What is your tattoo, meaning and where is it?

_Kate_P

I don't have any yet, but I have every intention of getting at least two! I want one on my lower stomach (little to the left of my right hip bone) of the dandelion blowing in the wind and the little puffle things turn to birds. For the second one, I want something meaningful written on the back of my neck. For that one though, I want to wait until there is something tha I find super meaningful to me to get it done. But I don't want any that signify relationships (apart from family) because things change and I don't want to be stuck with an exs name or something that reminds me of him

xosmsox

My tattoo is my back piece, a tarot card Symbolizing passion, rebirth, new beginnings. It's my profile pic actually but quite far from done

kvandenbush

I have three tattoos already. and plan to finish one of them.

First was when I was 18, it is a chinese symbol for love. Love is a huge blessing in my life and it was a time in my life where I learned to love myself first.

2nd one is a day lily with swoopy lines and stars on it. It is on my left side and I plan to add a butterfly and more lines/shading etc. to complete it. this is a design made for my grandmother to passed away too soon and a butterfly flew up from her grave so that is why I want this...

3rd I got after I discovered my true passion in life. It says "No me dare por vencido" There is an accent above the "e" on dare. It means.. "I will never give up on myself" in Spanish. It is on my right side ribs where your bra sits.

offthewall8704

My first tattoo I got when I was 18, It's a sparrow that i drew, and it's on my left foot. A Sparrow teaches us to use our creativity to get around in life. I've been a artist all my life so that's why I got this on.

The one on my chest, as you can see in my profile pictures says "The pain passes but the beauty remains" I got it right after my 20th birthday, I've suffered with chronic migraines ever since i was little and i've gone through 5 different surgeries. Every time i look at my tattoo it's a constant reminder that I can get through anything.

I'm in the process of getting a full sleeve. My artist is working on the drawing right now and I hope to get it before my birthday in may!

missigus

I have one that I designed myself. It's a stained glass dragonfly on my lower back. I got it in my mid 30's after going thru a tough time in my life. Losing my father and brother within one years time. The dragon fly represents self realization, emotional maturity, and an understanding of the deeper meaning of life. Also, power and poise and the ablity to accomplish any objective with the utmost simplicity.

I plan to get one more very small one on the inside of my wrist that is a sun, moon and lightning bolt combined. It will honor those in my life who have passed on. The sun represents my mother who believed in astrology and practiced it, the moon is my father who had amazing pull in my life, and the lightning bolt is my brother who was full of energy, and was sadly enough, taken by a bolt of lighting and killed. I have it drawn out, but just need to get in and get it done.

So, thats mine and the meaning behind it!

krystonite

My tattoos don't have meanings. At least nothing deep.

Angel wings on the inside of my left wrist, hummingbird on my left forearm, Pi symbol on the inside of my right wrist, power-on button on my right tricep, and the NY Yankees symbol on my right ankle.

vaderandbill

This tattoo on my right right shoulder is for my sons. Beneath each name is their Zodiac. Eric is a Taurus and Evan is a Virgo. Sorry for the close up but it is the best I could do by myself.

I also have a wolf howling at the moon just above my left shoulder blade because "I'm a one man wolfpack". But really, I just like wolves.

marsts

On my right wrist I have the word "love" written in arabic, I got it when i was 17 (at an amazing shop...only reasoni was allowed to get it done before i was 18 was because my brother was friends with all the owners and employees)... I got it a week after someone I knew had committed suicide, but i wasnt close with them, i just care a lot about that cause and it hit home. so I got the word love on my wrist because of To Write Love on Her Arms, which is an organization that helps with depression, addiction, and suicide and once a year they have a day where they get everyone to write love on their arms to gain awareness...but i thought why not have it on my arm everyday ofmy life? And it's arabic because my mom's side ofthe family is arabic.

My second tattoo I got a month after I turned 18. It's a hummingbird with a penstemon flower. I wanted the hummingbird because its A)my favourite bird, b) is the only bird that can fly in one spot c)i wanted a bird or a feather to represent flying away, and all that jazz because it represents me turning 18 and my first tattoo that i legally could get. and d)to me it reminds me not to always take life so fast paced and just to smell the flowers every so often.



My next tattoo (i make yearly trips tovisit my brothers in illinois, i neverget tattooed anywhere else) will be ETF 1 which is the letters/number that wastattooed in my cats ear. so im getting that behind my ear since he passed away after being my cat sincei was 1 until i was 17. along with the year he was born and died, and a paw print.

misskerouac

Swallows - one on each rib. For the traditional sailor meaning, swallows always find their way home.

