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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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* '''[[Mike Steel]]''' (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]]''' (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 [[Smith Family]]==
* '''Smith''':
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.▼
* '''[[Johnny Smith]]''' : A diminutive of John, meaning God has favoured/God is merciful.▼
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.
* '''[[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."
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==The [[Singles Family]]==
* '''Singles''': A reference to the fact Erin, Lola, Chloe and Kristen are all single.
* '''[[Erin Singles]]''': Derived from the Irish word "Éirinn" which is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland.
* '''[[Lola Singles]]''': A
* '''[[Chloe Singles]]''': Derived from the Greek word ''
* '''[[Kristen Singles]]''':
* '''Loste''': A corruption 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
* '''[[Daisy Loste]]''' (Kristen's mother):
* '''[[Goshem Loste]]''' (Kristen's paternal grandfather):
* '''[[Vera Loste]]''' (Kristen's paternal grandmother):
* '''Simnitch''':
* '''[[Leonard Simnitch]]''' (Kristen's maternal grandfather):
* '''[[Petunia Simnitch]]''' (Kristen's maternal grandmother):
==The [[Loner Family]]==
* '''Loner:'''
* '''[[Ajay Loner]]:'''
* '''[[Vikram Loner]]''' (Ajay's father)
* '''[[Madhuri Loner]]''' (Ajay's mother)
* '''[[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:'''
* '''[[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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