On the other hand, Irenaeus does not speak critically of icons or portraits in a general sense â only of certain gnostic sectarians' use of icons. Another criticism of image veneration appears in the non-canonical 2nd-century Acts of John (generally considered a gnostic work), in which the Apostle John discovers that one of his followers has had a portrait made of him, and is venerating it: (27)
[ 1 syll. fan(g), fa-ng ] The baby girl name Fang is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced as Fah-NG â . Fang is of Chinese origin and it is also used mainly in Chinese. The meaning of Fang is 'fragrant'. A form of the name is the Chinese Fang Hua. Fang is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.
Brenda /bren-da/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced BREN-dah. It is of Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Brenda is  sword .Related to the English word brand, meaning to mark by burning. Until the 20th century, the name was used mainly in Scotland and Ireland.Its popularity in Gaelic-speaking countries has been influenced by its similarity to Brendan.t is of Old Norse origin, and the meaning of Brenda is  sword . Related to the English word brand, meaning to mark by burning. Until the 20th century, the name was used mainly in Scotland and Ireland.