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For Olive's son, Nervous, please look under the Beaker Family.
* '''Nigmos''': Possibly a reference to the Spanish and Portuguese word ''negro'' meaning "black" for the Nigmos's dark complexions. Alternate definitions include dark, raven, gloomy, and pitchy.
* '''[[Ophelia Nigmos]]''' (Olive's niece): Derived from the Greek word ''ophelos'' meaning "help." Ophelia is also the doomed love interest of Shakespeare's "Hamlet."
* '''[[Willow Nigmos]]''' (Ophelia's mother, Olive's sister): Refers to the willow tree or more appropriately, the weeping willow tree. This would be more fitting to the Specter family's melancholy name theme.
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* '''[[Hecate Nigmos]]''' (Ophelia's paternal grandmother): Possibly derived from the Greek word ''hekas'' meaning "far off." Refers to the Greek goddess of magic, witchcraft, night, the moon, ghosts and necromancy. Could also refer to the ruler of the Three Witches in Shakespeare's "Macbeth."
* '''[[Zog Nigmos]]''' (Ophelia's paternal grandfather): ''Zog'' comes from the Dutch word ''kielzog'' which means "wake", the white turbulent water behind a boat. This could be a hint at the more grim definition of "wake" meaning "a watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died."
* '''Muenda''': Possibly a referencecorruption to ''muerta'',of the Spanish word for''muerta'' meaning "dead."
* '''[[Lerato Muenda]]''' (Ophelia's maternal grandmother): Means "love" in Sesotho, an African language.
* '''[[Peponi Muenda]]''' (Ophelia's maternal grandfather): Means "paradise", "heaven" and "peace" in Swahili, an African language. The Swahili phrase ''Mahali pema peponi'' means "Rest in peace."
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* For Nervous's mother, Olive, please look under the Specter Family.
* '''[[Bjorn Beaker]]''' (Loki's father): Derived from the Swedish word ''björn'' meaning "bear."
* '''[[Gundrun Beaker]]''' (Loki's mother): BasedPossibly offa corruption of the Old Norse name ''Guðrún'' meaning "God's secret lore." It is derived from the Icelandic words ''guð'' meaning "God" and ''rún'' meaning "rune." In Norse legend, Guðrún was the wife of Sigurðr, a hero who killed a dragon and was later murdered.
* '''[[Canute Beaker]]''' (Loki's paternal grandfather): Derived from the Old Norse word ''knútr'' meaning "knot."
* '''[[Gertrude Beaker]]''' (Loki's paternal grandmother): Derived from the Germanic elements ''ger'' meaning "spear" and ''thrud'' meaning "strength."
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* '''Salamis''': Of Greek origin deriving from the nymph Salamis, the mother of Cychreus who was the legendary first king of the island of the same name.
* '''[[Xanthos Salamis]]''' (Circe's father): Derived from the Greek word ''xanthos'' meaning "yellow" or "blond." Xanthos was a city in ancient Lycia, the site of present-day Kınık, Turkey.
* '''[[Grainne Salamis]]''' (Circe mother): Possibly derived from the Irish word ''ghrian'' meaning "sun." Grainne had blonde hair so this could a nod towards that. It could also be derived from the Gaelic word ''grán'' meaning "grain." In Irish mythology, Gráinne was the daughter of Cormac mac Airt, a legendary High King of Ireland.
* '''[[Andros Salamis]]''' (Circe's paternal grandfather): Derived from the Greek word ''andreios'' meaning "gallant." Andros is one of the Cyclades islands closest to Athens, Greece.
* '''[[Eurydice Salamis]]''' (Circe's paternal grandmother): Derived from the Greek ''evrýs'' meaning "wide" and ''dike'' meaning "justice." In Greek mythology, Eurydice was the wife of Orpheus, who tried to bring her back from the dead with his enchanting music.
* '''McGork''': Possibly deriveda fromcorruption of the last name "McGurk" which is of Irish origin. It also may be a reference to the McGurk effect, an illusion that results from conflicting information coming from different senses, namely sight and hearing.
* '''[[Gwrtheyrn McGork]]''' (Circe's maternal grandfather): Of Welsh origin and a possible reference to Brenin Gwrtheyrn, a disgraced Kentish king who ruled ancient Britain early in the 5th century.
* '''[[Moira McGork]]''' (Circe's maternal grandmother): Derived from the Greek word ''moíra'' meaning "destiny," "share" and "fate." In Greek mythology, the Moirai were the white-robed incarnations of destiny.
 
