This is the Onomatology page for Desiderata Valley, the neighborhood shipped with The Sims 2: FreeTime.
The Aspir family[]
Aspir: Ornamental name for Asp 'aspen tree'
- Luis: The name of a famed warrior.
- Victor: A Latin name which means "conqueror".
- Elizabeth: A Hebrew name which means "God's oath; dedicated".
- Pauline: A French name which means "small".
- Noriko (Luis' wife): A Japanese name which means "law; child".
- Larisa (Luis' mother): A Greek name which means "Citadel".
- Raul (Luis' father): A Spanish name which means "wise as a wolf".
- Paulina (Luis' paternal grandmother): A variant of Pauline, a French name which means "small".
- Manuel (Luis' paternal grandfather): A Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Hebrew name Immanuel, which means "God with us"
Kimura family: A Japanese family name which means "tree village".
- Kumiko (Luis' mother-in-law): A Japanese name which means "long time", "beautiful child".
- Jiro (Luis' father-in-law): A Japanese name which means "second son". This is a little ironic since Jiro is an only child.
Kozlov family: A Russian family name which means "goat".
- Pavel (Luis' maternal grandfather): A Slavic name which means "Humble", "tiny", "small".
- Keesa (Luis' maternal grandmother): A Russian name which means "kitten".
Nejem family: An Arabic surname which means "star".
- Cyrus (Elizabeth's father): A Persian name which means "sun".
- Diana (Elizabeth's mother): A Latin name which means "full of divine light".
- Darius (Elizabeth's paternal grandfather): "Powerful enemy".
- Jasmine (Elizabeth's paternal grandmother): A Persian name which means "beautiful as the flower".
Maximilian family: "Great, big".
- Gloria (Elizabeth's maternal grandmother): A Latin name which means "glory".
- Vincent (Elizabeth's maternal grandfather): A Latin name which means "the winner".
The Jocque family[]
Jocque: (Word jock) "common man" "Meaning "an athletic man"
- Marcel: A derivative of Marcus, a Latin name which means "god of war".
- Sophia: A common name derived from the Greek word "Sophus", which means "Wisdom".
- Violet: A bluish-purple color and a plant; it also means "beautiful".
- Henri (Marcel's father): A French name which refers to a house owner.
- Amie (Marcel's mother): A Latin name which means "beloved".
- Armand (Marcel's paternal grandfather): A French name which means "soldier".
- Gabrielle (Marcel's paternal grandmother): A French feminine name which is derived from Gabriel, a masculine name which means "god is my strength".
Vachel family: Derived from the Old French word vache and Latin word vitula, both of which mean "small cow".
- Sebastien (Marcel's maternal grandfather): Derived from Sebastianus, a Latin name which means "from Sebasta (an ancient Greek city)".
- Amie (Marcel's maternal grandmother): A Latin name which means "beloved".
Pachis family: A Greek family name which means "thick".
- Jason (Sophia's father): A Greek name which means "to heal".
- Alyssa (Sophia's mother): A Latin name derived from Adelheidis, which means "noble".
- Flavian (Sophia's paternal grandfather): A Latin name which means "yellow hair".
- Theresia (Sophia's maternal grandmother): An ancient Greek name which means "to harvest".
Kokinos family: A Russian surname derived from Koka, a common Russian nickname which means "gift, dainty".
- Philip (Sophia's maternal grandfather): Derived from Philippos, a Greek word which means "lover of horses".
- Catherine (Sophia's maternal grandmother): A Greek name which means "pure".
The Bell family[]
Bell: "to sound, roar," "to ring a bell," "chief, leader," "awaken a memory."
- Issac: Derived from Yitzvah, a Hebrew name which means "He will laugh".
- Hannah: Derived from Channah, a Hebrew name which "favor, grace"; it also means "gracious, merciful, he that gives".
- Daniel: A Hebrew name which means "Judged by God" or "God is my judge".
- Bartholomew (Issac's father): A Jewish name which means "son of the furrow".
