My Name

My Given Name

My given names seem to translate into almost any European language. Andre Masella in English, André Paul in French, Andrius Paulius in Lithuanian, Andrea Paulo in Italian and андрій павло(Andrij Pavlo) in Ukranian. It's not so strange for Paul which is a Biblical name, but Andre is not.

I also realised that all the letters in my name have amino-acid codes associated with them, so I searched my name thorugh BLAST. The following sequences contain ANDRE:
gb|ABR77831.1| hypothetical protein KPN_02405 [Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae MGH 78578]
gb|EDN20387.1| hypothetical protein BC1G_14221 [Botryotinia fuckeliana B05.10]
gb|EDN21713.1| hypothetical protein BC1G_03734 [Botryotinia fuckeliana B05.10]
gb|EDN13577.1| conserved hypothetical protein [Vibrio cholerae RC385]
gb|EDN04769.1| hypothetical protein HCAG_08431 [Ajellomyces capsulatus NAm1]
ref|ZP_01925137.1| hypothetical protein VvadDRAFT_1890 [Victivallis vadensis ATCC AA-548]
ref|ZP_01920082.1| nitroreductase [Shewanella sediminis HAW-EB3]
emb|CAH72857.1| ATPase, Class I, type 8B, member 2 [Homo sapiens]
ref|YP_001298196.1| putative plasminogen binding protein precursor [Bacteroides vulgatus ATCC 8482]
ref|ZP_01908810.1| multi-sensor hybrid histidine kinase [Plesiocystis pacifica SIR-1]
ref|XP_001496997.1| PREDICTED: similar to possible aminophospholipid translocase ATP8B2 isoform 1 [Equus caballus]
ref|XP_001497191.1| PREDICTED: similar to possible aminophospholipid translocase ATP8B2 isoform 2 [Equus caballus]
ref|XP_001494093.1| PREDICTED: similar to transmembrane and tetratricopeptide repeat containing 4 [Equus caballus]
ref|XP_001499786.1| PREDICTED: hypothetical protein [Equus caballus]
ref|XP_001496275.1| PREDICTED: similar to leucine-rich repeat kinase 1 [Equus caballus]
ref|XP_001517119.1| PREDICTED: similar to Neurogenin 1, partial [Ornithorhynchus anatinus]
ref|XP_001509413.1| PREDICTED: similar to orphan G-protein coupled receptor Dez [Ornithorhynchus anatinus]
ref|XP_001516065.1| PREDICTED: hypothetical protein [Ornithorhynchus anatinus]
ref|XP_001386270.2| phosphatidylinositol-4- kinase involved in protein kinase C pathway [Pichia stipitis CBS 6054]
ref|XP_001384627.2| mitochondrial C- methyltransferase [Pichia stipitis CBS 6054]
ref|ZP_01892031.1| DEAD/DEAH box helicase [unidentified eubacterium SCB49]
ref|ZP_01892982.1| hypothetical protein MDG893_06314 [Marinobacter algicola DG893]
ref|XP_001479173.1| PREDICTED: similar to calcium-sensing receptor like 1 [Mus musculus]
ref|ZP_01886776.1| hypothetical protein PBAL39_22897 [Pedobacter sp. BAL39]
ref|ZP_01883325.1| hypothetical protein PBAL39_09846 [Pedobacter sp. BAL39]
ref|ZP_01872905.1| hypothetical protein LNTAR_18188 [Lentisphaera araneosa HTCC2155]
gb|EDM00607.1| rCG62562, isoform CRA_a [Rattus norvegicus]
ref|YP_001293411.1| hypothetical protein ORF004 [Pseudomonas phage 73]
ref|ZP_01855590.1| hypothetical protein PM8797T_07167 [Planctomyces maris DSM 8797]
gb|EDL43580.1| hypothetical protein, conserved [Plasmodium vivax]
gb|EDL42475.1| hypothetical protein PVX_111370 [Plasmodium vivax]
gb|EDL35405.1| mCG6378 [Mus musculus]
ref|YP_001292858.1| hypothetical protein CGSHiGG_08205 [Haemophilus influenzae PittGG]
ref|YP_001291173.1| phosphopyruvate hydratase [Haemophilus influenzae PittEE]
gb|EDL35407.1| mCG126038 [Mus musculus]
gb|EDL24548.1| timeless homolog (Drosophila), isoform CRA_a [Mus musculus]
gb|EDL24549.1| timeless homolog (Drosophila), isoform CRA_b [Mus musculus]
gb|EDL15548.1| mCG119118 [Mus musculus]
gb|EDL15179.1| mCG22242 [Mus musculus]
emb|CAN79239.1| hypothetical protein [Vitis vinifera]
ref|YP_001222948.1| hypothetical protein CMM_2203 [Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis NCPPB 382]
emb|CAN64638.1| hypothetical protein [Vitis vinifera]
ref|ZP_01842710.1| multi-sensor hybrid histidine kinase [Shewanella baltica OS223]
ref|XP_001485545.1| hypothetical protein PGUG_01216 [Pichia guilliermondii ATCC 6260]
gb|EDK24963.1| hypothetical protein RUMTOR_00765 [Ruminococcus torques ATCC 27756]
ref|YP_001173603.1| general stress protein [Pseudomonas stutzeri A1501]
ref|ZP_01796176.1| catalase [Haemophilus influenzae R3021]
ref|ZP_01789815.1| catalase [Haemophilus influenzae PittAA]
ref|ZP_01792591.1| phosphopyruvate hydratase [Haemophilus influenzae PittHH]
ref|XP_360215.2| hypothetical protein MGG_05589 [Magnaporthe grisea 70-15]
ref|XP_362240.2| hypothetical protein MGG_04685 [Magnaporthe grisea 70-15]
ref|XP_362535.2| hypothetical protein MGG_08118 [Magnaporthe grisea 70-15]
ref|ZP_01788050.1| catalase [Haemophilus influenzae 3655]
ref|ZP_01783939.1| phosphopyruvate hydratase [Haemophilus influenzae 22.1-21]
ref|ZP_01779799.1| multi-sensor hybrid histidine kinase [Shewanella baltica OS185]
ref|ZP_01775378.1| Thiolase [Geobacter bemidjiensis Bem]
emb|CAM77186.1| protein containing DUF497 [Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1]
emb|CAM75520.1| Cytochrome c, class I [Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense MSR-1]
ref|XP_001420132.1| MC family transporter: ADP/ATP [Ostreococcus lucimarinus CCE9901]
dbj|BAF56217.1| OsRad54 [Oryza sativa (japonica cultivar-group)]
ref|YP_001139938.1| hypothetical protein cgR_p0023 [Corynebacterium glutamicum R]
emb|CAM32315.1| conserved hypothetical protein [Enterobacter sakazakii]
ref|YP_001111037.1| gp6, pANL56 [Burkholderia phage phiE202]
ref|XP_001397786.1| hypothetical protein An16g04780 [Aspergillus niger]
ref|XP_001396652.1| hypothetical protein An15g01130 [Aspergillus niger]
ref|XP_001400780.1| hypothetical protein An14g01530 [Aspergillus niger]
ref|XP_001391727.1| hypothetical protein An07g06500 [Aspergillus niger]
ref|XP_001391279.1| hypothetical protein An07g01930 [Aspergillus niger]
ref|XP_001391053.1| hypothetical protein An06g02310 [Aspergillus niger]
ref|XP_001470426.1| hypothetical protein, conserved [Leishmania infantum]
ref|XP_001464906.1| ARP2/3 complex subunit, putative [Leishmania infantum JPCM5]
ref|XP_001469334.1| hypothetical protein [Leishmania infantum]
emb|CAM43750.1| hypothetical protein, conserved [Leishmania braziliensis]
emb|CAM39728.1| hypothetical protein, conserved [Leishmania braziliensis]
ref|XP_001389699.1| hypothetical protein An01g12970 [Aspergillus niger]
gb|AAI35321.1| LOC100038294 protein [Xenopus tropicalis]
ref|YP_001107239.1| mannitol dehydrogenase [Saccharopolyspora erythraea NRRL 2338]
ref|YP_001101461.1| Putative transcriptional regulatory protein [Herminiimonas arsenicoxydans]
gb|ABL97298.1| DNA-directed RNA polymerase beta subunit [uncultured marine bacterium HF10_12C08]
ref|ZP_01754348.1| phosphoserine aminotransferase [Roseobacter sp. SK209-2-6]
ref|ZP_01752320.1| hypothetical protein RCCS2_11177 [Roseobacter sp. CCS2]
ref|ZP_01721814.1| methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein [Bacillus sp. B14905]
ref|YP_001085061.1| hypothetical protein A1S_2032 [Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 17978]
ref|ZP_01712561.1| conserved hypothetical protein [Pseudomonas putida GB-1]
ref|ZP_01712575.1| conserved hypothetical protein [Pseudomonas putida GB-1]
ref|ZP_01714956.1| multi-sensor hybrid histidine kinase [Pseudomonas putida GB-1]
ref|XP_001372972.1| PREDICTED: similar to Probable phospholipid-transporting ATPase ID (ATPase class I type 8B member 2) [Monodelphis domestica]
ref|XP_001378419.1| PREDICTED: similar to nidogen 1, [Monodelphis domestica]
ref|XP_001369946.1| PREDICTED: similar to neurogenin [Monodelphis domestica]
ref|XP_001374522.1| PREDICTED: similar to Relax [Monodelphis domestica]
gb|EAU81247.1| predicted protein [Coprinopsis cinerea okayama7#130]
ref|XP_309756.3| ENSANGP00000012467 [Anopheles gambiae str. PEST]
ref|XP_309076.3| ENSANGP00000019593 [Anopheles gambiae str. PEST]
ref|XP_312283.3| ENSANGP00000002898 [Anopheles gambiae str. PEST]
ref|XP_001237735.1| ENSANGP00000029839 [Anopheles gambiae str. PEST]
ref|XP_316681.3| ENSANGP00000011361 [Anopheles gambiae str. PEST]
ref|NP_035782.3| titin isoform N2-A [Mus musculus]

