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The onomatology (study of names) of theSims 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|'''[[Buddy Bailey]]''']]: from the English word meaning "friend"
*[[Gala Ball|'''[[Gala Ball]]''']]: from the English word meaning "a festivity"
=='''The [[Baker family (Twinbrook)|Baker Family]]'''==
*'''Baker''': an occupational name for a baker
*[[Mary Baker|'''[[Mary Baker]]''']]: could mean "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness" or "wished for child" in Hebrew
*[[Lincoln Baker|'''[[Lincoln Baker]]''']]: a surname derived from a city of England
*[[Newton Baker|'''[[Newton Baker]]''']]: means "new town" in Old English
=='''The [[Bayless family|Bayless Family]]'''==
*'''Bayless''': meaningan unknownEnglish surname, probably a combination of the English wordsfrom "baybailiff", andsignifying "less"a steward or "lies"servant
*[[Gwayne Bayless|'''[[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|'''[[Skeet Bayless]]''']]: from the English word skeet, a sport of shooting at clay pigeons
*[[Chase Bayless|'''[[Chase Bayless]]''']]: means "chase, hunt" in Old French
*[[Tay Bayless|'''[[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|'''[[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|'''[[Amy Bull]]''']]: means "beloved" in French
=='''The [[Carlton family|Carlton Family]]'''==
*'''Carlton''': aan surnameEnglish forplace someonename whomeaning came"town fromof a placethe calledfree Carltonpeasants"
*[[Sofia Carlton|'''[[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|'''[[Robert Castor]]''']]: means "bright fame" in German
*[[Beverly Castor|'''[[Beverly Castor]]''']]: means "beaver stream" in Old English
*[[Jeffrey Castor|'''[[Jeffrey Castor]]''']]: variant of Geoffrey, which could mean "peace" and "territory", "stranger" or "hostage" in German
*[[Thomas Castor|'''[[Thomas Castor]]''']]: means "twin" in Greek
=='''The [[Harwood Clay|Clay Family]]'''==
*'''Clay''': from the English word "clay"
*[[Harwood 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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