Belladonna Cove/Onomatology

This is the onomatology (study of names) page for Belladonna Cove.
Belladonna: A combination of "Bella" and "Donna", which means "Beautiful Lady" in Italian.Cove: A small sheltered bay.
== The Baldwin family ==
Baldwin: An Anglo-Saxon name which means "bold friend."
* Benjamin: A Hebrew name which means "son of the south."
* Isabel: Means "girl," "lass," "sweetheart," and "strumpet" in several languages. It is also a Spanish form of Elizabeth.
* Sofia: Derived from Sophos, a Roman name which means "wisdom," "wise," "loving".
* Marcus: Related to Mars, the Roman god of war.
* Patience (Benjamin's mother): A British name which means "enduring, accepting".
*Sylvester (Benjamin's father): Derived from silvestris, a Latin adjective which means "wooded, wild".
* Kimberly (Benjamin's paternal grandfather): An English name which means "from the meadow of the royal fortress".
*Alastair (Benjamin's paternal grandmother): A Scottish name which Greek origins which means "man's defender".
Randrik family: Unknown.
* Damia (Benjamin's maternal grandmother): A Greek name which means "to tame, spirit".
*Ismet (Benjamin's maternal grandfather): A Turkish name which means "honor, dignity".
==The Cho family==
Cho: An East Asian surname possibly from Japanese 蝶 (Butterfly) or Korean 조 (Jo).
*Vivian: The English form of Viviane, a French name which means "lively".
* Etsu: A Japanese name which means 'delightful'.
*Etokas (Etsu's father): Unknown.
*Emiko (Etokas' mother): A Japanese name which means "blessed child".
*Sylvian (Etokas' father): Derived from Sylvain, a French name which is derived from Silvanus, a Latin name which is derived from silva, which means "forest, woodland".
*Aresi (Etokas' paternal grandmother): Derived from Ἄρης (Árēs), a Greek name which means "battle, war". It is also the name of the Greek god of war.
*Qiao (Etokas' paternal grandfather): A Chinese name which means "pretty, handsome".
Kimisha family: A Sanskrit name which means "A question form asking about the desires of a person".
* Reiko (Etokas' maternal grandmother): A Japanese name which means "beautiful".
*Taku (Etokas' maternal grandfather): A Japanese name which means "increase, come".
Karana family: The Karana is a community of scribes based out of the state of Odisha in India.
*Thuyet (Vivian's mother): A Vietnamese name which translates to Theory in English.
*Chandra (Vivian's father): A Sanskrit name which means "bright, shining, glittering".
*Indira (Vivian's paternal grandmother): A Sanskrit name which means "beauty, splendor".
*Sohan (Vivian's paternal grandfather): A Hindu name which means "good-looking".
Motoko family: A Japanese name which means "founding child".
*Veata (Vivian's maternal grandmother): A Cambodian name which means "wind".
*Minh (Vivian's maternal grandmother): A Vietnamese name which means "brightness".
==The Riley family==
Riley: A Variant spelling of "Reilly".
*Timothy: Comes from Τιμόθεος (Timotheos), a Greek name which means "honoring God", "in God's honor", or "honored by God".
*Sally: A diminutive of Sarah, a Hebrew name which means "princess".
* Olivia (Sally's mother): A Latin name which means "olive tree".
*Lucia (Timothy's mother): Comes from lux, a Latin word meaning "light".
*Seamus (Timothy's father): A Hebrew name which means "supplanter, holder of the heel".
*Aurelai (Timothy's paternal grandmother): Unknown.
*Donovan (Timothy's paternal grandfather): An Irish name which means "brown-haired chieftain". This is slightly ironic as Donovan had red hair.
Kupyi family: Unknown.
*Cecelia (Timothy's maternal grandmother): A Latin name which means "blind".
* Paul (Timothy's maternal grandfather): A Latin name which means "small, humble".
Caer family: Unknown. 
*Tazanna (Olivia's mother): A Native American name which means "princess".
*Sullivan (Olivia's father): A Gaelic name which means "dark eyes".
*Maeve (Olivia's paternal grandmother): An Irish name which means "she who rules".
*Steve (Olivia's paternal grandfather): A Greek name which means "crown, garland".
Sarigar family: Unknown.
* Christine (Olivia's maternal grandmother): A Hebrew name which means "follower of Christ".
* Charlie (Olivia's maternal grandfather): A German name which means "free man".
==The Cleveland family==
Cleveland: A variant of cliff.