==The [[Curious Family]]==
* '''Curious''': Means "eager to know or learn something." This is likely referring to this family's curiosity, namely involving aliens. Pascal, Vidcund and Lazlo all have Knowledge aspirations also which naturally makes them more curious about things in general.
* '''[[Pascal Curious]]''' : HebrewDerived forfrom the Latin name "associatedPaschalis" withmeaning "relating to Easter." (orPaschalis derives from the Latin word ''pascha'' meaning Passover)"Easter." also''Pascha'' possiblyin aturn referenceis toderived from the famousHebrew Frenchword mathmetician''pesach'' Blaisemeaning Pascal"Passover."
* '''[[Vidcund Curious]]''' (Pascal's younger brother) : Unknown, possiblyPossibly a corruption of the Norwegian name "Vidkun" awhich Norwegianis derived from the name "Víðkunnr." Víðkunnr is derived from the Old Norse word ''víðkunnr'' meaning "famous."
* '''[[Lazlo Curious]]''' (Pascal's youngest brother) : MeansOf rulesHungarian withorigin glory.meaning Also"king spelledof Laszlothe people" or Laslo"glorious ruler." It comes from the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary.
For the oldest sistereldest of the Curious brotherssiblings, Jenny, please look under the Smith categoryFamily.
* '''[[ZoGlarn Curious]]''' (Pascal's paternal grandmotherfather): SoOf theunknown origin but this name in combination with Curious sounds like "sodarn curious"."▼
For the children of Glarn Curious and Pollination Technician #9, please look under the Singles category.▼
* '''[[GlarnKitty Curious]]''' (Pascal's fathermother): SoA nickname for the name sounds"Katherine" likederiving ''darnfrom curious''the Greek name "Aikaterínē" which is of unknown etymology. Kitty may also be a play on the saying, "Curiosity killed the cat."
▲For Glarn's abductor, Pollination Tech#9, please look under the Smith Family. For the children of Glarn Curious and Pollination Technician Tech#9, please look under the Singles categoryFamily.
* '''[[Kitty Curious]]''' (Pascal's mother): Her name might be a play on the saying, "Curiosity killed the cat."
* '''[[Notzo Curious]]''' (Pascal's paternal grandfather): Of unknown origin but this name in combination with Curious sounds like "not so curious." This contrasts with his wife's name which sounds like "so curious."
For Glarn's abductor, please look under the Smith category.▼
* '''[[NotzoZo Curious]]''' (Pascal's paternal grandfathergrandmother): SoOf theunknown origin but this name in combination with Curious sounds like "not so curious." orThis "iscontrasts notwith Zo"her ashusband's inname hewhich issounds like "not hisso wifecurious."
* '''Hogleg''': A large single-action revolver of the type carried in the West by cowboys and frontiersmen. Hamm wore a cowboy hat so it's being implied he (and possibly his wife, Annie) were from the Wild West area of the United States.
▲* '''[[Zo Curious]]''' (Pascal's paternal grandmother): So the name sounds like "so curious".
* '''[[Hamm Hogleg]]''' (Pascal's maternal grandfather): Derived from the Old English word ''hamm'' meaning "a patch of flat, low-lying alluvial land beside a stream." This is likely a play on his last name, Hogleg, as "hog" means "pig" and "ham" is "meat from the upper part of a pig's leg."
* '''Hogleg''' -- means leg of a hog.
* '''[[HammAnnie Hogleg]]''' (Pascal's maternal grandfathergrandmother): Ham,Of meatEnglish oforigin pigmeaning "gracious" or "merciful." This name in combination with Hogleg sounds like "any hogleg."
* '''[[Annie Hogleg]]''' (Pascal's maternal grandmother): Means 'gracious', or so the name sounds like 'any hogleg'.
 
