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 Broke Family

 * Broke: to have no money
 * Flat Broke: to be "flat broke" is to have absolutely no money
 * Flo Broke: Short for Florence, meaning "prosperous, flourishing" in Latin
 * Ruby Broke: from the name of the precious gemstone, ultimately derived from "ruber" meaning "red" in Latin
 * Skip Broke: short for Skipper, meaning a master of a small ship
 * Buck Broke: an English nickname meaning "buck, male deer"
 * Trigger Broke: from the English word trigger, a finger-operated lever to operate a gun
 * Susie Broke: short for Susan or Susanna, meaning "lily" in Hebrew
 * Mary Lu Broke: Mary means "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" or "wished for child" in Hebrew; Lu is short for Louisa, which is derived from Ludwig meaning "famous warrior" 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: means "rose" in Greek. A variant of "Rhoda."
 * 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
 * Lonnie Dean: short for Alfonso, meaning "noble and ready" in German

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"

The Grisby Family

 * Grisby: could be a variant of Grigsby, which could mean "of Grig's town/settlement"
 * Walter Grisby: means "ruler of the army" in German
 * Yvette Grisby: derived from the name Ivo, meaning "yew" in German
 * Laurel Grisby: from the name of the laurel tree

The Ivanov Family

 * Kaminski: name for someone who came from the town of Kamien; "kamiñ" means "stone" in Slavic
 * Ivanov: means "son of Ivan" in Russian and Bulgarian
 * Rayna Kaminski: derived from the name Radko, meaning "care"
 * Yuri Ivanov: variant of Yuriy, which is the Russian and Ukrainian form of George, which means "farmer, earthworker" in Greek
 * Nadine Ivanov: French form of Nadya, which is short for Nadezhda, meaning "hope" in Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian
 * Tatiana Ivanov: derived from Tatius, an Ancient Roman family name of unknown origin
 * Dimitri Ivanov: derived from Demetrius, which is ultimately derived from the name of the Ancient Greek goddess Demeter, meaning "earth mother" in Greek

The Jones Family

 * Jones: derived from the name John, meaning "God is gracious" in Hebrew
 * Remington: means "from the village of the raven" in Old English
 * Aiden Jones: derived from Aodh, meaning "fire" in Irish
 * Hannah Jones: means "favour" or "grace" in Hebrew
 * Lydia Remington: means "from Lydia" in Greek
 * Jasper Remington: means "treasurer" in Persian
 * Eileen Remington: ultimately derived from the ancient Germanic name Avila, possibly means "desired"
 * Cody Remington: means "son of Otto" in Gaelic
 * Kirsten Remington: derived from the name Christian, meaning "a Christian" in Latin

The Joy Family

 * Joy: from the English word joy
 * Norman Joy: means "northman" in German
 * Jenny Joy: short for Jennifer, which is derived from Guinevere meaning "fair, white" and "smooth" in Welsh
 * Elaine Joy: derived from Helen, meaning "torch" or "corposant" in Greek

The Lessen Family

 * Lessen: could be a variant of Lawson, meaning "son of Laurence"
 * Jon Lessen: short for Jonathan, meaning "God has given" in Hebrew

The Lin Family

 * Lin: means "forest" in Mandarin
 * Roxie Lin: short for Roxana, meaning "bright or dawn" in Persian
 * Shirley Lin: means "bright clearing" in Old English

The Lobos Family

 * Lobos: possibly a variant of Lopez, meaning "son of Lope" in Spanish
 * Angel Lobos: the name of the heavenly creature, derived from the Greek word for messenger
 * Marisol Lobos: combination of Maria and Sol; Maria is derived from Mary, which means "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" or "wished for child" in Hebrew, and Sol means "the sun" in Spanish and Porteguese
 * Carlotta Lobos: Italian form of Charlotte, which is derived from Charles meaning "man" in German
 * Anita Lobos: a nickname for Ana, which is derived from Hannah, meaning "favor" or "grace" in Hebrew

The Lothario Family

 * Lothario: means "a successful womanizer"
 * Don Lothario: short for Donald, meaning "ruler of the world" in Gaelic

The McDermott Family

 * McDermott: variant of MacDermott, meaning "son of Difharmait" in Irish
 * Luke McDermott: means "from Luciana" in Greek
 * Ginny McDermott: short for Virginia, which is of unknown meaning but is associated with the Latin word for "maid, virgin"
 * Maximus McDermott: a Roman family name which means "greatest"
 * Travis McDermott: an English surname for someone who collected tolls from a bridge, derived from the Old French "traverse" meaning to cross

The Newbie Family

 * Newbie: a pun on the word "new"
 * Robert Newbie: means "bright fame" in German
 * Mags Newbie: short for Margaret, meaning "pearl" in Greek
 * Bob Newbie: short for Robert, meaning "bright fame" in German

The Shallow Family

 * Shallow: from the English word shallow, meaning "of little depth"
 * Kurt Shallow: a variant of Conrad, meaning "brave" and "counsel" in German
 * Tom Shallow: short for Thomas, meaning "twin" in Greek
 * June Shallow: from the name of the month, derived from the name of the Roman goddess, Juno
 * Dallas Shallow: a Scottish place name meaning "meadow dwelling"
 * MaryKay Shallow: a combination of Mary - which could mean "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" or "wished for child" in Hebrew, and Kay - short for Katherine, which could mean "each of the two" or "torture" in Greek

The Shelley Family

 * Shelley: means "clearing on an bank" in Old English
 * Constance Shelley: derived from Constant, meaning "constant, steadfast"

The Simovitch Family

 * Simovitch: meaning unknown, possibly Russian
 * Vadim Simovitch: means "rule" in Russian
 * Fatima Simovitch: variant of Fatimah, meaning "to abstain" in Arabic
 * Betty Simovitch: short for Elizabeth, meaning "my God is an oath" in Hebrew

The Spenster Family

 * Spenster: possibly referring to the English word "spinster", meaning an old, unmarried woman
 * Nellie Spenster: short for Eleanor, meaning "the other Aenor" in Old French
 * Lucille Spenster: derived from Lucius, meaning "light" in Latin

The Perkins Family

 * Perkins: means "son of little Peter" in Welsh
 * Lucky Perkins: from the English word, meaning "having or bringing good fortune"

The Wilson Family

 * Wilson: means "son of Will"
 * Jebidiah Wilson: variant of Jedidiah, meaning "beloved of God" in Hebrew