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*'''[[Frida Goth]]''' (Mortimer's paternal aunt): Means "peace".
*'''[[Lolita Goth]]''' (relation unknown): From [[wikipedia:Lolita fashion|Gothic Lolita]], a gothic variation of the Japanese fashion style Lolita.
*'''[[Crumplebottom Family|Crumplebottom]]''' -- "Crumple" means "to bend out of shape". "Bottom" refers to "the lowest or deepest part of anything".
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*'''[[Prudence Crumplebottom]]''' (Mortimer's maternal grandmother): Means "good judgement". Also connects to the word "Prude", adding to the belief that she is Ms. Crumplebottom.
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*'''[[Mrs. Crumplebottom]]'''  : A
*'''[[Robert Crumplebottom]]''' (
▲*'''[[Robert Crumplebottom]]''' (Mrs. Crumplebottom's husband) : Popular name meaning bright fame/dull life.
*'''Clamp''' -- probably from clamb, "clamp, cleat." clinch, clench, secure.
*'''[[Elmira Clamp]]''' (Mrs. Crumplebottom's niece) : Shortened form of Edelmira, Spanish feminine form of Adelmar, which is the combination of adal "noble" and mar "famous". It appears in the play 'Tartuffe' (1664) by the French playwright Molière.
*'''Darling''' -- Means "beloved one", or "dear".
*'''[[Erik Darling]]''' (Agnes Crumplebottom's husband) -- Erik means "one", "alone" in Old Norse. Also perhaps he was named after musician ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Darling Erik Darling]''.▼
'''[[Ian Arneson]]''' (Elmira Clamp's niece) : The Scottish Gaelic version of John, which means God is Gracious.
▲*'''[[Erik Darling]]''' (Agnes Crumplebottom's husband) -- Erik means "one", "alone" in Old Norse. Also perhaps he was named after musician ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Darling Erik Darling]''.
*'''Bachelor''' -- "an unmarried man"
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*'''[[Enriqueta Bachelor]]''' (Michael's paternal grandmother) -- A female given name, cognate to English Henrietta, which is the female form of Henry, which means home ruler.
*Dina Caliente was married to Michael Bachelor before his death. Michael Bachelor's tomb remains in the Caliente home. Michael Bachelor was single in the
===The [[Lothario Family]]===
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[[Category: Simology]]
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