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The '''onomatology''' (meaning study of the origin of names) of the Sim characters are sometimes hilarious, but always interesting. Many of the names had been intentionally chosen for onomatology reasons. Simmers have found out many of the meanings, although a large-enough portion do not mean as much as the etymology of others. Some of the names came as a shock, other names didn't seem to have an onomatological relation. Not all of the names were intended for the definitions researched, but it is still interesting (and sometimes coincidental) to see what the name meanings are. This etymology is only for the residents of [[Veronaville]].
 
All Veronaville Sims' names come from Shakespeare's plays.
 
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=== The [[Monty family]] ===
 
*'''Monty''': a reference to the Montague family in ''Romeo and Juliet'', as is much of Veronaville.
 
*'''[[Romeo Monty]]''': In the"Romeo and playJuliet", Romeo falls in love with his enemies' daughter, but is later banished when he accidentally kills TybalTybalt in a street brawl. His plans to meet Juliet are mixed up, and the play ends with their deaths.
*'''[[Mercutio Monty]]''' (Romeo's brother): Mercutio is the witty friend of Romeo, and kinsman to the Prince, in "Romeo and Juliet". He is killed by Tybalt, who is later killed by Romeo.
*'''[[Claudio Monty]]''' (Romeo's father): Shakespeare has two characters named Claudio: The lord of Florence in "Much Ado About Nothing," and a gentleman in Measure for Measure.
*'''[[Olivia Monty]]''' (Romeo's mother): Olivia is one of the main charactercharacters in the play "Twelfth Night."
*'''[[Antonio Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal uncle): Antonio is the title character in Shakespeare’s "The Merchant of Venice." He is a middle-aged bachelor and merchant by trade who has his financial interests tied up in overseas shipments when the play begins. Antonio could also refer to "Twelfth Night," in which Antonio meets and falls in love with Sebastian, who unfortunately for him doesn't return the feeling. Antonio is also the name of Hero and Beatrice's uncle in "Much Ado About Nothing and" the stand-in Duke of Milan and brother of Prospero in "The Tempest. In total, seven of Shakespeare's plays feature characters called Antonio, making it the most commonly used name in his work.▼
 
*'''[[Hero Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal aunt via marriage): Hero falls in love with Claudio in "Much Ado About Nothing." She is wronged by Don John and Borachio, and is abandoned at the altar by Claudio so fakes her death until her name is cleared.
▲*'''[[Antonio Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal uncle): Antonio is the title character in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. He is a middle-aged bachelor and merchant by trade who has his financial interests tied up in overseas shipments when the play begins. Antonio is also the name of Hero and Beatrice's uncle in Much Ado About Nothing and the stand-in Duke of Milan and brother of Prospero in The Tempest. In total, seven of Shakespeare's plays feature characters called Antonio, making it the most commonly used name in his work.
*'''[[HeroBeatrice Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal aunt via marriagecousin): HeroBeatrice fallsis ina lovecentral with Claudiocharacter in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." SheIn isthe wrongedplay, byshe Donfalls Johnin andlove Borachio, and is abandoned atwith the altarcharacter byBenedick, Claudiowhom sois fakesnot her death until her name is clearedbrother.
*'''[[BeatriceBenedick Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal cousin): BeatriceBenedick is a central character in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." In the play, shehe falls in love with the character BenedickBeatrice, whomwho iswas not herhis brothersister in the play.
*'''[[BenedickBianca Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal cousinaunt): BenedickBianca is athe younger sister centralof characterKatherine in Shakespeare's"The MuchTaming Adoof Aboutthe NothingShrew." InShe theis play,loved heby fallsGremio inand loveHortensio, withand Beatrice,eventually whomarries wasLucentio. notIn his"Othello," sisterBianca inis theCassio's playmistress.
*'''[[Patrizio Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal grandfather): Patrizio's character is a spoof of the patriarch of the Montague family in "Romeo and Juliet." His name is made to sound similar to Patriarch.
 
