Riverview/Onomatology: Difference between revisions

*[[Ma Bagley|'''[[Ma Bagley]]''']]: slang for mother

*[[Rhoda Bagley|'''[[Rhoda Bagley]]''']]: means "rose" in Greek

*[[Sherman Bagley|'''[[Sherman Bagley]]''']]: derived from an Old English surname meaning "shear man"

*[[Sam Bagley|'''[[Sam Bagley]]''']]: short for Samuel, which means "name of God" or "God has heard" in Hebrew

=='''The [[Breckenridge Familyfamily]]'''==

=='''The [[Broke Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Flat Broke|'''[[Flat Broke]]''']]: to be "flat broke" is to have absolutely no money

*[[Flo Broke|'''[[Flo Broke]]''']]: Short for Florence, meaning "prosperous, flourishing" in Latin

*[[Ruby Broke|'''[[Ruby Broke]]''']]: from the name of the precious gemstone, ultimately derived from "ruber" meaning "red" in Latin

*[[Skip Broke|'''[[Skip Broke]]''']]: short for Skipper, meaning a master of a small ship

*[[Buck Broke|'''[[Buck Broke]]''']]: an English nickname meaning "buck, male deer"

*[[Trigger Broke|'''[[Trigger Broke]]''']]: from the English word trigger, a finger-operated lever to operate a gun

*[[Susie Broke|'''[[Susie Broke]]''']]: short for Susan or Susanna, meaning "lily" in Hebrew

*[[Mary Lu Broke|'''[[Mary Lu Broke]]''']]: Mary means "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" or "wished for child" in Hebrew; Lu is short for Louisa, which is derived from Ludwig meaning "famous warrior" in German. "Mary Lu" is also the title of a famous Hebrew song from the 70s, written and sang by Tzvika Pick. The song is about a girl who aspired to become a famous popstar and ended up being broke and lonely.

=='''The [[Cantina Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Lorraine Cantina|'''[[Lorraine Cantina]]''']]: a region of France that meant "kingdom of Lothar"

=='''The [[Carpenter-Rhodes Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Hope Carpenter|'''[[Hope Carpenter]]''']]: from the English word hope

*[[Buzz Rhodes|'''[[Buzz Rhodes]]''']]: an English word, most likely refers to the sound that a bee makes

*[[Meadow Carpenter-Rhodes|'''[[Meadow Carpenter-Rhodes]]''']]: from the English word meadow

=='''The [[Billy Caspian|Caspian Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Billy Caspian|'''[[Billy Caspian]]''']]: short for William, which means "will, desire" and "helmet, protection" in German

=='''The [[Crosby Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Odin Crosby|'''[[Odin Crosby]]''']]: derived from an Old Norse name meaning "inspiration, rage, frenzy"

*[[Heather Crosby|'''[[Heather Crosby]]''']]: from the English word heather, a variety of small shrubs

=='''The [[Hunter Cottoneye|Cottoneye Familyfamily]]'''==

*'''Cottoneye''': a possible reference to the song "Cottoneye Joe", and possibly signifying someone with an eye patch

*[[Hunter Cottoneye|'''[[Hunter Cottoneye]]''']]: an occupational English surname for a hunter

*[[George Dean|'''[[George Dean]]''']]: means "farmer, earthworker" in Greek

*[[Lonnie Dean|'''[[Lonnie Dean]]''']]: short for Alfonso, meaning "noble and ready" in German

=='''The [[Grandpas Household]]'''==

*[[Bennie Dean|'''[[Bennie Dean]]''']]: short for Benjamin, which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand" in Hebrew

*[[Henry McGlum|'''[[Henry McGlum]]''']]: means "home ruler" in German

*[[Melvin Taft|'''[[Melvin Taft]]''']]: variant of Melville, a Scottish surname that came from a French place name meaning "bad settlement"

=='''The [[Grisby Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Walter Grisby|'''[[Walter Grisby]]''']]: means "ruler of the army" in German

*[[Yvette Grisby|'''[[Yvette Grisby]]''']]: derived from the name Ivo, meaning "yew" in German

*[[Laurel Grisby|'''[[Laurel Grisby]]''']]: from the name of the laurel tree

=='''The [[Ivanov Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Rayna Kaminski|'''[[Rayna Kaminski]]''']]: derived from the name Radko, meaning "care"

*[[Yuri Ivanov|'''[[Yuri Ivanov]]''']]: variant of Yuriy, which is the Russian and Ukrainian form of George, which means "farmer, earthworker" in Greek

*[[Nadine Ivanov|'''[[Nadine Ivanov]]''']]: French form of Nadya, which is short for Nadezhda, meaning "hope" in Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian

*[[Tatiana Ivanov|'''[[Tatiana Ivanov]]''']]: derived from Tatius, an Ancient Roman family name of unknown origin

*[[Dimitri Ivanov|'''[[Dimitri Ivanov]]''']]: derived from Demetrius, which is ultimately derived from the name of the Ancient Greek goddess Demeter, meaning "earth mother" in Greek

=='''The [[Jones family (Riverview)|Jones Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Aiden Jones|'''[[Aiden Jones]]''']]: derived from Aodh, meaning "fire" in Irish

*[[Hannah Jones|'''[[Hannah Jones]]''']]: means "favour" or "grace" in Hebrew

*[[Lydia Remington|'''[[Lydia Remington]]''']]: means "from Lydia" in Greek

*[[Jasper Remington|'''[[Jasper Remington]]''']]: means "treasurer" in Persian

*[[Eileen Remington|'''[[Eileen Remington]]''']]: ultimately derived from the ancient Germanic name Avila, possibly means "desired"

*[[Cody Remington|'''[[Cody Remington]]''']]: means "son of Otto" in Gaelic

*[[Kirsten Remington|'''[[Kirsten Remington]]''']]: derived from the name Christian, meaning "a Christian" in Latin. It is a Scandinavian variant of the name "Christine."

