Sunset Valley/Onomatology

The onomatology (study of names) for Sims in Sunset Valley.
== The Alto family ==
*Alto: means "high" in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, also refers to the lower register of a woman's voice
*Nick: short for Nicholas, means "victory of the people" in Greek
*Vita: means "life" in Latin and in Italian
*Holly: derived from the tree with the same name (holly or ilex)
==The Alvi family==
*Alvi: possible reference to Alvi Dental Hospital
*Iqbal: means "fortunate" in Arabic
*VJ: most likely short for Vijay, which is derived from Vijaya, meaning "victory" in Sanskrit
*Miraj: means "place of ascent" in Arabic
== The Andrews family ==
*Andrews: derived from the name Andrew, meaning "man"
*Beau: the masculine form of the word "beautiful" in French
*Victoria: means "victory" in Latin and in Spanish
==The Bachelor family==
*Bachelor: from the English word meaning an unmarried man
*Simis: a pun on "sim", as the name reads "sim is bachelor" a popular name in Sim Nation because it has the word "Sim" in it
*Jocasta: from Greek mythology, the mother of Oedipus who married her son unknowingly, and when she realized this, she killed herself
*Michael: means "Who is like God?" in Hebrew
*Bella: means "beautiful" in Italian
==The Bunch family==
*Bunch: most likely an English surname, could be referring to the fact that there are a "bunch of people" in the household, or referring to "The Brady Bunch"
*Jack: short for John, meaning "Graced by God" in Hebrew
*Judy: short for Judith, meaning "woman from Judea" in Hebrew
*Ethan: comes from the Hebrew word "Eitan", which means "solid, enduring"
*Lisa: short for Elizabeth, meaning "my God has sworn" in Hebrew
*Arlo: "barberry tree" in Spanish, or "hill" in Old English (harlow)
*Darlene: a variation of the word "darling"
==The Clavell family==
*Clavell: could be derived from Claville, which comes from the Old Scandinavian word meaning "door bolt" or "peg."
*Buster: originally a nickname for someone who breaks things, as in "to bust."
*Bessie: short for Elizabeth, meaning "my God has sworn" in Hebrew.
*Xander: short for Alexander, meaning "defender" in Greek.
*Jennie: short for Jennifer, which is derived from the name Gwenhwyfar meaning "fair, white" and "smooth" in Welsh.
*Ransom: most likely referring to a ransom, which is "the release of property or a person in return for payment of a demanded price."
==The Crumplebottom family==
*Crumplebottom: most likely a combination of the English words "crumple" and "bottom"
*Darling: an English word meaning a "special loved one"
*Agnes: means "chaste" in Greek
*Erik: variant of Eric, which means"one ruler", "eternal ruler" or "ever powerful" in Old Norse
==The Frio family==
*Frio: means "cold" in Spanish and Portuguese
*Connor: variant of Conor, meaning "wolf lover" or "dog lover" in Irish
*Jared: meaning "he who descended" or "he who shall rule" in Hebrew
==The Goth family==
*Goth: could refer to an early East Germanic Tribe, but most likely refers to the Gothic subculture that the family seems to be a part of
*Gunther: variant of Günther?, from Old High German "gund" (battle) and "heri" (army)
*Cornelia: derived from the Latin word "cornu", meaning "horn"
*Mortimer: means "still water" in Old French; "mort" is also the French word for death
==The Hart family==
*Hart: an English surname that means "a male deer."
*Gus: short for Augustus, meaning "great" or "venerable" in Latin.
*Dorie: short for Dorothy, derived from Dorothea meaning "gift of God" in Greek.
*Bebe: means "baby" in Spanish, Portuguese, and French.
