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This is the onomatology (study of names) page for Riverblossom Hills.
- Riverblossom: Could refer to the "Blossom" which is a flower of a fruit tree, or could mean "The blossom of the river", in other meaning, the title could use the meaning of Blossom being "Growth", or "Flourishing", which could possibly mean "The flourishing of the river" or "Flourishing river"
- Hills: Plural of "Hill", which is an area of land that is higher than the surrounding land.
The Greenman family[]
Greenman "grow green, make green," "vegetables," "of tender age, youthful".
- Jason: Means "to heal". In Greek mythology, Jason was the son of Aeson and the leader of the Argonauts.
- Rose: Refers to the flower of the same name. Means "the rose was a special growth of Macedonia" "cheerful" "promising". This name seems fitting, as both Rose and Daisy are PlantSims, and Roses and Daisies are flowers, a type of plant.
- Daisy Refers to the flower of the same name. Means "day's/sun's eye". This name seems fitting, as Rose and Daisy are PlantSims and Roses and Daisies are flowers, a type of plant.
The McGreggor family[]
McGreggor: Anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic MacGriogair. Means "son of Griogar" in Gaelic.
- Leod: A Gaelic form of the Old Norse Ljótr, meaning "ugly".
- Donald (Leod's father): From the Gaelic name Domhnall, which means "ruler of the world".
- Fiona (Leod's mother): Feminine form of "Fionn", meaning "fair" or "white".
- Rory (Leod's paternal grandfather): Anglicized form of "Ruaidhrí", which means "red king" from Irish ruadh ("Red").
- Dona (Leod's paternal grandmother): "Lady" in Italian.
Wallace family: Means "foreigner, stranger" from the Norman French waleis.
- Gawain (Leod's maternal grandfather): Meaning uncertain.
- Morven (Leod's maternal grandmother): From a Scottish place name meaning "big gap".
The O'Mackey family[]
O'Mackey: Meaning uncertain.
- Gabe: Short form of "Gabriel" From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "God is my strong man". Gabriel was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition.
- Alexandra: Feminine form of Alexander, meaning "defending man".
- Jules: Diminutive of Julia.
- Seth (Jason and Gabe's father): "Placed, appointed".
- Prudence (Jason and Gabe's mother): "Good judgement".
- Heath (Jason and Gabe's paternal grandfather): From an English habitational surname which denoted one who lived on a heath.
- Jaiden (Jason and Gabe's paternal grandmother): Variant of "Jaden", which is an invented name.
O'hara family: An Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó hEaghra.
- Ira (Jason and Gabe's maternal grandfather): "Watchful" in Hebrew.
- Gabriella (Jason and Gabe's maternal grandmother): Feminine form of Gabriel.
Teatherton family: Meaning uncertain.
- Johnathan (Alexandra's father): Variant of "Jonathan".
- Sarah (Alexandra's mother): "Lady, princess, noblewoman" in Hebrew.
The Roth family[]
Roth: Old German origin meaning "red." Possibly refers to hair or complexion.
- Morty: Shortened form of "Mortimer", which in French, means "death".
- Stella: "Star" in Latin.
- Sandra: Shortened form of Cassandra, which is a feminine and shortened form of "Alexander" meaning "defending man".
- Xander: Shortened form of "Alexander", meaning "defending man".
- Cassidy (Morty's father): From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Caiside meaning "descendant of Caiside".
- Sara (Morty's mother): "Lady, princess, noblewoman" in Hebrew.
- Tyronne (Morty's paternal grandfather): Meaning uncertain.
- Justine (Morty's paternal grandmother): Feminine form of "Justin".
Hickey family: A common surname of Irish origin. The original form is "Ó hÍceadha".
- Jonathan (Morty's maternal grandfather): "Yahweh has given".
- Jennifer (Morty's maternal grandmother): "Fair, white".
Chesterson family: "Son of Chester".
- James (Stella's father): English language New Testament (Late Latin) form of the Hebrew name Yaʻaqov (Jacob).
- Sally (Stella's mother): Diminutive of "Sarah".
