Belladonna Cove/Onomatology

This is the onomatology (study of names) page for Belladonna Cove.

Belladonna - A combination of "Bella" and "Donna" which -Combined- means "Beautiful Lady" in Italian

Cove - A small sheltered bay

The Baldwin family

 * Baldwin: "bold friend."
 * Benjamin: "son of the south."
 * Isabel: "girl," "lass," "sweetheart," "strumpet." Also, a Spanish form of Elizabeth.
 * Sofia: from Sophos, "wisdom," "wise," "loving."
 * Marcus:  related to Mars, Roman god of war.

The Cho family

 * Cho: East Asian surname possibly from Japanese 蝶 (Butterfly) or Korean 조 (Zhao).
 * Vivian: English form of French Viviane, meaning "lively".
 * Etsu: Japanese name meaning 'delightful'

The Cleveland family

 * Cleveland: a variant of cliff.
 * Jason: From the Greek name Ιασων (Iason), which was derived from Greek ιασθαι (iasthai) "to heal". In Greek mythology Jason was the leader of the Argonauts.
 * Marisa: Variant of "Marisa", which is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of "Maria" and "Luisa".

The Rutherford Household

 * Rutherford: Originally taken by families who lived near the town of Rutherford in Scotland. It means "cattle ford" in Old English. The name dates back to the 13th century.
 * Geoff: Shortened form of "Geoffrey".
 * Weir: ?
 * Connor: Variant of Conor, which is an anglicized form of the Gaelic name Conchobhar which means "dog lover" or "wolf lover".

The Contender family

 * Contender: Meaning "To struggle in opposition", "To strive in rivalry", "Dispute earnestly".
 * Carlos: Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of "Charles", meaning "Man".

The Cordial family

 * Coridal: Meaning "Of or for the heart," "heartfelt, from the heart"
 * Samantha: Feminization of Samuel meaning "told by God"
 * Kimberly: Kimberly is a South African diamond town name