*Jason: Derived from the Greek name Ιασων (Iason), which is derived from Greek ιασθαι (iasthai), which means "to heal". In Greek mythology, Jason was the leader of the Argonauts.
* Marissa: A variant of "Marisa", which is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of "Maria" and "Luisa".
*Justin: A Latin name which means "just, righteous".
*Cybil (Jason's mother): A Greek name which means "great mother of gods".
*Leon (Jason's father): A Greek name which means "lion".
*Andrea (Jason's paternal grandmother): A Greek name which means "strong and courageous".
*Marek (Jason's paternal grandfather): A Czech name which means "warlike, virile".
Eltich family: Unknown.
* Suzette (Jason's maternal grandmother): A French derivative of Susanna, a Hebrew name which means "lily, rose".
*Milo (Jason's maternal grandfather): A Slavic name which means "dear, beloved".
==The Rutherford household==
Rutherford family: Means "a knight's river crossing" in Flemish. The name dates back to the 10th century and was originally taken by families who lived near the town of Ruddervoorde, Belgium.
*Geoff: The shortened form of Geoffrey, which means "god's peace".
*Leandra (Marissa and Geoff's mother): A Greek name which means "lion man".
*Kenneth (Marissa and Geoff's father): A Scottish name which means "fire born".
*Rosalyn (Marissa and Geoff's paternal grandmother): A German name which means "beautiful rose".
*Barry (Marissa and Geoff's paternal grandfather) : An Irish name which means "plunderer, spear"
Melkin family: Unknown.
*Shannon (Marissa and Geoff's maternal grandmother): A combination of the Irish name Sionainn, meaning "possessor of wisdom," and the phrase sean-amhan, meaning "old" or "old river."
* Dmitri (Marissa and Geoff's maternal grandfather): A Greek name which means "earth-lover".
Weir family: Meaning unknown.
*Connor: A variant of Conor, which is an anglicized form of the Gaelic name Conchobhar, which means "dog/wolf lover".
*Martha (Connor's mother): A Hebrew name which means "lady".
*Bryant (Connor's father): An English name which means "honorable, virtuous".
*Kiara (Connor's paternal grandmother): An Italian name which means "light, clear", and is a variant spelling of Chiara.
*Juroden (Connor's paternal grandmother): Unknown.
Dordrius family: Unknown.
*Pasha (Connor's maternal grandmother): A Latin name which means "light", and is a form of Paul.
==The Contender family ==
Contender: Means "To struggle in opposition", "To strive in rivalry", "Dispute earnestly".
*Carlos: The Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan form of Charles, an old English name which means Man.
* Magdalena (Carlos' sister-in-law): A Greek title used to refer to women from Magdala.
*Santana (Carlos' brother): A Spanish name which means "follower of Saint Anne".
*Marisela (Carlos and Santana's mother): A Latin name which means "star of the sea".
*Alonzo (Carlos and Santana's father): A Spanish name which means "eager for war".
*Kadri (Carlos and Santana's paternal grandmother): A Turkish word which translates to "pure".
*Lando (Carlos and Santana's paternal grandfather): A German name which means "glory to the homeland".
Destraga family: Unknown. 
*Teigra (Santana's mother-in-law): A Romansh name which means "tigress".
*Maurus (Santana's father-in-law): A Latin name which translates to Moorish, a word used to refer to people from North Africa.
Ellis family: Comes from the Welsh name Elisedd, which is a derivative of elus, meaning "kindly, benevolent". 
*Isabel (Carlos and Santana's maternal grandmother): A Spanish name which means "pledged to god".
*Junipero (Carlos and Santana's maternal grandfather): A Spanish name which means "juniper tree".
==The Cordial family==
Cordial: Means "Of or for the heart," "heartfelt", "from the heart".
*Samantha: A feminization of Samuel, which means "told by God".
*Kimberly: An English name which means "the meadow of the royal fortress". It is also the name of a South African diamond town.
*Barbara (Samantha and Kimberly's mother): A Greek name which means "foreign, strange".
*Danny (Samantha and Kimberly's father): A Hebrew name which means "God is my judge".
*Artemis (Samantha and Kimberly's paternal grandmother): A Greek name which means "butcher". It is the name of the Greek goddess of hunting and wilderness.
*Jeffrey (Samantha and Kimberly's paternal grandfather): A German name which means "God's peace".
Passe family: An English variant of the surname Pass, which may have originated from a pet form of the medieval name Passe, which may have been a pet form of Pascal.
*Coralia (Samantha and Kimberly's maternal grandfather): A Greek name which means "coral, maiden".
