Sunset Valley/Onomatology: Difference between revisions

== '''The [[Alto Family]]''' ==

*'''[[Holly Alto (Sunset Valley)|Holly Alto]]''': derived from the tree with the same name (holly or ilex)

*[[Miraj Alvi|'''[[Miraj Alvi]]''']]: means "place of ascent" in Arabic

== '''The [[Andrews Family]]''' ==

=='''The [[Bachelor Family]]'''==

*[[Simis Bachelor|'''[[Simis Bachelor]]''']]: a pun on "sim", as the name reads "sim is bachelor" a popular name in Sim Nation because it has the word "Sim" in it

*[[Jocasta Bachelor|'''[[Jocasta Bachelor]]''']]: from Greek mythology, the mother of Oedipus who married her son unknowingly, and wifewhen ofshe Oedipus;realized this, she meaningkilled unknownherself

*[[Michael Bachelor|'''[[Michael Bachelor]]''']]: means "Who is like God?" in Hebrew

=='''The [[Bunch Family]]'''==

*[[Jack Bunch|'''[[Jack Bunch]]''']]: short for John, meaning "Graced by God" in Hebrew

*[[Judy Bunch|'''[[Judy Bunch]]''']]: short for Judith, meaning "woman from Judea" in Hebrew

*[[Ethan Bunch|'''[[Ethan Bunch]]''']]: comes from the Hebrew word "Eitan", which means "solid, enduring"

*[[Lisa Bunch|'''[[Lisa Bunch]]''']]: short for Elizabeth, meaning "my God has sworn" in Hebrew

*[[Arlo Bunch|'''[[Arlo Bunch]]''']]: "barberry tree" in Spanish, or "hill" in Old English (harlow)

*[[Darlene Bunch|'''[[Darlene Bunch]]''']]: a variation of the word "darling"

=='''The [[Clavell Family]]'''==

*[[Buster Clavell|'''[[Buster Clavell]]''']]: originally a nickname for someone who breaks things, as in "to bust."

*[[Bessie Clavell|'''[[Bessie Clavell]]''']]: short for Elizabeth, meaning "my God has sworn" in Hebrew.

*[[Xander Clavell|'''[[Xander Clavell]]''']]: short for Alexander, meaning "defender" in Greek.

*[[Jennie Clavell|'''[[Jennie Clavell]]''']]: short for Jennifer, which is derived from the name Gwenhwyfar meaning "fair, white" and "smooth" in Welsh.

*[[Ransom Clavell|'''[[Ransom Clavell]]''']]: most likely referring to a ransom, which is "the release of property or a person in return for payment of a demanded price."

=='''The [[Crumplebottom Family]]'''==

*[[Agnes Crumplebottom|'''[[Agnes Crumplebottom]]''']]: means "chaste" in Greek

*[[Erik Darling|'''[[Erik Darling]]''']]: variant of Eric, which means"one ruler", "eternal ruler" or "ever powerful" in Old Norse

=='''The [[Frio Family]]'''==

*[[Connor Frio|'''[[Connor Frio]]''']]: variant of Conor, meaning "wolf lover" or "dog lover" in Irish

*[[Jared Frio|'''[[Jared Frio]]''']]: meaning "he who descended" or "he who shall rule" in Hebrew

=='''The [[Goth Family]]'''==

*[[Gunther Goth|'''[[Gunther Goth]]''']]: variant of Günther,? from Old High German "gund" (battle) and "heri" (army)

*[[Cornelia Goth|'''[[Cornelia Goth]]''']]: derived from the Latin word "cornu", meaning "horn"

*[[Mortimer Goth|'''[[Mortimer Goth]]''']]: means "still water" in Old French; "mort" is also the French word for death

=='''The [[Hart Family]]'''==

*[[Gus Hart|'''[[Gus Hart]]''']]: short for Augustus, meaning "great" or "venerable" in Latin.

*[[Dorie Hart|'''[[Dorie Hart]]''']]: short for Dorothy, derived from Dorothea meaning "gift of God" in Greek.

*[[Bebe Hart|'''[[Bebe Hart]]''']]: means "baby" in Spanish, Portuguese, and French.

=='''The [[Jolina Family]]'''==

*[[Jamie Jolina|'''[[Jamie Jolina]]''']]: originally a masculine name short for James, which is derived from Jacob meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter", could also mean "may God protect"

=='''The [[Keaton Family]]'''==

*[[Marty Keaton|'''[[Marty Keaton]]''']]: short for Martin, derived from the name Mars meaning "man" in Latin

*[[Justine Keaton|'''[[Justine Keaton]]''']]: feminine form of Justin, which is derived from the name Justus, meaning "just" in Latin

=='''The [[Kennedy Family]]'''==

*[[Erin Kennedy|'''[[Erin Kennedy]]''']]: anglicized form of the Irish name Eireann, meaning "Ireland"

=='''The [[Koffi Family]]'''==

*[[Gobias Koffi|'''[[Gobias Koffi]]''']]: could be a variant of Tobias, meaning "God is good" in Hebrew. The entire name is a pun, meaning "Go buy us coffee"

