyear's gotta be up there.

[ensign14]

Originally posted by Rob G
Have there ever been any drivers with non-English names as incredibly appropriate as Scott Speed and Paddy Driver?

Not forgetting Will Power and, er, the two Dicks, Trickle and Passwater.

[Shiftin]

Okay, but in French, what means...

Todt
Du Pasquier (sp?)
Panis (does it mean Penis?)

Brazillian

da Matta
Barrichello

What do their names mean..?

[lukywill]

Originally posted by Shiftin
Brazillian

da Matta
Barrichello

What do their names mean..?

barrichello is problably a italian name.

da matta ---> from woods.

[lukywill]

Originally posted by Shiftin
Okay, but in French, what means...


Panis (does it mean Penis?)

lol, it problably cames from bread.

[ensign14]

Originally posted by Shiftin
Du Pasquier (sp?)

Something to do with Easter (paschal/Paques with a hat on the "a" which usually means an s has been dropped)?

Ickx = X

How about Deletraz? I have visions of the word "traz" meaning "snail".

[IMHO]

Originally posted by Vrba
"Heidfeld"...."feld" is "field" and "heide" means "heath" although I don't know how does it sound to German ear.
"Hrvoje

OK, I'll grant you that about Heidfeld, but what does Heidfeldt mean?

Or his ex-sauber-teammate Raikonnen?

Just misspellings or is there more to them?

[LB]

Originally posted by Rob G
Have there ever been any drivers with non-English names as incredibly appropriate as Scott Speed and Paddy Driver?

Bernard De Dryver

Coulthard is derivative of Coulthart which I believe comes from a town in France somewhere. OR could be an occupational name for a horse herder Colt Herd but its more likely the town.

Stewart is likely derived from Steward or estate keeper - though its a fairly common and historic surname in Scotland

[Ria]

Häkki = cage -> häkkinen could mean small cage or someone from cage, but it isn't commonly used to mean either option.

[jokuvaan]

I try to explain in unprofessional way a very common "-nen" word ending that you must have noticed in many finnish names.

hill = mäki
hilly = mäkinen (like Tommi Mäkinen)

Hope you got it

Future F1 racer Kovalainen:

Kova = hard

[karlth]

Originally posted by Rob G
Have there ever been any drivers with non-English names as incredibly appropriate as Scott Speed and Paddy Driver?

Will Power.

[LB]

Originally posted by karlth


Will Power.

Is English (well he is Australian but the language is english). I think he is looking for something that translates...

[santori]

Todt is German in origin and means, I think, 'death'.



The pagan keeper of the estate.

[xenna]

Originally posted by IMHO


OK, I'll grant you that about Heidfeld, but what does Heidfeldt mean?

Or his ex-sauber-teammate Raikonnen?

Just misspellings or is there more to them?

nen= means liltle hill

[xenna]

Originally posted by xenna


nen= means liltle hill....i was told

[C.K.]

I believe "Pizzonia" means "Pizza shop owner"

[dts9624]

Häkkinen, has thought to have been a name that consisted the words häkki 'härkä (caged bull?) or a loaned name derived from the firstname Hägge.

Räikkönen originates from the name Ragvald, other possible origin is the name Gregorius.

Nen-ending was originally inherited from one's father's name, for example the son of Arhippa Perttunen would be Arhippaińi Miihkali (Mihail Arhippainen). It served the same purpose along -son and -ov and -off endings. So it could have ment "little", but as in someone's "offspring"

Kovalainen originates from the housename Kovala.
Kova = hard, it was usually after the combination firstname son-of Housename.

Järvilehto = Lake Grove

[jokuvaan]

Salo = wilds or backwoods