- Homer (Stella's paternal grandfather): "Hostage, pledge".
- Tabitha (Stella paternal grandmother): "Gazelle" in Aramaic.
Swank family: Americanized form of German Schwank or Schwenk.
- Harlow (Stella's maternal grandfather): From a surname which was from a place name which was derived from Old English hær "rock" and "army", combined with hlaw "hill".
- Edna (Stella's maternal grandmother): Anglicized form of "Eithne" meaning "kernel" in Gaelic.
The Viejo household[]
Viejo: Means "Old" (for male) in Spanish. "Old" "aged" "ancient" "long standing".
- Catherine: French form of Katherine, means "Pure" and/or "Clear".
- Julio (Catherine's husband): Means "Youthful".
Sutter family: Meaning unknown.
- Henry (Victoria and Catherine's father): From the Germanic name Heimirich which means "Home Ruler".
- Violene (Victoria and Catherine's mother): Variation of "Violet".
- Soloman (Victoria and Catherine's paternal grandfather): Variation of "Solomon", a Hebrew name meaning "Peace".
- Diane (Victoria and Catherine's paternal grandmother): French form of "Diana", meaning "Divine".
Harris family: Surname from the given name "Harry", which is a form of "Henry" which means "Home Ruler".
- Chester (Victoria and Catherine's maternal grandfather): From a surname which originally belonged to a person who came from Chester, an old Roman settlement in Britain. The name of the settlement came from Latin castrum "fortified place".
- Augustine (Victoria and Catherine's maternal grandmother): From the Roman name Augustinus, itself derived from the Roman name "Augustus", which means "Great".
Goldstein family: Surname of German origin meaning "Gold stone".
- Betty: Diminutive of "Elizabeth" meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance".
- Annabelle (Betty's mother): A combination of "Anna" and "Belle".
- Gavin (Betty's mother): Medieval form of Gawain, meaning uncertain.
- Nathaniel (Betty's paternal grandfather): "God has given".
- Carmela (Betty's paternal grandmother): Means "Garden" in Hebrew.
Martin family: From the Latin "Martinus", a derivative of "Mars", genitive "Martis", the Roman god of fertility and war.
- Andrew: From the Greek name "Andreas", meaning "Manly" or "Masculine".
- Jacob: "Holder of the heel" or "Supplanter".
- Elena (Andrew's wife): From "Helen", meaning "Torch" or "Corposant".
- Linda (Andrew's mother): "Beautiful".
- Joseph (Andrew's father): From the Hebrew name "Yosef" meaning "He will add".
- Isabel (Andrew's paternal grandmother): Medieval Occitan form of "Elizabeth".
- Armando (Andrew's paternal grandmother): Latin form of "Herman", meaning "Army man".
Casas family: Meaning unknown.
- Nicolas (Andrew's maternal grandfather): "Victory of the people".
- Yolanda (Andrew's maternal grandmother): Possibly means "Violet".
Augustine family: From the Roman name Augustinus, itself derived from the Roman name "Augustus", which means "Great".
The Wan household[]
Wan: A Chinese surname which means "ten thousand".
- Patricia: A Latin name derived from the Latin patrician, which means "noble".
- Tianrong (Patricia's father): Unknown.
- Kayami (Patricia's mother): A Japanese name which means "beautiful summer".
- Xiaotien (Patricia's paternal grandfather): Unknown.
- Mengnuan (Patricia's paternal grandmother): Unknown.
Mori family: A Japanese surname which means "forest".
- Yuu (Patricia's maternal grandfather): A Japanese name which means "tenderness, superiority".
- Hana (Patricia's maternal grandmother): A Spanish name which means "happiness, flower".
Shikibu family: Surname of Japanese origin - Meaning unknown.
- Cleo: Short form of "Cleopatra".
- Victoria (Cleo's mother): "Victory" in Latin.
- Nobutaka (Cleo's father): Name of Japanese origin - Different meanings depending on the kanji used.
- Itsumi (Cleo's paternal grandfather): Name of Japanese origin - Meaning unknown.
- Tesuo (Cleo's paternal grandmother): Meaning unknown.