Roaring Heights/Onomatology

The Onomatology (study of names) of the families in Roaring Heights.

Andrews family
Ainsley: Derived from a surname of a place; an Old English name.

Andrews: Means "son of Andrew".

Astare household
Frank: From a German name; reference from a German tribe, the Franks.

Judy: A diminutive of the name Judith.

Astare: Meaning unknown.

Battista family
Francisco: Spanish and Portuguese form of the name "Francis".

Battista: Possible a variant of the surname "Bautista"

Capp family
Consort: A title given in some monarchies to the husband of a queen regnant.

Contessa: Italian for Countess, giving the player a hint that there may be royal members in Contessa's family.

Goneril: In the tragic play "Lady Lear", this was the name of the eldest daughter to King Lear and only loved for money.

Regan: Regan is King Lear's middle daughter who was poisoned by her elder sister Goneril after loosing the affection of King Edmund.

Cassat family
Samantha: A female version of the name "Samuel".

Cassat: Meaning unknown.

Dandy family
Michael: Michael is one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition, and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible.

Dandy: Meaning unknown; could be a possible play on words.

Davidson household
Norma: Based on the Latin word, meaning rule.

Gil: Short form of the name "Gilbert" and probably other names beginning with Gil.

Davidson: Meaning "son of David".

McGinnis: Anglicized form of "Mag Aonghuis"

Davis-Welles family
Mark: A form of the name "Marcus".

Rita: Short form of the name "Margherita" or other names ending in rita.

Davis-Welles: Davis is a Scottish surname, whilst Welles is an English surname.

Harbucks household
Oliver: A Norman French form of the Germanic name "Alfher".

Shirley: From a surname which originally meant "bright clearing" in Old English.

Harbucks: Meaning unknown.

Templeton: Meaning unknown; Shirley Templeton is a reference to child actress and diplomat Shirley Temple, whose distinctive hairstyle bears a resemblance to Little Orphan Annie.

Houveir family
Clark: From an English surname meaning "cleric" or "scribe".

Louise: French feminine form of the name "Louis".

Houveir: Possibly a French surname.

Jones family
Beverly: From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "beaver stream" in Old English.

Helen: English form of the Greek name Helene, meaning "torch" or "corposant".

Edward: Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English testaments; Edward was the name of a Saint and King of England.

Jones: A medieval variant of the name John.

LaFontaine family
Thomas: Greek form of the Aramaic name, which meant "twin". A famous bearer of the name is Thomas Edison.

Elizabeth: Means "my God is an oath". A famous bearer is the current queen of the United Kingdom.

LaFontaine: Meaning unknown.

Marks family
Sharpo: Variant of the word "Sharp".

Glummo: Variant of the word "Glum".

Dyno: Variant of the name "Dino".

Sneako: Variant of the word "Sneak".

Grumpo: Variant of the word "Grumpy".

Marks: A popular first and surname; meaning unknown.

Meyers family
Ralph: Contracted form of the Old Norse name.

Irene: From Greek, derived from a name meaning "peace".

Meyers: Meaning unknown.

Morgan family
David: From the Hebrew name, meaning "beloved".

Donna: From the Italian word, meaning "lady". It is also used as the feminine form of the name Donald.

Joseph: From the Latin word, meaning "he will add".

Carolyn: Variant of the name Caroline.

Evelyn: From an English surname which was derived from the given name Aveline.

Morgan: Derived from the given name "Morgan".

Nest family
Elliot: From a surname which was a variant of Elliott.

Nest: Meaning unknown.

Picard family
Nancy: A medieval diminutive of the name Anne.

Gerald: From a Germanic name meaning "rule of the spear".

Frances: Feminine form of the name Francis.

Picard: Surname given to a person from Picardy, a historical region area of France. A popular fictional character from Star Trek: The Next Generation has this surname.

Ruth family
Gabe: Short form of the name Gabriel.

Ruth: Ruth is a first name given to girls. It means "friend". It's meaning as a surname is unknown.

Shear family
Dylan: In Welsh mythology, Dylan was a god or hero associated with the sea.

Audrey: Was the name of a 7th-century Saint, a princess of East Anglia who founded a monastery at Ely. A famous bearer of the name is Audrey Hepburn.

Charlie: Diminutive or feminine form of the name Charles.

Shear: Meaning unknown.

Simovitch family
Henry: From the Germanic name, meaning "home ruler".

Simovitch: Meaning unknown, possibly made up.

Souze family
Theophraseus: Derived from the name of the children's author Theodor Seuss Geisel, whose pen name was Dr. Seuss.

Souze: Meaning unknown.

Spinelli family
Donia: Possible variant of the name Donna, meaning unknown.

Spinelli: Meaning unknown.

Supine family
Virginia: Feminine form of the Roman family name, possibly means "virgo" or "maid".

Supine: Meaning unknown.

Thebe Family
Hector: Latinised form of the Greek name, meaning "holding fast".

Andrachome: Meaning unknown.

Thebe: Meaning unknown; possibly a Spanish surname.

Torrance household
Janet: Medieval diminutive of the name Jane.

Marilyn: Combination of the names Mary and lyn. A famous bear of the name is American actress Marilyn Monroe.

Torrance: The name Torrance is usually given to males as their first names. There is also a feminine form Torrence. As a surname, the meaning is unknown.

Downes: Meaning unknown.

West household
May: Derived from the name of the month of May, which derives from Maia, the name of a Roman goddess.

MD: This could be a variety of many names beginning with the letters of M and D.

West: Name for a person who lived to the west of something, or who came from the west.

Fields: Name for a person who lived on or near a field or pasture.