My Family Name

Well, in Urdu and Hindi, maṣālěḥ(masaleh) means things for the good of, but seems to be most commonly used in the phrase maṣālěḥ denā(masaleh dena) meaning to spice food. In Greek μασελα(masela) means denture.

I also realised that all the letters in my name have amino-acid codes associated with them, so I searched my name thorugh BLAST. The following sequences contain MASELLA:
ref|XP_001463611.1| DNA J-binding protein, putative [Leishmania infantum JPCM5]
ref|YP_742166.1| Beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase [Alkalilimnicola ehrlichei MLHE-1]
emb|CAJ03108.1| DNA J-binding protein, putative [Leishmania major]
gb|AAM11289.1| RH54175p [Drosophila melanogaster]
tpg|DAA03806.1| TPA_inf: HDC10761 [Drosophila melanogaster]
ref|YP_268805.1| hypothetical protein CPS_2078 [Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H]
ref|YP_081388.1| putative Type I restriction-modification system M subunit [Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580]
sp|P45350|DRTS_DAUCA Bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHFR-TS) [Includes: Dihydrofolate reductase; Thymidylate synthase]
ref|YP_847595.1| ABC-type nitrate/sulfonate/bicarbonate transport system, periplasmic components [Syntrophobacter fumaroxidans MPOB]