Riverview/Onomatology

The onomatology of the families in Riverview.

Ivanov Family
Ivanov - Ivanov is a Russian and Bulgarian patronimic meaning "Son of Ivan".

Kaminski - Kaminski is a Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and Jewish surname, a name for someone who came from the town Kamien. Kamien is derived from the Slavic word "kamiñ", meaning "stone".

Yuri Ivanov - Yuri is a variant transcription of the name "Yuriy", which is the Ukrainian and Russian form of the name "George".

Nadine Ivanov - Nadine is a French form of "Nadya", which is a diminutive of the Russian name "Nadezhda", meaning "hope". Nadia is also an Arabic name, which means "the one who has been called by God", or "dew"

Tatiana Ivanov - Tatiana is a Slavic name, the feminine form of the name "Tatianus". Tatiana is also a Latin name. The Latin meaning is "defender of her family".

Dimitri Ivanov - Dimitri goes back to a Greek name, "Demetrius", derived from the Greek goddess "Demetra", which means "earth mother".

Rayna Kaminski - Rayna is a Slavic name, which has been made from the Slavic noun "ray", meaning "heaven", so the name should mean "heavenly".

Jones Family
Jones: one's neighbors, friends, business associates or An addiction or craving, as a word; the name is derived from the given name John, which means God is gracious.


 * Aiden: In Scottish, Aiden means - fire. Other origins for the name Aiden include - Scottish, Celtic, Gaelic, Irish.
 * Hannah: "favor, grace" "gracious, merciful, he that gives"

Joy Family
Joy: To take great pleasure; rejoice

Norman: A member of Scandinavian people who settled in Northern France in the tenth century

Jenny: The female of certain animals such as the donkey and the wren

Elaine: An Arthurian legend; the mother of Galahad

Lessen Family
The name "Jon Lessen" probably came from the famous musician John Lennon.

Shelley Family
Constance Shelley's name may be a reference to the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and his poem 'To Constantia, Singing', which is commonly interpreted to be about Claire Clairmont - the unmarried sister of his wife Mary.