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.
Vega /ve-ga/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Vega is falling vulture.Name of the brightest star in the group of stars called Lyra.Kreatif forms: Vegagi, Viga.ega is a rare first name for females but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#318 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. Census). Charted below is the baby name popularity of Vega for girls. Vega has not been ranked in the list thus far. (Top 1000 Birth Names Statistics, 2014).