*Sage (Samantha and Kimberly's maternal grandfather): A Latin name which means "wise, prophet".
==The DeBateau family==
DeBateau: The French form of Boat. 
*Armand: The French form of Herman, a German name which means "army man".
*Tara: The Anglicized form of the Irish place name Teamhair, which possibly means "elevated place" in Gaelic.
*Melanie (Armand's mother): Derived from the Greek μελανία (melania), "blackness" and that of μέλας (melas), meaning "dark".
*Beaumont (Armand's father): An Old French name which means "beautiful mountain".
*Deidre (Armand's paternal grandmother): An Irish name which means "broken-hearted".
*Jocques (Armand's paternal grandfather): A Christian name which means "supplanter".
Antross family: Unknown.
*Mary (Armand's maternal grandmother): A Greek name which means "beloved, bitterness".
*Matthiew (Armand's maternal grandfather): A Hebrew name which means "gift from God".
==The Peterson family==
Peterson: Means "Son of Peter".
*Jessica: "God beholds, wealthy". This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in "The Merchant of Venice", where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock.
*Melora (Jessica's mother): An English name which means "honeybee, laurel tree".
* Jeff (Jessica's father): A British diminutive of Jeffrey, which means "God's peace, pledge".
*Jennifer (Jessica's paternal grandmother): Derived from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, which means "white wave" or "fair lady".
*Brycen (Jessica's paternal grandfather): An English name which means "son of a nobleman".
Rotarra family: Unknown.
* Cini (Jessica's maternal grandmother): An English name which means "coal seller, bearer of Christ".
*Arkady (Jessica's maternal grandfather): A Slavic name derived from the Greek name Αρκάδιος, which means “from Arcadia”.
== The Patel family==
Patel: A South Asian surname which means "land, unit of land".
*Ana: A shortened form of Anna, a Hebrew name which means "God has favored me".
*Ramir: The Catalan form of Ramirus, a German name which means "great judge".
*Karan (Ramir's father): A Sanskrit name which means "clever, skilled".
* Keesa (Ramir's mother): A Russian name which translate to "female cat".
*Priya (Ramir's paternal grandmother): A Sanskrit name which means "beloved".
*Gidia (Ramir's paternal grandfather): An Indian name which means "jade".
Sumanth family: An Indian name which means "good-natured".
*Irina (Ramir's maternal grandmother): A Greek name which means "peace".
*Tyral (Ramir's maternal grandfather): Derived from tirer, an Old French name which means "to draw".
Ejess family: Unknown. 
*Maida (Ana's mother): An English name which means "maiden".
*Owen (Ana's father): A Welsh name which means "noble-born".
*Bronwyn (Ana's paternal grandmother): A Welsh name which means "white raven".
*Leroy (Ana's paternal grandfather: A French name which means "the king".
Ivof family: Unknown.
*Taline (Ana's maternal grandmother): An Armenian name which means "rise, dawn".
*Mado (Ana's maternal grandfather): A Greek name which means "elegant, tower".
==The Green household==
Green family: Descriptive name for someone who often wore the color green or lived near the village green.
*Gabriel: Derived from the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el), which means "God is my strong man". Gabriel is also the name of one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition.
*Adriana (Gabriel's mother): A Latin name which is derived from Adrian, which refers to people from the Ancient Italy city Hadria.
*Fabio (Gabriel's father): An Italian name which means "bean, bean grower".
*Sarah (Gabriel's paternal grandmother): A Hebrew name which means "princess".
*Orion (Gabriel's paternal grandfather): A Greek name which means "heaven's light".
Sendar family: Unknown.
*Yelena (Gabriel's maternal grandmother): A Russian name which means "shining light".
*Marcos (Gabriel's maternal grandfather: Derived from the name Marcus, meaning “marital,” “warlike,” “dedicated to Mars,” as well as “god of war”.
Gere family: A variant of Geer, Gehr or Geary, all related to the Old High German element gēr (Old English gār, Old Norse geirr) meaning "spear, arrow".
*Chastity: Comes from the Latin word castus, which means "pure".
*Gwendolyn (Chastity's mother): A Welsh name which means "fair bow, blessed ring".
*Inigo (Chastity's father): A Latin name which means "fiery, ardent".
*Duarte (Chastity's paternal grandfather): A Spanish name which means "wealthy guard".
Wacea family: Unknown.
*Kelly (Chastity's maternal grandmother): An Irish name which means "war, strife".
*Joseph (Chastity's maternal grandfather): A Hebrew name which means "God shall add".