Sunset Valley/Onomatology: Difference between revisions

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

*'''Alto''': means "high" in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, also refers to the lower register of a woman's voice

*'''[[Vita Alto]]''': means "life" in Latin and in Italian

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

=='''The [[Alvi Family]]'''==

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

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

*'''[[Victoria Andrews]]''': means "victory" in Latin and in Spanish

=='''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 "whoWho is like God?" in Hebrew

*[[Bella Goth|'''Bella Bachelor''']]: means "beautiful" in SpanishItalian

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

*[[Jack Bunch|'''[[Jack Bunch]]''']]: short for John, meaning "HeGraced isby graciousGod" 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" in Hebrew

*[[Lisa Bunch|'''[[Lisa Bunch]]''']]: short for Elizabeth, meaning "my God is anhas oathsworn" in Hebrew

*[[Arlo Bunch|'''[[Arlo Bunch]]''']]: "barberry tree" in Spanish, or "hill" in GermanOld 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 is anhas oathsworn" 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"ever, "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 "descenthe who descended" or "he who shall rule" in Hebrew

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

*[[Gunther Goth|'''[[Gunther Goth]]''']]: variant of Günther,? which meansfrom Old High German "wargund" or(battle) "army,and warrior"heri" in German(army)

*[[Cornelia Goth|'''[[Cornelia Goth]]''']]: meansderived from the Latin word "horncornu", inmeaning Latin"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''']]: shortan forEnglish Augustus,surname meaningthat means "great"a ormale deer."venerable" in Latin

*[[Dorie Hart|'''Dorie[[Gus Hart]]''']]: short for DorothyAugustus, derived from Dorothea meaning "giftgreat" ofor God"venerable" in GreekLatin.

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

*[[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]]'''==

*'''Kennedy''': means "kinsmenHelmet of Brian BoruHead" in Irish Gaelic

*[[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 "heGod is Godgood" 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]]'''==

*[[Geoffrey Landgraab|'''Geoffrey Landgraab''']]: comesmost fromlikely twoa Germaniccombination elements,of onethe whichEnglish meanswords "peaceland" and another"grab"; whichtherefore the surname could either mean "territory",to "stranger"take orpossession "hostage"of land for personal gain

*[[Nancy Landgraab|'''Nancy[[Geoffrey Landgraab]]''']]: shortcomes forfrom Annetwo Germanic elements, one which ismeans derived"peace" fromand theanother namewhich Hannahcould whicheither meansmean "favorterritory" or, "gracestranger" inor Hebrew"hostage"

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

*'''Langerak''': could be derived from the name of a town in South Holland.

*'''Mae''': a variant of May, the name of which is derived from the month of May.

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

*[[Iliana Langerak|'''[[Iliana Langerak]]''']]: derived from Helen, which means "torch" or "corposantlight" 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 "eachpure" ofin Greek, while Lynn comes from the two"Celtic orword "tortureLenna", inmeaning Greek"pool"

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

=='''The [[Roomies household (The SimsSunset 3Valley)|Roomies Household]]'''==

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

*[[Stiles McGraw|'''[[Stiles McGraw]]''']]: a variantderived offrom the surnameOld Styles, meaningEnglish "toStigol" - climb"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 battlefield"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"

=='''The [[Ursine Family]]'''==

*'''Ursine''': could be a variant of Orsini, which means "little bear" in Italian; "ursa" means bear in latinLatin

*[[Claire Ursine|'''[[Claire Ursine]]''']]: derived from Clara, which means "clear, bright, famous" in Latin

=='''The [[Wainwright Family]]'''==

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

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

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

*'''Wan''': mostderived likelyfrom athe Chinese surname, meaning"Wang" unknown- which means "king."

*'''Goddard''': meaning unknown, this is the name of several towns in the United States.

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

*[[Hank Goddard|'''[[Hank Goddard]]''']]: shorta form forof 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]]'''==

*'''Kimura''': means "tree village" in Japanese"

*[[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, meaninga unknown,North couldAfrican meanname, "one"meanin in Greekunknown