Riverview/Onomatology

The onomatology of the families in Riverview.

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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

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"

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

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

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

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"

Grisby: could be a variant of Grigsby, which could mean "of Grig's town/settlement"
Walter Grisby: means "ruler of the army" in German
Yvette Grisby: derived from the name Ivo, meaning "yew" in German
Laurel Grisby: from the name of the laurel tree

Kaminski: name for someone who came from the town of Kamien; "kamiñ" means "stone" in Slavic
Ivanov: means "son of Ivan" in Russian and Bulgarian
Rayna Kaminski: derived from the name Radko, meaning "care"
Yuri Ivanov: variant of Yuriy, which is the Russian and Ukrainian form of George, which means "farmer, earthworker" in Greek
Nadine Ivanov: French form of Nadya, which is short for Nadezhda, meaning "hope" in Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian
Tatiana Ivanov: derived from Tatius, an Ancient Roman family name of unknown origin
Dimitri Ivanov: derived from Demetrius, which is ultimately derived from the name of the Ancient Greek goddess Demeter, meaning "earth mother" in Greek

Jones: derived from the name John, meaning "God is gracious" in Hebrew
Remington: means "from the village of the raven" in Old English
Aiden Jones: derived from Aodh, meaning "fire" in Irish
Hannah Jones: means "favour" or "grace" in Hebrew
Lydia Remington: means "from Lydia" in Greek
Jasper Remington: means "treasurer" in Persian
Eileen Remington: ultimately derived from the ancient Germanic name Avila, possibly means "desired"
Cody Remington: means "son of Otto" in Gaelic
Kirsten Remington: derived from the name Christian, meaning "a Christian" in Latin

Joy: from the English word joy
Norman Joy: means "northman" in German
Jenny Joy: short for Jennifer, which is derived from Guinevere meaning "fair, white" and "smooth" in Welsh
Elaine Joy: derived from Helen, meaning "torch" or "corposant" in Greek