Belladonna Cove/Onomatology
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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