==The [[Grunt Family]]==
* '''Grunt''' --: Means to grunt."make "Grunta low, short guttural sound." It is also military slang for "infantry"a low-ranking soldier or unskilled worker."
* '''[[General Buzz Grunt]]''' : hisPossibly propera namereference couldto beBuzz EdwinAldrin, aftera Edwinfamous ‘Buzz’astronaut Aldrinwho (1930-had ).a Edwinlengthy meanscareer rich,in blessedthe friendU.S. TheAir nameForce. Buzz may also mightrefer haveto something"buzz tocut" dowhich withis thea "buzzshort cuthairstyle designed with electric clippers." haircutsThey wornare bystandard somein militarythe personnelU.S. military.
* '''[[Lyla Grunt]]''' (Gen. Buzz's ex-wife) : PersianDerived forfrom the Arabic word ''leila'' meaning "night" or "dark princessbeauty" and the Persian word ''leila'' meaning "dark-haired.", HebrewLyla forwore nighta lilac dress so the name could be a reference to that.
* '''[[Tank Grunt]]''' (Gen. Buzz's oldest son): ProbablyMeans "a referenceheavy toarmored hisfighting fathervehicle beingcarrying inguns theand Army.moving Canon refer to tanks, the weapons vehiclesa oftencontinuous inarticulated themetal armytrack."
* '''[[Ripp Grunt]]''' (Gen. Buzz's middle son): ToMeans rip"to tear or topull tear.(something) Possiblyquickly shortor forforcibly Tripp,away meansfrom something or travelsomeone."
* '''[[Buck Grunt]]''' (Gen. Buzz's youngest son): AMeans young"the buck;male anof adventurous,some impetuous,horned dashinganimals, orespecially high-spiritedthe youngfallow man.deer, Orroe refersdeer, toreindeer, theand male deerantelopes."
* '''[[General Chip Grunt]]''' (Gen. Buzz's father): HisA givennickname namefor is"Charles" awhich shortderives formfrom ofthe CharlesGermanic ''karl'' meaning "full-grown" or "man," which fittinglyis a cognate of the Old English ''ceorl'' meaning "man," "freeman" meansor "warriorpeasant."
* '''[[Missy Grunt]]''' (Gen. Buzz's mother): ShortA formnickname offor "Melissa," whichderived meansfrom the Greek word ''mélissa'' meaning "bee" which in turn comes from the word ''meli'' meaning "honey."
* '''[[General Rock Grunt]]''' (Gen. Buzz's paternal grandfather) : Rock, as in hard as rock, because he is in the army.
* '''[[Wanda Grunt]]''' (Gen. Buzz's paternal grandmother) : From Polish, possibly derived from an ethnic term for " a Wend",a member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland; a Sorb; a Kashub.
* '''[[Mike Steel]]''' (Gen. Buzz's maternal grandfather): Mike is short for Michael, means "who is like god", and steel as in steel,a metal alloy of mostly iron plus carbon, harder than pure iron but malleable when hot.
* '''[[Mary Melons]]''' (Gen. Buzz's maternal grandmother): Mary means "to be bitter", while Melons as in melon, a type of fruit. Also possibly a reference to a slang term for breasts
* The reason why Mary does not have the same last name as Mike is that Missy wasthey anwere illegitimatenever childmarried. SheTheir daughter, Missy, was born outside of marriage.
 
==The [[Smith Family]]==
* '''Smith''': --Derived Anfrom the Middle English surname''smyth'' derivedand from the tradeOld nameEnglish smith.''smiþ'' Also,meaning the"a surnameworker in metals or wood." Smith is a very common, normal name forwhich "normal"is andquite "average"ironic families,given andthat the SmithSmiths familyare isanything the,but common or atnormal. leastIt oneis likely Pollination Tech#9 chose this name with this in ofmind, theas mosthe normalmay familieshave wanted to seem normal in Strangetowna way despite being an alien.
* Pollination Technician #9:
* '''Technician''' -- Someone whose occupation involves training in specific technical process. In the Sims; the Pollination Technician is an alien that operates a UFO and abducts Sims. Somehow (using advanced technology?) these Technicians can make male Sims pregnant with an alien-like form.
* '''Pollination''' -- The process of which flowers reproduce.
This was only added to show the etymology of the Pollination Technician name. Other alien names we know of (Colony Drone and Birth Queen) seem to all have to do with reproduction. It is assumed that aliens in the Sims live only for the purpose of reproducing, although it cannot be determined exactly.▼
* '''[[Jenny Smith]]''' : Short for Jennifer, means "white" or "smooth."
* '''[[Johnny Smith]]''' : A diminutive of John, meaning God has favoured/God is merciful.▼
* '''[[Jill Smith]]''' : Short for Gillian, which is the English form of Julia, which is the feminine version of Julian which means downy beard.
For Jenny's side family, please look under the Curious category.
 
* '''[[Pollination Tech#9 Smith]]''': ''Pollination'' means "the transfer of pollen to allow fertilization" and ''technician'' means "a person skilled in the technique of an art or craft." This is referring to his abduction and impregnation of Sims as an alien.
The name "Smith" happens to be the commonest name in the United States. This is quite ironic, seeing is the Smiths are anything but "common". It is rather likely that Pollination Technician #9 chose this name with such in mind, as he might have wanted to seem normal in some ways despite being an alien.
* '''[[Jenny Smith]]''': A diminutive of Jennifer which is the Cornish form of Guinevere, derived from the Welsh ''windo'' meaning "white," "fair," and "holy" and ''sēbarā'' meaning "magical being."
* '''[[Johnny Smith]]''': A diminutive of John derived from the Latin name Ioannes, which is a form of the Greek name Iōannēs, originally borne by Hellenized Jews transliterating the Hebrew name Yohanan meaning "Graced by Yah."
▲* '''[[JohnnyJill Smith]]''' : A diminutive of John,Gillian meaningwhich Godis hasof favoured/GodEnglish isorigin meaning merciful"youthful".
▲This was only added to show the etymology of the Pollination Technician name. Other alien names we know of, e.g. (Colony Drone and Birth Queen) seem to, all have something to do with reproduction. It is assumed that aliens in the Sims live only for the purpose of reproducing,reproduction althoughin itThe cannot be determinedSims exactly2.
 
