The Meanings of the Actor's Names
Elijah- (Hebrew) The chosen one.
Orlando- (German) Famous throughout the land.
Dominic- (Latin) belonging to the lord.
Billy- (German) comes from the name William, which means determined guardian.
Sean- (Hebrew) God is gracious.
Ian- (Scottish) A form of John.
John- Same meaning as Sean
Viggo - (Scandinavian)
Short form of names containing the Scandinavian element vig "war".
Miranda - (English)
Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, wonderful". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play 'The Tempest'. This is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus.
Liv - (Scandinavian)
Derived from Old Norse hlif meaning "protection". Its use has been influenced by the modern Scandinavian word liv meaning "life".
