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==[[Adamsson household]]==
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'''Adamsson:''' Means '"son of Adam'".
 
'''Simon:''' Greek form of the Hebrew name (Shim'on), meaning 'he has heard'
 
'''Erika:''' Femine form of ''Erik.''
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'''Apple:''' A type of fruit.
 
'''Yuri:  '''Means 'lily' in Japanese. Not to be confused with Russian name 'Yuri' (a Slavonic form of 'George'), which is exclusively male.
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'''Beaker:''' Equipment used in Science.
 
'''Bjorn:''' Scandinavian for '"old bear'".
 
'''Erin:''' AnglicizedAnglicised form of ''Eireann.''
 
'''Gundrun:''' Form of the name  ''Guntram  ''meaning '"war raven'".
 
'''Loki:''' Name of a god from Norse mythology, which is a name of many possible origins, including the Old Norse word ''logi'' ("flame") or the Germanic root ''luk'' ("loop").
'''Loki:''' Derived from the Indo-European root ''leug ''meaning 'to break'.
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'''Birch:''' A type of tree found in a forest or a wooded area.
 
'''Adam:''' Hebrew word for '"man'". In Genesis, the Old Testament, Adam and Eve were the first Humans living in the Garden of Eden.
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==[[Clark family]]==
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'''Clark:''' Meaning '"cleric'" or '"scribe'". A famous bearer was William Clark.
 
'''Evan:''' Anglicized form of  ''Lefan,''  a Welsh form of  ''John''.
 
'''Jessie:''' Originally a Scottish form of the name  ''Jean''. In modern times it is also used as a diminutive of the name  '''Jessica.'''
 
'''Wanda:'''  A German word meaning 'a Wend', referring to the Slavic people who inhabited eastern Germany.
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==[[Day household]]==
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'''Day:''' Fromnext ato diminutivenight, nameday derivedis from ''David''part of the 24-hour daily cycle.
 
'''Miriam:''' Original Hebrew form of  ''Mary.'' It is used in the Old Testament where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Adam.
 
'''Angelica:''' Derived from the Latin word meaning ''angelic'', ultiamatelyultimately related to the Greeks, meaning the ''messenger''.
 
'''Pedro:''' Spanish and PortugessePortuguese form of the name  ''Peter''. 
 
'''Ciro:''' PossiblyA namedname afterof theSpanish Egytianand cityItalian origin, the equivalent of  '''Cairo.'Cyrus''.
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==[[Elliot household]]==
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'''Elliot:''' Variant of the name  ''Elliott''.
 
'''Jackie:''' DimunitiveDiminutive form of the name  ''Jacqueline''.
 
'''Felicia:''' Feminine form of the Latin name  ''Felicius'', a derivative of  ''Felix.''
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==[[Martina Frimann|Frimann family]]==
'''Frimann:'''  Possibly an older form of FrimanFreimann (English: Freeman), meaning a reference to a person who was born free or in other words was not a serf.
 
'''Martina:''' Feminine form of the name  ''Martin.'' Saint Martina was a 3rd-century martyr who is one of the patron saints of Rome.
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'''Hallur: '''Faroese and Icelandic form of Hallr, which means "flat stone" or "sloping, leaning to one side" (in these two languages, Hallur is a common first name for men).
 
'''Andrea:''' Feminine form of the name  ''Andrew.'' As an English name it has been used since the 17th century.
 
'''Lara:''' Russian short form of the name  ''Larisa.  ''It was introduced to the English-speaking world by a character from Boris Pasternak's novel '''"Doctor Zhivago".'''
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==[[Gunnar Hannes|Hannes family]]==
'''Hannes:''' A Scandinavian surname, meaning unknown. It can also be used as a male first name, being a diminutive of Johannes or Hannibal.
 
'''Gunnar:''' Derived from the elements Old Norse words ''gunnr  ''meaning "'war"' and  ''arr  '''"warrior",'. makingIt itcould be used as a cognatemale offirst name (modern variant: Gunther). Alternatively, it could derive from the name Scottish ''GuntherGunn'', which was the name of one of the oldest clans in Scotland.
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==[[Helgason family]]==
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'''Helgason:'''  Means literally son of HelgiHelga.
 
'''Karen:''' Danish short form of the name  ''Katherine''. It has been common in the English-speaking world since the 1940s.
 
'''Karl:  '''German and Scandinavian form of  ''Charles''. This was the name of seven emperors of the Holy Roman Empire and an emperor of Austria, as well as kings of Sweden and Norway.
 