*'''[[BiancaIsabella Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal auntgrandmother): Bianca is the youngervirtuous sistercentral offemale Katherinecharacter in The"Measure Tamingfor ofMeasure": thea Shrew.novice Shenun iswho lovedpleads byto GremioAngelo andfor Hortensio,the andlife eventuallyof marriesher Lucentio. In Othello, Bianca is Cassio'sbrother mistressClaudio.
*'''[[Valentine Monty]]''' (RomeoPatrizio's paternal great-grandfatherfather): Is one of "The Two Gentlemen of Verona." He falls in love with Silvia, becomes exiled, and leads a band of robbers. also is an attendant on Orsino in Twelfth Night."▼
 
*'''[[PatrizioSilvia Monty]]''' (RomeoPatrizio's paternal grandfathermother): Patrizio'sIs character isthe afaithful spooflover of Valentine, and the patriarchvictim of thean Montagueattempted familyrape by Proteus, in RomeoThe andTwo Gentlemen of JulietVerona.
*'''[[IsabellaBassanio Monty]]''' (RomeoPatrizio's paternal grandmothergrandfather): isLoved theby virtuousAntonio, centralis femalethe charactersuitor inwho Measurewins forthe Measure:heart aof novicePortia nunin whoThe pleads to Angelo for the lifeMerchant of her brother ClaudioVenice.
*'''[[Portia Monty]]''' (RomeoPatrizio's paternal great-great grandmother): Is the central female character in The Merchant of Venice. She disguises herself as a lawyer in an attempt to thwart Shylock's attempt on Antonio's life.▼
 
▲*'''[[Valentine Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal great-grandfather): Is one of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. He falls in love with Silvia, becomes exiled, and leads a band of robbers. also is an attendant on Orsino in Twelfth Night.
*'''[[Silvia Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal great-grandmother) : Is the faithful lover of Valentine, and the victim of an attempted rape by Proteus, in The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
*'''[[Bassanio Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal great-great-grandfather): Loved by Antonio, is the suitor who wins the heart of Portia in The Merchant of Venice.
▲*'''[[Portia Monty]]''' (Romeo's paternal great-great grandmother): Is the central female character in The Merchant of Venice. She disguises herself as a lawyer in an attempt to thwart Shylock's attempt on Antonio's life.
 
'''[[Capitano Family]]''' :
*'''[[Angelo Capitano]]''' (RomeoPatrizio's paternal great-greatmaternal grandfather): deputises for the Duke during the latter's absence from Vienna, but proves corrupt, seeking the woohooish favours of Isabella, in Measure for Measure
*'''[[Mariana Capitano]]''' (RomeoPatrizio's paternal great-greatmaternal grandmother): is a friend of the Widow in All's Well That Ends Well. And is is the jilted fiancee of Angelo, who woohoo'swoohoos with him in the "bed trick" in Measure for Measure.
 
 
'''[[Pantalone Family]]''' : (Has to do Zanni) impoverished man and hired servant of one of the other characters, typically Pantalone
*'''[[Vincentio Pantalone]]''' (RomeoIsabella's paternal great-grandfatherfather): Vincentio was the Duke of Vienna in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure.
*'''[[Fransisca Pantalone]]''' (RomeoIsabella's paternal great-grandmothermother): Fransisca was a nun in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure.
*'''[[Proteus Pantalone]]''' (RomeoIsabella's paternal great-great grandfather): Proteus is Julia's lover in Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona.
*'''[[Julia Pantalone]]''' (RomeoIsabella's paternal great-great grandmother): Julia was the beloved of Proteus in Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona.
*'''Zanni''' can refer to either the archetype comic servant of the Commedia dell'arte or various stereotypical servant characters of the same genre. The English word "zany" is derived from "Zanni".
*'''[[Lucio Zanni]]''' (RomeoIsabella's paternal great-greatmaternal grandfather):Lucio Gentleman and friend to Claudio in the Shakespeare play Measure for Measure
*'''[[Overdone Zanni]]''' (RomeoIsabella's paternal great-greatmaternal grandmother): A reference to 'Mistress Overdunne,' a "lady of the night" who was impregnated and then cheated by Lucio in Measure for Measure; Lucio was ordered to marry her in the end of the play.
 