=='''The [[Joy Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Jenny Joy|'''[[Jenny Joy]]''']]: short for Jennifer, which is derived from Gwenhwyfar meaning "fair, white" and "smooth" in Welsh

*[[Elaine Joy|'''[[Elaine Joy]]''']]: derived from Helen, meaning "light" in Greek

=='''The [[Lessen family|Lessen Family]]'''==

*[[Jon Lessen|'''[[Jon Lessen]]''']]: short for Jonathan, meaning "God has given" in Hebrew

=='''The [[Lin Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Roxie Lin|'''[[Roxie Lin]]''']]: short for Roxana, meaning "bright" or "dawn" in Persian

*[[Shirley Lin|'''[[Shirley Lin]]''']]: means "bright clearing" in Old English

=='''The [[Lobos Familyfamily]]'''==

*'''Lobos''': means "wolfwolves" in both Spanish and Portuguese.

*[[Angel Lobos|'''[[Angel Lobos]]''']]: the name of the heavenly creature, derived from the Greek word for ''messenger.''

*[[Marisol Lobos|'''[[Marisol Lobos]]''']]: a combination of Maria and Sol. Maria is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Mary, which means "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" or "wished for child" in Hebrew. Sol means "the sun" in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin.

*[[Carlotta Lobos|'''[[Carlotta Lobos]]''']]: Italian and Spanish form of Charlotte, which is derived from Charles - it means "man" in German.

*[[Anita Lobos|'''[[Anita Lobos]]''']]: a nickname for Ana in Portuguese, which is derived from Hannah, meaning "favor" or "grace" in Hebrew. It is a Potuguese and Spanish name derived from Ana, which is Spanish for "Anna" or "Anne."

=='''The [[Lothario Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Don Lothario|'''[[Don Lothario]]''']]: short for Donald, meaning "ruler of the world" in Gaelic

=='''The [[McDermott Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Luke McDermott|'''[[Luke McDermott]]''']]: means "from Luciana" in Greek

*[[Ginny McDermott|'''[[Ginny McDermott]]''']]: short for Virginia, which is of unknown meaning but is associated with the Latin word for "maid, virgin"

*[[Maximus McDermott|'''[[Maximus McDermott]]''']]: a Roman family name which means "greatest"

*[[Travis McDermott|'''[[Travis McDermott]]''']]: an English surname for someone who collected tolls from a bridge, derived from the Old French "traverse" meaning to cross

=='''The [[Newbie Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Robert Newbie|'''[[Robert Newbie]]''']]: means "bright fame" in German

*[[Bob Newbie|'''[[Bob Newbie]]''']]: short for Robert, meaning "bright fame" in German

=='''The [[Shallow Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Kurt Shallow|'''[[Kurt Shallow]]''']]: a variant of Conrad, meaning "brave" and "counsel" in German

*[[Tom Shallow|'''[[Tom Shallow]]''']]: short for Thomas, meaning "twin" in Greek

*[[June Shallow|'''[[June Shallow]]''']]: from the name of the month, derived from the name of the Roman goddess, Juno

*[[Dallas Shallow|'''[[Dallas Shallow]]''']]: a Scottish place name meaning "meadow dwelling"

*[[MaryKay Shallow|'''[[MaryKay Shallow]]''']]: a combination of Mary - which could mean "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" or "wished for child" in Hebrew, and Kay - short for Katherine, which could mean "each of the two" ormeans "torturepure" in Greek

=='''The [[Constance Shelley|Shelley Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Constance Shelley|'''[[Constance Shelley]]''']]: derived from Constant, meaning "constant, steadfast"

=='''The [[Simovitch Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Vadim Simovitch|'''[[Vadim Simovitch]]''']]: meansprobably comes from the ancient Slavic word "ruleVolod" in- Russianruler

*[[Fatima Simovitch|'''[[Fatima Simovitch]]''']]: variant of Fatimah, meaning "to abstain" in Arabic

*[[Betty Simovitch|'''[[Betty Simovitch]]''']]: short for Elizabeth, meaning "my God isgave me an oath" in Hebrew

=='''The [[Spenster Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Nellie Spenster|'''[[Nellie Spenster]]''']]: short for Eleanor, which is believed to be a form of Helen, which means "light." Also thought to be a form of ''Alia Aenor'' - which is Latin for "the other Aenor."

*[[Lucille Spenster|'''[[Lucille Spenster]]''']]: derived from Lucius, meaning "light" in Latin.

=='''The [[Perkins Familyfamily]]'''==

*[[Lucky Perkins|'''[[Lucky Perkins]]''']]: from the English word, meaning "having or bringing good fortune"

=='''The [[Wilson Familyfamily]]'''==