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'''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''' -- 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. |
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'''Ophelia Nigmos''' (Olive's niece): In Ancient Greek, it |
'''Ophelia Nigmos''' (Olive's niece): In Ancient Greek, it means "help." |
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'''Willow Nigmos''' (Ophelia's mother, Olive's sister): Refers to the Willow Tree. Creon Nigmos (Ophelia's father): In Greek, means 'ruler'. |
'''Willow Nigmos''' (Ophelia's mother, Olive's sister): Refers to the Willow Tree. Creon Nigmos (Ophelia's father): In Greek, means 'ruler'. |
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'''Muenda''' -- Could refer to Munda, which is a place in the Solomon Islands. |
'''Muenda''' -- Could refer to Munda, which is a place in the Solomon Islands. |
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'''Lerato Muenda''' (Ophelia's maternal grandmother): Unknown, an African name |
'''Lerato Muenda''' (Ophelia's maternal grandmother): Unknown, an African name. |
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'''Peponi Muenda''' (Ophelia's maternal grandfather): Means melon. |
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|neighbor= [[Strangetown]] |
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|connect= [[Beaker Family]], [[Grunt Family]], [[Curious Family]], [[Grim Reaper]] |
|connect= [[Beaker Family]], [[Grunt Family]], [[Curious Family]], [[Grim Reaper]] |
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Revision as of 21:48, 4 March 2009
The Specter Family
File:Family Art.jpg
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 means "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
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Creon Nigmos -------m------- Willow Nigmos |
| Olive Specter --m---|-Rigger Mortis
| |-Hugh Thanasia
| |-Ichabod Specter
Ophelia Nigmos |-Grim Reaper
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-----Nervous Subject
Members
- Lerato Muenda
- Peponi Muenda
- Zog Nigmos
- Hecate Nigmos
- Creon Nigmos
- Willow Nigmos
- Ophelia Nigmos
- Olive Specter
- Hugh Thanasia
- Rigger Mortis
- Ichabod Specter
- Nervous Subject
- Grim Reaper