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* '''Loste''': A corruption of "lost" meaning "unable to find one's way." |
* '''Loste''': A corruption of "lost" meaning "unable to find one's way." |
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* '''[[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 "son of the bear" or "warrior king." |
* '''[[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 "son of the bear" or "warrior king." |
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* '''[[Daisy Loste]]''' (Kristen's mother): |
* '''[[Daisy Loste]]''' (Kristen's mother): Derived from the Old English ''dæges ēage'' meaning "day's eye," referring to the fact daisies open in the morning and close at night. |
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* '''[[Goshem Loste]]''' (Kristen's paternal grandfather): As in " Gosh I'm Lost", considering he got abducted by aliens. |
* '''[[Goshem Loste]]''' (Kristen's paternal grandfather): As in " Gosh I'm Lost", considering he got abducted by aliens. |
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* '''[[Vera Loste]]''' (Kristen's paternal grandmother): Borrowed in the nineteenth century from the Russian virtue name Вера, means 'faith'. Or could mean Very lost |
* '''[[Vera Loste]]''' (Kristen's paternal grandmother): Borrowed in the nineteenth century from the Russian virtue name Вера, means 'faith'. Or could mean Very lost |
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