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The onomatology (study of names) of the 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''': meaning unknown, probably a combination of the English words "bay" and "less" or "lies"

*[[Gwayne Bayless|'''Gwayne Bayless''']]: a variant of the name Gwyn, which means "fair, white, blessed" in Welsh

*[[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''': a surname for someone who came from a place called Carlton

*[[Sofia Carlton|'''Sofia Carlton''']]: variant of Sophia, meaning "wisdom" in Greek

=='''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"

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