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|etymology= '''Specter''' means ghost
|etymology= '''Specter''' means ghost


'''Olive Specter''' As in olive tree.
'''Olive Specter''': The olive tree.


'''Ichabod Specter''' (Olive's late husband): Hebrew for 'without honor'. Could refer to the character Ichabod of Sleepy Hollow.
'''Ichabod Specter''' (Olive's late husband): Hebrew for 'without honor'. Could refer to the character Ichabod of Sleepy Hollow.
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'''Hugh Thanasia''' (Olive's first husband): From the word 'Euthanasia', means literally "good death" in Ancient Greek. Refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner.
'''Hugh Thanasia''' (Olive's first husband): From the word 'Euthanasia', means literally "good death" in Ancient Greek. Refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner.


'''Lou Thanasia''' (Hugh's brother): A shortening of the given name Louis. Louis means "Famed Warrior."
'''Lou Thanasia''' (Hugh's brother): A shortening of the given name Louis. Louis means "Famed Warrior." Sounds similar to Hugh Thanasia, so could also mean "good death."


'''Earl E. DeMise''' (Olive's fiancee): Means "Early Demise", early death.
'''Earl E. DeMise''' (Olive's fiancee): Means "Early Demise", early death.


'''Tim Lee DeMise''' (Earl's brother): Perhaps could refer to "Timely Demise". It is a coincidence that all of their names refers to death, because they are all dead, and it is possible that Olive murdered them all (And she did once woohoo with the Grim Reaper) For Olive Specter's biological son, please look under the Beaker category.
'''Tim Lee DeMise''' (Earl's brother): Perhaps could refer to "Timely Demise" - "timely death."


'''Nigmos''' -- Possibly taken from "enigma" - a mysterious occurrence, perhaps referring to the deaths of Olive's victims. Also means "a confusing character or person", which could possibly refer to Olive herself.
'''Nigmos''' -- Unknown


'''Ophelia Nigmos''' (Olive's niece): In Ancient Greek, it could mean help.
'''Ophelia Nigmos''' (Olive's niece): In Ancient Greek, it could mean help.

Revision as of 21:46, 4 March 2009

The Specter Family
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Will Olive's dark past affect Ophelia's future?

Onomatology

Specter means ghost

Olive Specter: The olive tree.

Ichabod Specter (Olive's late husband): Hebrew for 'without honor'. Could refer to the character Ichabod of Sleepy Hollow.

Rigger Mortis (Olive's second husband): 'Rigger' means to rig or dresses, while 'Mortis' refers to the French word 'mort', which means death. Rigor Mortis is a state in which a corpse's limbs become stiff and difficult to move.

Hugh Thanasia (Olive's first husband): From the word 'Euthanasia', means literally "good death" in Ancient Greek. Refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner.

Lou Thanasia (Hugh's brother): A shortening of the given name Louis. Louis means "Famed Warrior." Sounds similar to Hugh Thanasia, so could also mean "good death."

Earl E. DeMise (Olive's fiancee): Means "Early Demise", early death.

Tim Lee DeMise (Earl's brother): Perhaps could refer to "Timely Demise" - "timely death."

Nigmos -- Possibly taken from "enigma" - a mysterious occurrence, perhaps referring to the deaths of Olive's victims. Also means "a confusing character or person", which could possibly refer to Olive herself.

Ophelia Nigmos (Olive's niece): In Ancient Greek, it could mean help.

Willow Nigmos (Ophelia's mother, Olive's sister): Refers to the Willow Tree. Creon Nigmos (Ophelia's father): In Greek, means 'ruler'.

Hecate Nigmos (Ophelia's paternal grandmother): Greek for far-shooting. Refers to the goddess of wilderness and childbirth.

Zog Nigmos (Ophelia's paternal grandfather): In Dutch, zog comes from "kielzog" which means wake, the white turbulent water behind a boat.

Muenda -- Could refer to Munda, which is a place in the Solomon Islands.

Lerato Muenda (Ophelia's maternal grandmother): Unknown, an African name. Peponi Muenda (Ophelia's maternal grandfather): Means melon.

Family tree

Zog Nigmos --m-- Hecate Nigmos      Lerato Muenda --m-- Peponi Muenda
             |                                      |
             |                             ---------------
             |                            |               |
      Creon Nigmos -------m------- Willow Nigmos          |
                          |                           Olive Specter --m---|-Rigger Mortis
                          |                                               |-Hugh Thanasia
                          |                                               |-Ichabod Specter
                 Ophelia Nigmos                                           |-Grim Reaper 
                                                                                 |     
                                                                                 |
                                                                                  -----Nervous Subject

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