Strangetown/Onomatology

This is the name etymology for Strangetown.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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 -- 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 -- 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): Meaning 'heir' or 'descendant'.
• Ingibjorg Halfdanarson (Loki's maternal grandmother): An Old Norse given name, means God's Salvation.
• The only thing I'd like to point out is the old Norse and Scandinavian mythology names.
• Salamis -- Salamis was a name of a nymph in Greek mythology.
• Xanthos Salamis (Circe's father): Xanthos was the name of a city in ancient Lycia, the site of present day Kınık, Turkey, and of the river on which the city is situated. In early sources, "Xanthos" is used synonymously for Lycia as a whole.
• Grainne Salamis (Circe mother): Means grain.
• Andros Salamis (Circe's paternal grandfather): An island of the Cyclades, Greece.
• Eurydice Salamis (Circe's paternal grandmother): In Greek mythology, Eurydice was an oak nymph or a sweet maiden.
• McGork -- Meaning unknown.
• Gwrtheym McGork (Circe's maternal grandfather): Was a 5 Century warlord in Britain.
• Moira McGork (Circe's maternal grandmother): Greek for fate.
• In Circe's family, the names all are Greek, and in Loki's family, the names are all Old Norse.

The Curious Family

• Curious -- As in curious.
• Pascal Curious : Hebrew for "associated with Easter (or Passover)".
• Vidcund Curious (Pascal's younger brother) : Unknown
• Lazlo Curious (Pascal's youngest brother) : Means rules with glory. Also spelled Laszlo.

For the oldest sister of the Curious brothers, please look under the Smith category.

• Glarn Curious (Pascal's father): So the name sounds like darn curious.
• Kitty Curious (Pascal's mother): Her name might be a play on the saying, "Curiosity killed the cat."

For Glarn's abductor, please look under the Smith category.

• Notzo Curious (Pascal's paternal grandfather): So the name sounds like "not so curious".
• Zo Curious (Pascal's paternal grandmother): So the name sounds like "so curious".
• Hogleg -- means leg of a hog.
• Hamm Hogleg (Pascal's maternal grandfather): Ham, meat of pig.
• Annie Hogleg (Pascal's maternal grandmother): Means 'gracious', or so the name sounds like 'any hogleg'.

===The Grunt Family

• Grunt -- Means to grunt.
• General Buzz Grunt : his proper name could be Edwin, after Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin (1930- ). Edwin means rich, blessed friend. The name Buzz also might have something to do with the "buzz cut" haircut that a lot of army recruits get.
• Lyla Grunt (Gen. Buzz's wife) : Persian for "dark princess'", Hebrew for night.
• Tank Grunt (Gen. Buzz's oldest son): Probably a reference to his father being in the Army.
• Ripp Grunt (Gen. Buzz's middle son): To rip or to tear. Possibly short for Tripp, means travel.
• Buck Grunt (Gen. Buzz's youngest son): A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man. Or refers to the male deer.
• General Chip Grunt (Gen. Buzz's father): Means a lot of things, such as French Fries.
• Missy Grunt (Gen. Buzz's mother):