'''Kristin:''' Scandinavian and German form of the name  ''Christina''.
 
'''Lief:'''  Different spelling of the Scandinavian name  ''Leif'', meaning "descendent, heir, beloved" (alternative names: Leiv, Lejf, Leifur, Leivur).
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==[[Ingberg family]]==
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'''Ingberg:''' Scandinavian Norwegian and Icelandic name with no certain origin. -berg''Berg'' means "mountain".
 
'''Iris:''' Means "rainbow" in Greek. Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow, the sea, and the sky. This name can also be referred to as a part of the eye.
 
'''Jakob:''' Cognate Germanic version of the name  ''Jacob'' or  ''James''.
 
'''Jonas:''' TheIt Greekpossibly formderives offrom the name Greek word ''Jonah, Ionas''which, ismeaning used"of inIonic someorigin". translationsThe ofname thein NewHebrew Testamentmeans 'dove'.
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==[[Mango family]]==
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'''Mango:''' A type of fruit. The name was probably chosen for the sake of alliteration.
 
'''Magnus:''' Late Latin name, meaning "great". It was borne by a 7th-century saint who was a missionary in Germany.
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==[[Olivia household]]==
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'''Olivia:'''  A common female name, here used as a surname.
 
'''Estella:''' Latinate form of the name  ''Estelle.''
 
'''Sophia:''' Means "wisdom" in Greek. This was the name of an early saint, possibly mythical, who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred.
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==[[Olsson household]]==
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'''Olsson:''' Means "son of  Olaf".
 
'''Oskar:''' Scandinavian, German, PolishGermanic and SloveneSlavic form of the name  ''Oscar''.
 
'''Emil:''' From the Roman family name  ''Aemillius,  ''which was derived from Latin meaning "rival". A popular name in Scandinavian and Slavic countries.
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'''Oss:''' Meaning unknown, possibly Scandinavian.
 
'''Arvid:''' From the Old Norse name  ''Arnvior'',derived from the elements  ''arn'' "eagle" and  ''vior  ''"tree".
 
'''Edvin:''' Scandinavian, Finnish, Estoninan and Hungarian form of the name  ''Edwin''.
 
'''Josefin:  '''Variant of the Scandinavian name  ''Josefine''.
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'''Svard:''' Swedish solider name meaning "sword".
 
'''Stefan:''' Swedish form of the name  ''Stephen.''
 
'''Stein:''' Norwegian cognate of the name  ''Sten.''
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'''Valquist: '''Swedish surname, val - whale, quist (modern form is kvist) - branch.
 
'''Jesper:''' Danish form of the name  ''Jasper.''
 
'''Viktor:''' Swedish and Norwegian form of the name  ''Victor.''
 
'''Linn:''' Short form of the Swedish name  ''Linnea''.
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==[[Vinter family]]==
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'''Vinter:''' Scandinavian form of  ''Winter''.
 
'''Astrid:''' Modern form of the name  ''Astridr''. This name was borne by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren who wrote the book 'Pippi Longstocking'.
 
'''Tinna:''' From Old Norse word  ''tinna'' meaning "flint".
 
'''Veronika:''' Swedish and Norwegian cognate form of the name  ''Veronica''.
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'''Warbler:''' Meaning unknown, possibly Scandinavian.
 
'''Fjord:''' A narrow, rocky, steep-sided geological formation created by glaciers. It is found on the shores of Norway, Iceland, Alaska, Antarctica, and other places, both on the northern and southern hemisphere.
'''Fjord:''' Scandinavian name, possibly a cognate form of ''Fred''.
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==[[Wong family]]==
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'''Wong:''' CantonesseA Cantonese romanization of  ''Wang  ''or  ''Huang''.
 
'''Ari:''' Old Norse byname meaning "eagle".
 
'''Jennika:'''  Scandinavian form of the name  ''Jennica.''
 
'''Rajita:''' Meaning unknown, possibly a different form of ''Rita.''
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==[[Wrede family]]==
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'''Wrede:'''  Meaning "ward" in Scandinavian.
 
'''Cassidy:''' From an Irish surname which was derived from  ''O Caside  ''meaning "descendent of  ''Caside''".
 
'''Elin:''' Scandinavian and Welsh form of the name  ''Helen''.
 
'''Johan:''' Scandinavian, Low German and Czech form of the name  ''John.''
 
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