==The Jolina family==
*Jolina: could be derived from the French word jolie, meaning "beautiful"
*Jamie: originally a masculine name short for James, which is derived from Jacob meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter", could also mean "may God protect"
==The Keaton family==
*Keaton: an Old English surname meaning "shed town"
*Marty: short for Martin, derived from the name Mars meaning "man" in Latin
*Justine: feminine form of Justin, which is derived from the name Justus, meaning "just" in Latin
==The Kennedy family==
*Kennedy: means "Helmet Head" in Irish Gaelic
*Erin: anglicized form of the Irish name Eireann, meaning "Ireland"
==The Koffi family==
*Koffi: a variation of the word coffee
*Gobias: could be a variant of Tobias, meaning "God is good" in Hebrew. The entire name is a pun, meaning "Go buy us coffee"
*Gaylord: an English surname derived from the Old French word "gaillard", meaning "high-spirited, boisterous"; nowadays is slang for "homosexual"
==The Landgraab family==
*Landgraab: most likely a combination of the English words "land" and "grab"; therefore the surname could mean to take possession of land for personal gain
*Geoffrey: comes from two Germanic elements, one which means "peace" and another which could either mean "territory", "stranger" or "hostage"
*Nancy: short for Anne, which is derived from the name Hannah which means "favor" or "grace" in Hebrew
*Malcolm: means "disciple of Saint Columba" in Scottish
==The Langerak family==
*Langerak: could be derived from the name of a town in South Holland.
*Mae: a variant of May, the name of which is derived from the month of May.
*Dustin: derived from Torsten, which means "Thor's stone" in Old Norse.
*Iliana: derived from Helen, which means "light" in Greek.
*Parker: an English occupational surname which means "keeper of the park."
*Kaylynn: a combination of the names Kay and Lynn; Kay is short for Katherine, which could mean "pure" in Greek, while Lynn comes from the Celtic word "Lenna", meaning "pool"
*Zelda: short for Griselda, which means "dark battle"
==The Roomies household==
*McGraw: could mean "son of grace"
*Donner: a French verb meaning "to give"
*Sw0rd: derived from Sword, a weapon with a long metal blade and a handle
*Hatch: "to hatch" is to emerge or break out of an egg; a hatch is also an opening on the roof or floor of a building
*Wainwright: an occupational surname for a wagon-builder
*Stiles: derived from the Old English "Stigol" - a steep ascent
*Tamara: derived from Tamar, meaning "palm tree" in Hebrew
*Cycl0n3: derived from Cyclone, a violent storm characterized by high winds moving around a calm center of low pressure
*Emma: derived from the Germanic element ermen, meaning "whole, universal"
*Blair: means "plain" and "field" in Scottish Gaelic
==The Sekemoto family==
*Sekemoto: presumably a Japanese surname, origin unknown
*Yumi: means "archery bow" in Japanese
*Leighton: variant of Layton, which means "settlement with a leek garden" in Old English
*Sam: short for Samuel, which means "name of God" or "God has heard" in Hebrew
==The Single Moms household==
*McIrish: "mc" is a variant of "mac", which when placed in front of a name means "son of"; therefore the name could mean "son of Ireland"
*French: most likely refers to the people who live in the country of France and the language they speak
*Fiona: means "fair, white" in Irish
*River: from the English word meaning "a flowing body of water"
*Molly: short for Mary, which could mean "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", or "wished for child"
*Sandi variant of Sandy which is usually short for Alexandra, meaning "defending men"; it could also be referring to the color
==The Steel family==
*Steel: variant of Steele, which is an occupational surname for a steelworker
*Christopher: derived from a late Greek name that means "bearing Christ"
==The Ursine family==
*Ursine: could be a variant of Orsini, which means "little bear" in Italian; "ursa" means bear in Latin
*Claire: derived from Clara, which means "clear, bright, famous" in Latin
==The Wainwright family==
*Wainwright: an occupational surname for a wagon-builder
*Boyd: means "blond" in Gaelic
*Susan: derived from Susanna, which means "lily" in Hebrew
==The Wan-Goddard family==
*Wan: derived from the Chinese surname "Wang" - which means "king."
*Goddard: meaning unknown, this is the name of several towns in the United States.
*Pauline: feminine form of Paul, which means "small, humble" in Latin.
*Hank: a form of Henry, which was derived from a Germanic name meaning "home ruler."
==The Wolff family==
*Wolff: variant of Wolf, which refers to the animal
*Thornton: derived from an English surname meaning "thorn town"
*Morgana: derived from Morgan, which most likely means "sea circle" in Welsh
==The Working Friends household==
*Kimura: means "tree village" in Japanese
*VanWatson: means "from Watson"
*Ansari: derived from Ansar, which means "supporters" in Arabic
*Morris: derived from the name Maurice, which means "dark skinned" in Latin
*Tori: short for Victoria, which means "victory"
*Madison: an English surname meaning "son of Maud"
*Ayesha: a variant of 'Aisha, which means "alive" in Arabic
*Monika: variant of Monica, a North African name, meanin unknown
Onomatology