Riverview/Onomatology
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The onomatology of the families in Riverview.
The Bagley Family
- Bagley: a name for someone who lived in a field populated by badgers
- Ma Bagley: slang for mother
- Rhoda Bagley: means "rose" in Greek
- Sherman Bagley: derived from an Old English surname meaning "shear man"
- Sam Bagley: short for Samuel, which means "name of God" or "God has heard" in Hebrew
The Breckenridge Family
- Breckenridge: derived from Old Norse elements meaning "bracken ridge"
- Hal Breckenridge: short for Henry, which means "home ruler" in German
The Cantina Family
- Cantina: could be a variant of Quintana, meaning "dweller on a piece of land whose rent is one-fifth it's produce" in Spanish
- Lorraine Cantina: a region of France that meant "kingdom of Lothar"
The Carpenter-Rhodes Family
- Carpenter: an occupational surname for a carpenter
- Rhodes: a possible variant of the surname Roads
- Hope Carpenter: from the English word hope
- Buzz Rhodes: an English word, most likely refers to the sound that a bee makes
- Meadow Carpenter-Rhodes: from the English word meadow
The Caspian Family
- Caspian: first used by C.S. Lewis for his character Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia; derived from the body of water called The Caspian Sea but meaning unknown
- Billy Caspian: short for William, which means "will, desire" and "helmet, protection" in German
The Crosby Family
- Crosby: meaning unknown; the name of several American towns
- Odin Crosby: derived from an Old Norse name meaning "inspiration, rage, frenzy"
- Heather Crosby: from the English word heather, a variety of small shrubs
The Cottoneye Family
- Cottoneye: a possible reference to the song "Cottoneye Joe"
- Hunter Cottoneye: an occupational English surname for a hunter
The Dean Family
- Dean: an occupational surname for a dean; also means "valley"
- George Dean: means "farmer, earthworker" in Greek
The Grandpas Household
- Dean: an occupational surname for a dean; also means "valley"
- McGlum: derived from the English word glum, meaning unhappy
- Taft: meaning unknown, could be a variant of Toft, a surname for one who hails from a place with that name
- Bennie Dean: short for Benjamin, which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand" in Hebrew
- Henry McGlum: means "home ruler" in German
- Melvin Taft: variant of Melville, a Scottish surname that came from a French place name meaning "bad settlement"