*[[Gaylord Koffi|'''[[Gaylord Koffi]]''']]: an English surname derived from the Old French word "gaillard", meaning "high-spirited, boisterous"; nowadays is slang for "homosexual"

=='''The [[Landgraab Family]]'''==

*'''Landgraab''': most likely a combination of the English words "land" and "grab"; therefore the surname could mean to take possesionpossession of land for personal gain

*[[Geoffrey Landgraab|'''[[Geoffrey Landgraab]]''']]: comes from two Germanic elements, one which means "peace" and another which could either mean "territory", "stranger" or "hostage"

*[[Nancy Landgraab|'''[[Nancy Landgraab]]''']]: short for Anne, which is derived from the name Hannah which means "favor" or "grace" in Hebrew

=='''The [[Langerak Family]]'''==

*[[Dustin Langerak|'''[[Dustin Langerak]]''']]: derived from Torsten, which means "Thor's stone" in Old Norse.

*[[Iliana Langerak|'''[[Iliana Langerak]]''']]: derived from Helen, which means "light" in Greek.

*[[Parker Langerak|'''[[Parker Langerak]]''']]: an English occupational surname which means "keeper of the park."

*[[Kaylynn Langerak|'''[[Kaylynn Langerak]]''']]: a combination of the names Kay and Lynn; Kay is short for Katherine, which could mean "pure" in Greek, while Lynn comes from the Celtic word "Lenna", meaning "pool"

*[[Zelda Mae|'''[[Zelda Mae]]''']]: short for Griselda, which means "dark battle"

=='''The [[Roomies household (Sunset Valley)|Roomies Household]]'''==

*'''Sw0rd''': anderived onlinefrom gaming nameSword, a sword is a weapon with a long metal blade and a handle

*[[Stiles McGraw|'''[[Stiles McGraw]]''']]: derived from the Old English "Stigol" - a steep ascent

*[[Tamara Donner|'''[[Tamara Donner]]''']]: derived from Tamar, meaning "palm tree" in Hebrew

*[[Cycl0n3 Sw0rd|'''[[Cycl0n3 Sw0rd]]''']]: apparentlyderived anfrom online gaming nameCyclone, a cyclone is a violent storm characterized by high winds moving around a calm center of low pressure

*[[Emma Hatch|'''[[Emma Hatch]]''']]: derived from the Germanic element ermen, meaning "whole, universal"

*[[Blair Wainwright|'''[[Blair Wainwright]]''']]: means "plain" and "field" in Scottish Gaelic

=='''The [[Sekemoto Family]]'''==

*[[Yumi Sekemoto|'''[[Yumi Sekemoto]]''']]: means "archery bow" in Japanese

*[[Leighton Sekemoto|'''[[Leighton Sekemoto]]''']]: variant of Layton, which means "settlement with a leek garden" in Old English

*[[Sam Sekemoto|'''[[Sam Sekemoto]]''']]: short for Samuel, which means "name of God" or "God has heard" in Hebrew

=='''The [[Single Moms Household]]'''==

*[[Fiona McIrish|'''[[Fiona McIrish]]''']]: means "fair, white" in Irish

*[[River McIrish|'''[[River McIrish]]''']]: from the English word meaning "a flowing body of water"

*[[Molly French|'''[[Molly French]]''']]: short for Mary, which could mean "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", or "wished for child"

*[[Sandi French|'''[[Sandi French]]''']]: variant of Sandy which is usually short for Alexandra, meaning "defending men"; it could also be referring to the color

=='''The [[Steel Family]]'''==

*[[Christopher Steel|'''[[Christopher Steel]]''']]: derived from a late Greek name that means "bearing Christ"

*[[Boyd Wainwright|'''[[Boyd Wainwright]]''']]: means "blond" in Gaelic

*[[Susan Wainwright|'''[[Susan Wainwright]]''']]: derived from Susanna, which means "lily" in Hebrew

=='''The [[Wan-Goddard Family]]'''==

*[[Pauline Wan|'''[[Pauline Wan]]''']]: feminine form of Paul, which means "small, humble" in Latin.

*[[Hank Goddard|'''[[Hank Goddard]]''']]: a form of Henry, which was derived from a Germanic name meaning "home ruler."

=='''The [[Wolff Family]]'''==

*[[Thornton Wolff|'''[[Thornton Wolff]]''']]: derived from aan English surname meaning "thorn town"

*[[Morgana Wolff|'''[[Morgana Wolff]]''']]: derived from Morgan, which most likely means "sea circle" in Welsh

=='''The [[Working Friends Household]]'''==

*[[Tori Kimura|'''[[Tori Kimura]]''']]: short for Victoria, which means "victory"

*[[Madison VanWatson|'''[[Madison VanWatson]]''']]: an English surname meaning "son of Maud"

*[[Ayesha Ansari|'''[[Ayesha Ansari]]''']]: a variant of 'Aisha, which means "alive" in Arabic

*[[Monika Morris|'''[[Monika Morris]]''']]: variant of Monica, a North African name, meanin unknown