- Ruth (Issac's mother): A Hebrew name which means "compassionate friend".
- Tobias (Issac's paternal grandfather): A Hebrew name which means "god is good".
- Edna (Issac's paternal grandmother): A Hebrew name which means "rejuvenation, delight".
Zingel family: A small, brownish-green freshwater perch found in European rivers and streams.
- Nathan (Issac's maternal grandfather): A Hebrew name which means "given".
- Melissa (Issac's maternal grandmother): A Greek name which means "honeybee".
Wirth family: Derived from wirt, a German word meaning "provider", often used to refer to an inn-keeper or host.
- Sharon: A Hebrew name which means "flat clearing"; it also means "German".
- Samuel (Hannah and Sharon's father): A Hebrew name which means "told by god".
- Marian (Hannah and Sharon's mother): Derived from Mary, a Latin name which means "bitter".
- Judith (Hannah and Sharon's paternal grandmother): A Hebrew name which means "from Judea".
- Michael (Hannah and Sharon's paternal grandfather): A Hebrew name which means "Who is like god?"
Reis family: Derived from Rex, a Latin word meaning "kings".
- Anna (Hannah and Sharon's maternal grandmother): The Latin form of Avva, a Greek name which means "grace"
- Zachary (Hannah and Sharon's maternal grandfather): A Hebrew name which mean "the lord has remembered".
The Mole family[]
Mole: A mole is a burrowing rodent. It is also slang for a person who infiltrates an organization to steal data to sell to their competitors.
- John: A Hebrew name which means "god is gracious".
- Lucy (John's mother): A Latin name which means "light".
- James (John's father): A Hebrew name which means "supplanter".
- Ivy (John's paternal grandmother): The name of a plant.
- Edmund (John's paternal grandfather): An Old English name which means "wealth, fortune".
Provacateur family: A misspelling of provocateur, which refers to a person who purposely causes trouble.
- Becky (John's maternal grandmother): A derivative of Rebecca, a Hebrew name which means "snare".
- Alastair (John's maternal grandfather): Derived from the Greek words alexein, "to defend", and aner, "man"; thius, Alastair means "defending men".
The Contrary family[]
Contrary: Opposite in nature, direction or meaning.
- Edward: An Old English name which means, "wealthy".
- Opal: A Sanskrit name which means "precious stone".
- Rick: An English and German name meaning "powerful, rich".
- Talbot (Edward's father): A Norman-French name meaning "command of the valley".
- Emma (Edward's mother): A German name which means "universal".
- Darren (Edward's paternal grandfather): A Gaelic name meaning "little great one".
- Tessica (Edward's paternal grandmother): A Hebrew name which means "he sees".
Henderson family: A Scottish surname which means "son of Henry".
- Hank (Edward's maternal grandfather): A German name which means "estate ruler".
- Sharlene (Edward's maternal grandmother): The feminine of Charles, an English and German name meaning "free man".
Miller family: Miller refers to someone who grinds grain.
- Chase (Opal's father): Derived from Chacier, an Old French word which means "to hunt".
- Stormy (Opal's mother): A British name which means "storm, tempest".
- Kristopher (Opal's paternal grandfather): A Greek name which means "bearer of Christ".
- Tish (Opal's paternal grandmother): A Latin name which means "joy, gladness"
Rogers family: An English surname which means "son of Roger".
- Rudy (Opal's maternal grandfather): A shortening of Rudolph, a German name which means "famous wolf".
- Linda (Opal's maternal grandmother): A Spanish name which means "pretty".
The Una family[]
Una: Spanish for "one" (Female).
- Natasha: A Russian pet form of Natalya (Natalie) which means "born on Christmas day".
- Katerina (Natasha's mother): A Greek derivative of Katherine which means "pure".
- Alexei (Natasha's father): A Russian name which means "protector of the men".
- Mikhail (Natasha's paternal grandfather): A Russian name which means "Who is like god?"
- Yuri (Natasha's paternal grandmother): A Russian name which means "farmer".