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==[[Ainsley Andrews|Andrews family]]==

Ainsley: Derived from a surname of a place; an Old English name.

Andrews: Means "son of Andrew".

==[[Astare household]]==

Frank: From a German name; reference from a German tribe, the Franks.

Judy: A diminutive of the name Judith.

Astare: Meaning unknown.

==[[Francisco Battista|Battista family]]==

Francisco: Spanish and Portuguese form of the name "Francis".

Battista: Possible a variant of the surname "Bautista"

==[[Capp family]]==

Consort: A title given in some monarchies to the husband of a queen regnant.

Contessa: Italian for Countess, giving the player a hint that there may be royal members in Contessa's family.

Goneril: In the tragic play "Lady Lear", this was the name of the eldest daughter to King Lear and only loved for money.

Regan: Regan is King Lear's middle daughter who was poisoned by her elder sister Goneril after loosing the affection of King Edmund.

==[[Samantha Cassat|Cassat family]]==

Samantha: A female version of the name "Samuel".

Cassat: Meaning unknown.

==[[Michael Dandy|Dandy family]]==

Michael: Michael is one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition, and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible.

Dandy: Meaning unknown; could be a possible play on words.

==[[Davidson household]]==

Norma: Based on the latin word, meaning rule.

Gil: Short form of the name "Gilbert" and probably other names beginning with ''Gil''.

Davidson: Meaning "son of David".

McGinnis: Anglicized form of "Mag Aonghuis"

==[[Davis-Welles family]]==

Mark: A form of the name "Marcus".

Rita: Short form of the name "Margherita" or other names ending in ''rita''.

Davis-Welles: ''Davis'' is a Scottish surname, whilst ''Welles'' is an English surname.

==[[Harbucks household]]==

Oliver: A Norman French form of the Germanic name "Alfher".

Shirley: From a surname which originally meant "bright clearing" in Old English.

Harbucks: Meaning unknown.

Templeton: Meaning unknown; Shirley Templeton could be a possible play on a popular drink.

==[[Houveir family]]==

Clark: From an English surname meaning "cleric" or "scribe".

Louise: French feminine form of the name "Louis".

Houveir: Possibly a French surname.

==[[Jones family]]==

Beverly: From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "beaver stream" in Old English.

Helen: English form of the Greek name ''Helene'', meaning "torch" or "corposant".

Edward: Means "rich guard", derived from the Old English testaments; Edward was the name of a Saint and King of England.

Jones: A medieval variant of the name ''John''.

==[[LaFontaine family]]==

Thomas: Greek form of the Aramaic name, which meant "twin". A famous bearer of the name is Thomas Edison.

Elizabeth: Means "my God is an oath". A famous bearer is the current queen of the United Kingdom.

LaFontaine: Meaning unknown.

==[[Marks family]]==

Sharpo: Variant of the word "Sharp".

Glummo: Variant of the word "Glum".

Dyno: Variant of the name "Dino".

Sneako: Variant of the word "Sneak".

Grumpo: Variant of the word "Grumpy".

Marks: A popular first and surname; meaning unknown.

==[[Meyers family]]==

Ralph: Contracted form of the Old Norse name.

Irene: From Greek, derived from a name meaning "peace".

Meyers: Meaning unknown.

==[[Morgan family]]==

David: From the Hebrew name, meaning "beloved".

Donna: From the Italian word, meaning "lady". It is also used as the feminine form of the name ''Donald''.

Joseph: From the latin word, meaning "he will add".

Carolyn: Variant of the name ''Caroline''.

Evelyn: From an English surname which was derived from the given name ''Aveline''.

Morgan: Derived from the given name "Morgan".

==[[Elliot Nest|Nest family]]==

Elliot: From a surname which was a variant of ''Elliott''.

Nest: Meaning unknown.

==[[Picard family]]==

Nancy: A medieval diminutive of the name ''Anne''.

Gerald: From a Germanic name meaning "rule of the spear".

Frances: Feminine form of the name ''Francis''.

Picard: Surname given to a person from Picardy, a historical region area of France. A popular fictional character from Star Trek: The Next Generation has this surname.

==[[Gabe Ruth|Ruth family]]==

Gabe: Short form of the name ''Gabriel''.

Ruth: Ruth is a first name given to girls. It means "friend". It's meaning as a surname is unknown.

==[[Shear family]]==

Dylan: In Welsh mythology, Dylan was a god or hero associated with the sea.

Audrey: Was the name of a 7th century Saint, a princess of East Anglia who founded a monastery at Ely. A famous bearer of the name is Audrey Hepburn.

Charlie: Diminutive or feminine form of the name ''Charles''.

Shear: Meaning unknown.

==[[Henry Simovitch|Simovitch family]]==

Henry: From the Germanic name, meaning "home ruler".

Simovitch: Meaning unknown, possibly made up.

==[[Theophraseus Souze|Souze family]]]]==

Theophraseus: Meaning unknown.

Souze: Meaning unknown.

==[[Donia Spinelli|Spinelli family]]==

Donia: Possible variant of the name ''Donna'', meaning unknown.

Spinelli: Meaning unknown.

==[[Virginia Supine|Supine family]]==

Virginia: Feminine form of the Roman family name, possibly means "virgo" or "maid".

Supine: Meaning unknown.

==[[Thebe Family]]==

Hector: Latinised form of the Greek name, meaning "holding fast".

Andrachome: Meaning unknown.

Thebe: Meaning unknown; possibly a Spanish surname.

==[[Torrance household]]==

Janet: Medieval diminutive of the name ''Jane''.

Marilyn: Combination of the names ''Mary'' and ''lyn''. A famous bear of the name is American actress Marilyn Monroe.

Torrance: The name Torrance is usually given to males as their first names. There is also a feminine form ''Torrence''. As a surname, the meaning is unknown.

Downes: Meaning unknown.

==[[West household]]==

May: Derived from the name of the month of May, which derives from ''Maia'', the name of a Roman goddess.

MD: This could be a variety of many names beginning with the letters of M and D.

West: Name for a person who lived to the west of something, or who came from the west.

Fields: Name for a person who lived on or near a field or pasture.