=== [[Capp family]] ===
'''Capp''': A reference to the Capulets, Juliet's family in Romeo and Juliet.
*'''[[Juliette Capp]]''' Juliet is the titular character in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. She falls in love with her enemy's son, Romeo, at a Capulet banquet party that Romeo snuck in to. Juliet and Romeo promise to get married in the famous balcony scene. While Romeo is in exile due to killing Tybalt, her cousin, she and Friar Lawrence make a plan for Romeo to see her, by faking her own death. Romeo gets the impression that she's really dead, and kills himself. Juliet stabs herself with Romeo's dagger, and she collapsed over his body. The Capulets and Montagues, because this happened, decided to call a truce with each other.
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*'''[[Miranda Capp]]''' (Juliette's Maternal Cousin) Miranda is the daughter of the magician Prospero in The Tempest. She is imprisoned on the island, but eventually freed.
*'''[[Hal Capp]]''' (Juliette's Maternal Cousin) is a central character in Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2 and is the title character of Henry V.
*'''[[Desdemona Capp]]''' (Juliette's Maternal Cousin) Desdemona is the wife of Othello in the play of his name. The treacherous Iago convinces Othello that Desdemona is unfaitfulunfaithful, and she is suffocated by him. ''Desdemona'' means ''unfortunate'' in Greek.
*'''[[Ariel Capp]]''' (Juliette's Maternal Cousin) Ariel is an air spirit in service to Prospero. In the play, Ariel seems to be male.
*'''[[Regan Capp]]''' (Juliette's Maternal Aunt) Regan is Lear's middle daughter in King Lear. She competes with Goneril for Edmund's love, but her sister poisons her and she dies.
*'''[[Cornwall Capp]]''' (Juliette's Maternal Uncle via Marriage) The Duke of Cornwall (an area of England) was Regan's husband in King Lear.
*[[Kent Capp|'''[[Kent Capp]]''']] (Juliette's maternal uncle) The Earl of Kent was a character in King Lear. He is loyal to the King, an ally to Cordelia and suspicious of Goneril and Regan, although his efforts are ultimately in vain.
*'''[[Contessa Capp]]''' (Juliette's Maternal Grandmother) Contessa is the Italian term for Countess, hinting that there may be royalty in her family.
*'''[[Consort Capp]]''' (Juliette's Maternal Grandfather)is a title given in some monarchies to the husband of a queen regnant.
*'''[[Scribonia Capp]]''' (Contessa's Mother) Scribonia was the second wife of Roman emperor Augustus Caesar, adand the mother of his only natural child.
*'''[[Octavius Capp]]''' (Contessa's Father) One of the three men (triumvirs) who rule Rome after the assassination of Julius Caesar.
*'''[[Cleopatra Capp]]''' (Contessa's Maternal Grandmother) was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt and in (ShakespearShakespeare plays).
*'''[[Antony Capp]]''' (Contessa's Maternal Grandfather) Roman general and one of the three men (triumvirs) who rule Rome after the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.
 
'''[[Caesar Family]]''': (Has to do with Julius Caesar)
*'''[[Julius Caesar]]''' (Contessa's Paternal Grandfather) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare,
*'''[[Calpurnia Caesar]]''' (Contessa's Paternal Grandmother) Wife of Caesar in (ShakespearsShakespeare's plays)
 
'''[[Gale Family]]''': A Gale is a strong wind
*'''[[Prospero Gale]]''' (Juliette's Paternal Grandfather) Prospero was the hero of The Tempest. He was a magician who, with the help of Ariel, shipwrecked his enemies on the island he and his daughter were imprisoned on.
*'''[[Sycorax Gale]]''' (Juliette's Paternal Grandmother) Sycorax was a witch and main antagonist in The Tempest.
 
'''[[Thebe Family]]''': Thebe is a location in Greece
*'''[[Andromache Thebe]]''' (Consort's Mother) Andromache was the daughter of Eetion, the King of Thebe, and wife of Hector in Greek mythology.
*'''[[Hector Thebe]]''' (Consort's Father) Hector was the Son to Priam, King of Troy, and husband of AndromcheAndromache in Greek mytology. He is killed at the end of the play ''Troilus and Cressida''.
*'''[[Queen Thebe]]''' (Consort's Maternal Grandmother) Queen Thebe is a reerencereference to the unnamed wife of Eetion, Greek king of Thebe. Her name suggests royalty in the Capp bloodline.
*'''[[Eetion Thebe]]''' (Consort's Maternal Grandfather) Eetion was the king of Thebe in Greek mythology.
 
