Strangetown/Onomatology

This is the name etymology for Strangetown.

The Specter Family

• Specter: Specter means ghost

• Olive Specter: As in 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.
• 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
• Earl E. DeMise: (Olive's fiancee): Means "Early Demise", early death.
• Tim Lee DeMise (Earl's brother): Perhaps could refer to "Timely Demise".
• It is a coincidence that all of their names refers to death, because they are all dead, and it is possible that Olive murdered them all (And she did once woohoo with the Grim Reaper)

For Olive Specter's biological son, please look under the Beaker category.

Nigmos

• Nigmos: Unknown
• Ophelia Nigmos (Olive's niece): In Ancient Greek, it could mean 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 could mean suction or awake.

Muenda

• 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.

The Beaker Family

• Beaker : Refers to a glass object used for measuring and holding fluids in a laboratory setting (after all, they are mad scientists).
• Loki Beaker (Nervous' adoptive father): The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world.
• Circe Beaker (Nervous' adoptive mother): In Greek mythology, Circe is a Queen goddess (or sometimes a nymph, witch, enchantress or sorceress) living on the island of Aeaea.
• Nervous Subject (Olive's son, Loki and Circe's adoptive son): Speaks for itself.

For Nervous Subject's biological mother, please look under the Specter category.

• Bjorn Beaker (Loki's father): Germanic for Bear.
• Gundrun Beaker (Loki's mother): Gundrun was a Norse Mythology character.
• Canute Beaker (Loki's paternal grandfather): It is derived from the Old Norse Knútr meaning "knot".
• Gertrude Beaker (Loki's paternal grandmother): Germanic for strength.

For Loki's sister Erin, please look under the Singles category.

• Halfdanarson: A Germanic last name, meaning unknown.
• Leif Halfdanarson (Loki's maternal grandfather):