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==The [[Goth
*'''Goth''': Relates either to medieval times or means "an uncivilized person" or "a person without culture". The Goth name in general has some resemblance, as well. The family seems to be the oldest (making it "medieval").
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*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 Sims game and was living at the time. It is seen here that there is no onomatology relationship with the game. Just a few puns, and a popular name. Another few puns are in Strangetown: "Notzo Curious" and "Zo Curious".
==The [[Lothario
*'''Lothario''': "A man who obsessively seduces and deceives women" or "a man who behaves selfishly in his [[WooHoo]] relationships with women". Lothario is also a term for any man who behaves in a way that he does. The names seem fitting, seeing as Don probably has a Spanish or Italian descent. Also, the Lothario theme still holds true for one or two of the names.
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*'''[[Isabella Fiorello]]''' (Don's maternal grandmother): Latinate form of Elizabeth
==The [[Caliente
*'''Caliente''' -- Meaning literally "hot" in Spanish. Of course this literal term was comically taken for the slang term meaning "attractive".
*'''[[Dina Caliente]]''' -- Means "Judged"
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*'''[[Nighat Caliente]]''' (the twins' mother) -- An Arabic name meaning "sight" or "glance".
*'''[[Nestor Caliente]]''' (the twins' paternal grand"father") -- Means the "traveler" in Greek.
*'''[[Dulcinea Caliente]]''' (Nestor's wife) -- Of Latin or Spanish origin, meaning sweet. Also, the name of the heroine in the book, "Don Quixote".
*'''[[Tango Caliente]]''' (the twins' paternal half-uncle) -- A dance originating from Spanish-colonized countries in South America.
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*Tango is a popular dance in the Spanish-speaking countries of South America. "Tango Caliente" is when the dance turns hot. The same is true of Flamenco Caliente. In the spanish version, however, Flamenco is changed to Farruco, and Tango to Salva, so it doesn't make much sense.
==The [[Broke
*'''Broke''' -- To go broke is "to become destitute of money or possession". The last name could also be a reference to "her water broke", since Brandi is pregnant when the game starts.
*'''[[Brandi Broke]]''' -- Simply means "brandy" from the English name of an alcoholic drink.
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Other than the surname, I don't think that there is much relation to their name meanings at all.
*'''[[Skip Broke]]''' (Dustin and Beau's father) -- "To pass from one point to another, disregarding what intervenes."
*'''[[Ruby Broke]]''' (Skip's sister) -- Ruby, as in ruby.
*'''[[Flat Broke]]''' (Skip's father) -- Pun on Flat Broke, meaning "completely penniless".
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*'''[[Mags Newbie]]''' (Brandi's paternal grandmother) -- Short for Margaret, meaning pearl.
*The [[Newbie
*'''Simovitch''' -- "ovitch" is the Russian suffix meaning "son of". So Simovitch means "Son of Sim". Thanks DarkShadowofFate!
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*Known members of the Simovitch Family have little to no relationship to their names. The reason this family was placed here was to fill up a space for Brandi's grandparents.
==The [[Pleasant
*'''Pleasant''' -- "pleasing, agreeable, enjoyable"
*'''[[Daniel Pleasant]]''' -- From a Hebrew name meaning "Judged by God" or "God is my judge"
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*'''[[Melinda Danders]]''' (Daniel's maternal grandmother) -- Combination of "Mel" as in Melanie or Melissa and the popular suffix "inda". Means "honey" in Greek. Also means "sweet", "dark" and "serpent" in other languages. Might mean "horse" in Simlish. Thanks fireflygolden!
==The [[Burb
*'''Burb''' -- Slang for "suburb" which describes Pleasantview.
*'''[[John Burb]]''' -- Popular name meaning "Yahweh is Gracious"
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*The only thing I'd like to point out is that Marsh and Burb both describe a place.
==The [[Oldie
*'''Oldie''' -- slang for a person who is "far advanced in the years of his/her life". You could also use the term "chronologically challenged".
*'''[[Herb Oldie]]''' (Mary-Sue's adoptive father) -- A flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody. Such a plant valued for medical properties.
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*'''[[Mamie Ruggbyrne]]''' (Coral's mother) -- Short for Mary or Margaret.
==The [[Dreamer
*'''Dreamer''' -- A person who lives in a world of fantasy; one who is impractical and unrealistic.
*'''[[Darren Dreamer]]''' -- Great-might also mean a great dreamer
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*"'''Roomies'''", because they are roomies.
*'''[[Chris Roomies]]''' -- Christina, as in Christian.
*'''[[Melissa Roomies]]''' -- Greek for honeybee, perhaps a reference to her honeybee-like hairstyle.
==The [[Landgraab
*'''Landgraab'''-- as in grabbing land.
*'''Malcolm Landgraab, II, III, IV'''-- (there was a quote on him) ''We will establish our estate upon''
*'''[[Mom]]'''-- is a biological and/or social female parent of an offspring
*'''[[Marion Landgraab]]'''-- (form of Mary) "bitterness","rebelliousness", "wished for child" or "drop of the sea"
*'''[[Margaret Landgraab]]'''-- "pearl" or "precious" (Greek).
*'''[[Dudley Landgraab]]'''-- (dude)is an individual, typically male, or the place of the dead, a burying-ground
*'''[[Mimi Landgraab]]'''-- faithful guard strong opponent bitter, as in a bitterly wanted child, - the star of the sea
*'''Buckingham'''-- In the 7th century AD, Buckingham, literally "meadow of Bucca's people"
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==References==
''[[The Sims 2]]'' forum and others who participated in the thread, notably the user by the name of "Dom829P" who was the original poster of the thread and provided most of the information, as can be seen here at the original source : [http://bbs.thesims2.ea.com/community/bbs/messages.php?&openItemID=&threadID=3eb2545d078df4a06d1a12e9e83578aa&directoryID=2&startRow=1 The Sims 2 BBS:
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