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This is the onomatology (study of names) page for [[Belladonna Cove]].
 
'''Belladonna''' - A combination of "Bella" and "Donna" which -Combined- means "Beautiful Lady" in Italian <br />
'''Cove''' - A small sheltered bay
 
== The [[Baldwin family]] ==
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*'''Baldwin:''' "bold friend." <br />
* '''Benjamin:''' "son of the south." <br />
* '''Isabel:''' "girl," "lass," "sweetheart," "strumpet." Also, a Spanish form of Elizabeth. <br />
* '''Sofia:''' from Sophos, "wisdom," "wise," "loving." <br />
* '''Marcus:''' related to Mars, Roman god of war. <br />
 
== The [[Cho family]] ==
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* '''Cho''': East Asian surname possibly from Japanese 蝶 (Butterfly) or Korean 조 (ZhaoJo). <br />
* '''Vivian''': English form of French Viviane, meaning "lively".<br />
* '''Etsu''': Japanese name meaning 'delightful' <br />
 
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* '''Riley''': Variant spelling of "Reilly"
* '''Timothy''': Comes from the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timotheos) meaning ''honouring God'', ''in God's honour'', or ''honored by God''.
* '''Sally''': Diminutive of "Sarah".
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== The [[Cleveland family]] ==
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* '''Cleveland''': a variant of cliff. <br />
* '''Jason''': From the Greek name Ιασων (Iason), which was derived from Greek ιασθαι (iasthai) "to heal". In Greek mythology Jason was the leader of the Argonauts. <br />
* '''Marisa''': Variant of "Marisa", which is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of "Maria" and "Luisa".
 
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* '''Geoff''': Shortened form of "Geoffrey".
* '''Weir''': '''?'''
* '''Connor''': Variant of Conor, which is an anglicized form of the Gaelic name Conchobhar which means "dog lover" or "wolf lover".
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== The [[Contender family]] ==
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* '''Contender''': Meaning "To struggle in opposition", "To strive in rivalry", "Dispute earnestly".
* '''Carlos''': Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of "Charles", meaning "Man".
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* '''Peterson''': Means "Son of Peter".
* '''Jessica''': This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596), where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock.
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== The [[Patel family]] ==
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