Virgo sign on my hip - I'm a Virgo, duh

Triquetra - back of my neck. Liked what it stood for (not religious)

Purpleflipflops

This is a pic from right after I got it... My favorite quote from one of my favorite people...
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and exploring new things, because we are curious, and our curiosity leads us down new paths"

BCKS

I also have an evil butterfly on my inner hip, and am jones'ing for another

What does an "evil butterfly" look like?? :huh:

xxTAMxx

~ Lower back ~ Chinese symbol ~ Tiger ~

rainedays86

My Uncle Darrel, the man who changed my life and made me the person I am today, passed away recently. I got a tattoo in remembrance of him. My Uncle was a recovering alcoholic and devout coffee drinker (several pots a day) he always had a coffee cup in his hand. The word Serenity represents the serenity prayer, a prayer he taught me, a prayer that got him and myself through a lot. It's the tattoo that has the most meaning to me.

Shell_7609

I only have one so far, want more though. MIne is a butterfly which doesn't have much meaning to me, except the body of it is a cancer ribbon that is half pink, for my grandma who I lost to breast cancer, and half grey, for my dad who I lost to lung cancer.

Picola1984

1st on lower back


2nd under arm onto shoulder, 3rd on my boob top


4th on my wrist


Last on my neck (pic of it when it was first done)

jennifer2977

Cherries for a very special woman who said she wanted to buried with them in her hair, on my nape.



Amazing Grace down my thigh, which really that picture makes me look 300 lbs, but I'm really not, so I just call it a bad shot. It's just awesome..

Wow! This is amazing work! And looks like perfect type!

VictorianJade

I have four tattoos...

First, a 'tramp stamp' of a native-art inspired butterfly, that I designed when I was 15, and got when I was 19. Butterflies symbolize a lot of things for me, the greatest of which is Freedom. Beauty, grace, delicacy, and spirit are the other things that they make me think of.

Second, an Alpha & Omega done just above my shoulderblades, which I got on my 22nd birthday. Alpha and Omega symbolize the Beginning and the End, and are sometimes used to symbolize God.

Third, my favourite, a large scrawl of words in Greek, on upper right quadrant of my back, which reads:
Freedom through Submission (or Charity, the meaning is desputable)
Power through Trust
Love through Faith

Fourth, my most recent, my medic-alert on my left wrist. I have a couple allergies that can either kill me or get me hospitalized at the very least, and I am allergic to my allergy bracelet. Seriously. Pic of this tattoo is in my profile.

Edit to add:

My next two tattoos are going to be very meaningful for me as well- the small one will be on my foot, and will read "Love is the Protest", and the other will cover the whole left side of my back, and it's a tree that I designed a few years ago and have been too chicken-*kitten* and broke to get. It'll be a $1500 piece.

paulamarsden

this is my most recent, done on friday 13th Jan for £13.



i have a full sleeve in progress, this photo sort of shows it a little, im not too good at photos of my tattoos! sorry for the ke$ha pose, i was on my way to see motley crue. Trashy is mandatory.




i have an anchor on my finger, Dannys Girl on my lower back (hubbys name) and also my feet have rock on one, and roll on the other.

jennifer2977

This thread makes me want more tattoos!

I have:

1. Left Shoulder: My name mixed up to look like a design--I bought a painting of it at an art fair and had it made into a tattoo.

2. Center between shoulders/under neck: butterfly--went thru a tough period in my life and got it when I 'emerged' from that time.

3. Right foot--a swirly vine that I drew with stars and two hearts--one for my grandmother that I was very close to and one for my little brother that died of SIDS at 4 months

4. Inner left ankle: A Kanji symbol that means 'love conquers all' (and yes, I did my research!)

WendyWeighsIn

My daughter and I have the Kanji symbol for strength. She had cancer as a baby. We did the tattooes together to signify our relationship and all we have been through together!

polarsjewel

I have two right now.

1. a ring of dressage horses around my right ankle - symbolizing my love of horses and the sport of dressage. I used to compete locally.

2. Three celtic rune stones with my sons' and my zodiac signs on them, down my left forearm.

taranj21

I only have one right now...but i want another one!
mine is lillies on my upper back with my daughters names in the leaves