'''[[Albion Family]]''': Albion was the ancient greekGreek name for England.
*'''[[Hecuba Albion]]''' (Consort's Paternal Grandmother) was a queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy, with whom she had 19 children.
*'''[[Priam Albion]]''' (Consort's Paternal Grandfather) Priam was the King of Troy in Greek mythology. He had six sons, including Hector, and one daughter, the prophet Cassandra.
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'''[[Norman Family]]''': The Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France
*'''[[William Norman]]''' (Albany's Father) William Norman is the son of Joseph Norman and Joseph's first wife, and Frances Courtney of Virginia. William of Normandy invaded England in 1066 and became King William I after the Battle of Hastings.
*'''[[Anne Norman]]''' (Albany's Mother) Anne became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland as Queen Consort and wife of Richard in Shakespeare's ''Richard III''.
*'''[[Mathilde Norman]]''' (Albany's Paternal Grandmother) Was a cast in ShakesSpearsShakespeare's play Hamlet: The Drama of Revenge
*'''[[Richard Norman]]''' (Albany's Paternal Grandfather) Was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy. Richard was also the name of the main character in Shakespeare's ''Richard III'', as King of England from 1483-1485. He was married to Anne, who ruled as Queen Consort with him.
 
'''[[Anjou Family]]''' Anjou is a former county and province centred on the city of Angers and was conquested by Julius Caesar, also the title of Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482), Queen Consort to Henry VI.
*'''[[Henry Anjou]]''' (Albany's Maternal Grandfather) Henry II, called Curtmantle ruled as King of England
*'''[[Eleanor Anjou]]''' (Albany's Maternal Grandmother) Eleanor of Anjou was the Queen consort of Frederick III of Sicily
 
=== The [[Summerdream family]] ===
 
*'''Summerdream''': (A Midsummer Night's Dream) is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare
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*'''[[Oberon Summerdream]]''' (Puck's Adopted Father) Also Auberon, King of Shadows and Fairies. He appears in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
*'''[[Titania Summerdream]]''' (Puck's Adopted Mother) She is the queen of the fairies.
*'''[[Fae Summerdream]]''' (Titania's Mother) In greekGreek mythology, fairies or elves
*'''[[Elvin Summerdream]]''' (Titania's Father) (Elven or Elf) is a creature of Germanic mythology; they were originally thought of as a race of minor nature and fertility gods
*'''[[Brillante Summerdream]]''' (Titania's Maternal Grandmother) bright,Brillante brilliant,is asone itof isthe sylphs in "The Rape of the SpanishLock". forIt theseis her job to guard the wordsdiamonds.
*'''[[Pistol Summerdream]]''' (Titania's Maternal Grandfather) Pistol was a hot-headed commoner in the historical play 'Henry V.' He was known for being a bit of a lush, and often challenged people to fights for little reason.
 
'''[[Featherlight Family]]''': extremely light
*'''[[Sylph Featherlight]]''' (Titania's Paternal Grandmother) is a mythological creature in the Western tradition
*'''[[Damon Featherlight]]''' (Titania's Paternal Grandfather) good or benevolent "supernatural beings between mortals and gods"
 
'''[[Gossamer Family]]'''
*'''[[Zephyretta Gossamer]]''' (Oberon's Mother) AZephyretta zephyris one of the sylphs in "The Rape of the Lock". It is aher job to guard softthe windfan.
*'''[[Sprite Gossamer]]''' (Oberon's Father) elf-like creatures, including fairies, dwarves, and the likes of it
*'''[[Nym Gossamer]]''' (Oberon's Maternal Grandmother) a Corporal in Shakespeare's play Henry V
*'''[[Shock Gossamer]]''' (Oberon's Maternal Grandfather) (It refers to Shylock) Shylock is a Jewish usurer who lends money to his Christian rival, Antonio. Shock is also Belinda's dog in "The Rape of the Lock".
 
 
'''[[Bramble Family]]''' Bramble refers to thorny plants of the genus
*'''[[Bob Bramble]]''' (Oberon's Paternal Grandfather) an eponymous main character of the sprite comic
*'''[[Momentilla Bramble]]''' (Oberon's Paternal Grandmother) Momentilla is one of the sylphs in "The sylphRape whoof the Lock". It is assignedher job to guard Belinda's watch.
 
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