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==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 such 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.
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* '''[[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 Family.
 
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.
 
==The [[Singles Family]]==
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