Riverview/Onomatology

The onomatology of the families in Riverview.

The Bagley Family

 * Bagley: a name for someone who lived in a field populated by badgers
 * Ma Bagley: slang for mother
 * Rhoda Bagley: means "rose" in Greek
 * Sherman Bagley: derived from an Old English surname meaning "shear man"
 * Sam Bagley: short for Samuel, which means "name of God" or "God has heard" in Hebrew

The Breckenridge Family

 * Breckenridge: derived from Old Norse elements meaning "bracken ridge"
 * Hal Breckenridge: short for Henry, which means "home ruler" in German

The Cantina Family

 * Cantina: could be a variant of Quintana, meaning "dweller on a piece of land whose rent is one-fifth it's produce" in Spanish
 * Lorraine Cantina: a region of France that meant "kingdom of Lothar"

The Carpenter-Rhodes Family

 * Carpenter: an occupational surname for a carpenter
 * Rhodes: a possible variant of the surname Roads
 * Hope Carpenter: from the English word hope
 * Buzz Rhodes: an English word, most likely refers to the sound that a bee makes
 * Meadow Carpenter-Rhodes: from the English word meadow

The Caspian Family

 * Caspian: first used by C.S. Lewis for his character Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia; derived from the body of water called The Caspian Sea but meaning unknown
 * Billy Caspian: short for William, which means "will, desire" and "helmet, protection" in German

The Crosby Family

 * Crosby: meaning unknown; the name of several American towns
 * Odin Crosby: derived from an Old Norse name meaning "inspiration, rage, frenzy"
 * Heather Crosby: from the English word heather, a variety of small shrubs

The Cottoneye Family

 * Cottoneye: a possible reference to the song "Cottoneye Joe"
 * Hunter Cottoneye: an occupational English surname for a hunter

The Dean Family

 * Dean: an occupational surname for a dean; also means "valley"
 * George Dean: means "farmer, earthworker" in Greek

The Grandpas Household

 * Dean: an occupational surname for a dean; also means "valley"
 * McGlum: derived from the English word glum, meaning unhappy
 * Taft: meaning unknown, could be a variant of Toft, a surname for one who hails from a place with that name
 * Bennie Dean: short for Benjamin, which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand" in Hebrew
 * Henry McGlum: means "home ruler" in German
 * Melvin Taft: variant of Melville, a Scottish surname that came from a French place name meaning "bad settlement"