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*'''[[Benjamin Burb]]''' (John's paternal grandfather) -- Popular name meaning "son of the south" |
*'''[[Benjamin Burb]]''' (John's paternal grandfather) -- Popular name meaning "son of the south" |
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*'''[[Susan Burb]]''' (John's paternal grandmother) -- Popular name meaning "lily" or "rose". Also, since Susan can be abbreviated as Sue, it could be a play-on-words of "suburb". |
*'''[[Susan Burb]]''' (John's paternal grandmother) -- Popular name meaning "lily" or "rose". Also, since Susan can be abbreviated as Sue, it could be a play-on-words of "suburb". |
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*'''[[Tucker Burb]]''' (The Burbs' pet dog in The Sims 1) --- Tucker is perhaps related to the German word 'tucher' means 'clothweaver'. |
*'''[[Tucker Burb]]''' (The Burbs' pet dog in The Sims 1) --- Tucker is perhaps related to the German word 'tucher', which means 'clothweaver'. |
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*Again, there is a repetive occurence of popular names. Of course, due to the little bit we know about these characters, there is no real relevance to their etymology. |
*Again, there is a repetive occurence of popular names. Of course, due to the little bit we know about these characters, there is no real relevance to their etymology. |
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