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The onomatology (study of names) of Sims and families in Twinbrook.
==The [[Art and Love household|Art and Love Household]]==
*'''Bailey''': means "bailiff" in Old French
*'''Ball''': from the English word "ball", which in this case is probably referring to the kind of elaborate party
*'''[[Buddy Bailey]]''': from the English word meaning "friend"
*'''[[Gala Ball]]''': from the English word meaning "a festivity"
==The [[Baker family (Twinbrook)|Baker Family]]==
*'''Baker''': an occupational name for a baker
*'''[[Mary Baker]]''': could mean "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" or "wished for child" in Hebrew
*'''[[Lincoln Baker]]''': a surname derived from a city of England
*'''[[Newton Baker]]''': means "new town" in Old English
==The [[Bayless family|Bayless Family]]==
*'''Bayless''': an English surname, probably from "bailiff", signifying a steward or servant
*'''[[Gwayne Bayless]]''': a variant of the name Gwyn, which means "fair, white, blessed" in Welsh. Similar to the name of Sir Gawain, a knight of the round table in Arthurian legend.
*'''[[Skeet Bayless]]''': from the English word skeet, a sport of shooting at clay pigeons
*'''[[Chase Bayless]]''': means "chase, hunt" in Old French
*'''[[Tay Bayless]]''': short for Taylor, a surname for someone who was a tailor
==The [[Brandt household|Brandt Family]]==
*'''Brandt''': variant of Brand, meaning "sword" in German
*'''[[Marc Brandt]]''': short for Marcus, which is derived from Mars, meaning "man" in Latin
==The [[Bull household|Bull Family]]==
*'''Bull''': simply means "bull" in English
*'''[[Amy Bull]]''': means "beloved" in French
==The [[Carlton family|Carlton Family]]==
*'''Carlton''': an English place name meaning "town of the free peasants"
*'''[[Sofia Carlton]]''': variant of Sophia, meaning "wisdom" in Greek, also the capital city of the European country of Bulgaria
==The [[Castor Family]]==
*'''Castor''': likely referring to the star in the solar system
*'''[[Robert Castor]]''': means "bright fame" in German
*'''[[Beverly Castor]]''': means "beaver stream" in Old English
*'''[[Jeffrey Castor]]''': variant of Geoffrey, which could mean "peace" and "territory", "stranger" or "hostage" in German
*'''[[Thomas Castor]]''': means "twin" in Greek
==The [[Harwood Clay|Clay Family]]==
*'''Clay''': from the English word "clay"
*'''[[Harwood Clay]]''': a pun on the English word "hardwood"
==The [[Molly Coddle|Coddle Family]]==
*'''Coddle''': means to treat one with excessive indulgence, or to pamper someone
*'''[[Molly Coddle]]''': short for Mary, which could mean "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" or "wished for child" in Hebrew; the name is a pun, "mollycoddle" meaning to pamper someone
==The [[Juan Darer|Darer Family]]==
*'''Darer''': likely a variation on "daring", referring to the sim's personality
*'''[[Juan Darer]]''': Spanish form of John, meaning "God is gracious"; the name is a pun for "wanderer".
==The [[Drudge family|Drudge Family]]==
*'''Drudge''': means "a person who does tedious, menial or unpleasant work"
*'''[[Shamus Drudge]]''': variant of Seamus, which is ultimately derived from Jacob, meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter"
*'''[[Eva Drudge]]''': variant of Eve, meaning "to breathe"
==The [[Dudley household|Dudley Household]]==
*'''Racket''': means "a lot of noise"
*'''[[Dudley Racket]]''': means "Dudda's clearing" in Old English
==The [[Goode and Bad household|Goode and Bad Household]]==
*'''Goode''': a nickname meaning "good"
*'''Rotter''': likely refers to the verb "to rot"
*'''[[Goodwin Goode]]''': variant of Godwine, meaning "friend of God"
*'''[[Sinbad Rotter]]''': meaning unknown, possibly an Arabic name, since it is a famous character in "[[wikipedia:1001 Nights|One Thousand and One Nights]]"
==The [[Greenwood family|Greenwood Family]]==
*'''Greenwood''': likely referring to the family's eco-friendly reputation, a combination of the words "green" and "wood"
*'''[[Oliver Greenwood]]''': means "olive tree" in Latin
*'''[[Holly Greenwood]]''': from the English word for the holly tree
*'''[[Jade Greenwood]]''': from the word for the precious stone
*'''[[Emerald Greenwood]]''': from the word for the precious stone
==Townies==
'''[[Tim Burre]]''' - A pun on the word "Timber".
'''[[Des Eyre]]''' - A pun on the word "Desire"
'''[[Lucy Ferne]]''' - A pun on "Lucifer"
'''[[Terry A. Keyes]]''' - A pun on "Teriyaki".
'''[[Charmaine Manne]]''' - A pun on "Charming Man".
'''[[Cho Sonwhun]]''' - A play on "Chosen One".
==NPCs==
'''[[Abel Bodey]]''' - A pun on "Able Body".
'''[[Kay Pebble]]''' - A pun on the word "Capable".
'''[[Nick Zit]]''' - A pun on "Nicks It".
'''[[Cat Stielburg]]''' - A pun of "Kat steals a burger" (a possible reference to LOL Cats). That clearly isn't what it means though; it obviously refers to her profession as a cat burglar.
'''[[Matt Schtick]]''' - A pun on "Matchstick", which are used to start fires.
'''[[Ty Dee]]''' - A pun on the word "Tidy".
'''[[Anne T. Septik]]''' - A pun on the word "Antiseptic".
'''[[Carrie Post]]''' - A pun on "Carry Post".
'''[[Dee Liver]]''' - A pun on the word "Deliver".
'''[[Carl Zoni]]''' - A pun on [[wikipedia:Calzone|Calzone]], a type of pizza.
'''[[Mozzy Weller]]''' - A pun on "Mozzarella", a type of cheese typically found on pizza.
'''[[Dee Tex]]''' - A pun on "Detects".
'''[[Andy Plumber]]''' - A pun on "Handy Plumber".
'''[[Maggie Net]]'''- A pun on the word "Magnet".
'''[[Ree Treave]]''' - A pun on the word "Retrieve".
'''[[Colette Dette]]''' - A pun on "Collect Debt".
'''[[Dai Sekt]]''' - A pun on the word "Dissect".
'''[[Mollie Kewell]]''' - A pun on "Molecule".
'''[[Al Lyffe]]''' - A pun on the word "Alive".
'''[[Ellie Gante]]''' - A pun on the word "Elegant".
'''[[Cary Smattick]]''' - A pun on "Charismatic".
'''[[Sue Perfeisser]]''' - A pun on the word "Supervisor".
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