Appaloosa Plains/Onomatology

Appaloosa - A breed of horse.
== The Bedlington family ==
Bedlington: A town in Northumberland. May also be a reference to the Bedlington terrier, a breed of dog.
* Bertram: "Bright" in Old French and Old German.
* Patricia: "Noble" in Latin.
* Buckley: "Deer meadow" in Old English.
== The Bird family ==
Bird: "Bird" in English.
* Alouette: "Lark" or "a bird name" in French.
* Oriole: "Golden" or "a bird with golden colors" in Latin.
* Minette: Variant of Mary, Mina and Minna. Means "star of the sea".
== The Blackburn family ==
Blackburn: A surname of English origin. 
* Vera: "Faith" in Russian.
* Ginger: Diminutive of Virginia. Means “liveliness” in English.
* Walter: "Ruler of the army” in Old German.
== Country Cowpokes household ==
Hobble: To walk in an awkward way.
* Chuck: Diminutive of Charles. Means ‘’free man’’ in Old German.
* Shadow: "Shadow" in English.
Johnson: “Son of John”. 
* Johnny: Diminutive of John. Means “God is gracious” in Hebrew. 
Freebird: Possibly derived from “Free” and “Bird”. 
== The Curley family ==
Curley: Derived from the native Gaelic MacToirdealbhaigh Sept of Counties Antrim and Armagh. Means "son of Turlough". 
* Tate: "Cheerful" in Middle English.
* Esme: "To love" in Old French.
* Petunia: Name of a humble-looking flower. 
== The Darnell family ==
Darnell: "Hidden spot" in Old English. 
* Honey: "Honey" in English or "nectar" in Old English.
* Skedaddle: To run away quickly. 
== The Fox family ==
Fox: A type of mammal. 
* Shawnee: An American Indian tribe that came from the eastern American forests.
* Cheyenne: An American Indian tribe from the Plains.
* Dakota: "Friend, ally" in Lakota American Indian.
* Bramble: A tangled prickly shrub.
* Shep: Shortened form of Shepherd, means "shepherd" in Old English.
== The Lionheart family ==
Lionheart: Possibly the combination of "Lion" and "Heart". 
* Hetty: "Myrtle leaf", "God rejoices".
* Maria: "Stars of the sea".
* Mothball: Simply means "mothball" in English.
* Pickles: Simply means "pickles" in English
* Muffin: A type of cupcake.
== The Loveland family ==
Loveland: Possibly the combination of "Love" and "Land". 
* Gracie: Variant of Grace. Means "favor" in Latin.
* Babycakes: The combination of "Baby" and "Cakes". 
== The Marshall family ==
Marshall: "Caretaker of horses" in Old French. 
* Felipe: "Lover of horses" in Spanish.
* Kim: "Cyneburg's field" in Old English.
* BaBa: A pet name.
* GooGoo: A pet name.
* Oopsie-Daisy: A pet name.