▲For GlarnJenny's abductorside of the family, please look under the SmithCurious categoryFamily.
 
==The [[Singles Family]]==
* '''Singles''': --A Becausereference theyto the fact Erin, Lola, Chloe and Kristen are all Singlessingle.
* '''[[Erin Singles]]''' : FromDerived Eireann,from meaningthe Irish word "Éirinn"child which is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland".
* '''[[Lola Singles]]''' : DiminutiveA diminutive of the Spanish name "Dolores," meaning grief"sorrows." It is taken from one of the title of the ''Virgin Mary: Nuestra Señora de los Dolores'' meaning ''Our Lady of Sorrows.''
* '''[[Chloe Singles]]''': Derived from the Greek word ''chlói'' meaning "grass." It was one of the many names of the goddess Demeter and refers to the young, green foliage or shoots of plants in spring.
* '''[[Chloe Singles]]''' : Greek, green shoot.
* '''[[Kristen Singles]]''' : fromOf Danish origin meaning "a Christina/Christian," from the Latin ''christiānus'' which is from the Greek ''christianos'' meaning "a Christian, a follower of Christ."
* '''Loste''': --A Lostcorruption of "lost" meaning "unable to find one's way."
* '''[[Arty Loste]]''' (Kristen's father) : A diminutive of Arthur which is derived from the Roman last name "Artorius," which could possibly be derived from the Celtic patronym ''Arto-rīg-ios'' meaning bear."son Couldof meanthe bear"already lostor "warrior king."
* '''[[Daisy Loste]]''' (Kristen's mother): MeansDerived from the Old English ''dæges ēage'' meaning "day's eye'.," Couldreferring meanto "daysthe hefact lost"daisies open in the morning and close at night.
* '''[[Goshem Loste]]''' (Kristen's paternal grandfather): AsPossibly ina curruption of "Goshen" which refers to the "Land of Goshen," the place in Egypt given to the Hebrews by the pharaoh of Joseph. This name in combination with Loste sounds like "Gosh, I'm Lostlost", which is fitting considering he gotwas abducted by aliens.
* '''[[Vera Loste]]''' (Kristen's paternal grandmother): BorrowedOf inRussian theor nineteenthLatin centuryorigin. fromIt coincides with the RussianLatin virtue''verus'' namemeaning Вера"verity." In Russian, ''vera'' means '"faith'." OrThis couldname meanin Verycombination with Loste sounds like "very lost."
* '''Simnitch''': --This 'Nitch'name ahints commonat misspellingRussian forancestry 'niche',through meansthis 'nest'. Sosection perhapsof the namefamily meanstree. 'A SimIt's Nest'not uncommon for Russian surnames to end in "ich."
* '''[[Leonard Simnitch]]''' (Kristen's maternal grandfather): FromDerived Germanicfrom leonthe Old High German name "Leonhard," from ''levon'' meaning "lion" +and hard,''hardu'' meaning "brave" or "hardy." It may also be derived from the Latin ''leo'' meaning "lion."
* '''[[Petunia Simnitch]]''' (Kristen's maternal grandmother): AOf English origin referring to the petunia flower.
 
==The [[Loner Family]]==
* '''Loner:''' --A Becausereference heto the fact Ajay is onthe only one in his ownhousehold at the beginning of the game.
* '''[[Ajay Loner]]:''' :Derived Indianfrom the Sanskrit word ''ajaya'' meaning "unconquered," "unsurpassed", or unconquerable/"invincible."
* '''[[Vikram Loner]]''' (Ajay's father) : VikramDerived mayfrom meanSanskrit braveroot orwords victorious''vis'' inmeaning Sanskrit"to work" and ''krama'' meaning "a step, stride or path."
* '''[[Madhuri Loner]]''' (Ajay's mother) : A Sanskrit forname meaning "sweetness." In Hindi, ''madhuri'' can also mean "mellowness" or "lusciousness."
* '''[[Kavi Loner]]''' (Ajay's paternal grandfather): Kavi (from a root kū "to cry out") is a Sanskrit term for thinker, intelligent man, man of understanding or a leader.
* '''[[Jeevika Loner]]''' (Ajay's paternal grandmother): Unknown
* '''Frehndly:''' --A corruption of the word ''friendly'' meaning "kind and pleasant."
* '''[[Bhu Frehndly]]''' (Ajay's maternal grandfather) : the act of becoming or arising, the place of being, space, world or universe or the earth.
* '''[[Milony Frehndly]]''' (Ajay's maternal grandmother) : Form of Melany/Melanie meaning Black, Could also mean Melon.
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