1. What’s in a Name Part 1<br />Harold:<br />Meaning: “leader of the army”<br />Origins: Scandinavian, English, Anglo-Saxon <br />Crick<br /> Meaning: hill or rock<br />Famous Person: Francis Crick <br />neuroscientist <br />molecular biologist <br />physicist<br />noted for being one of the two discoverers of the DNA molecule<br />Why name a character Harold Crick?<br />We believe that the makers of “ Stranger than Fiction” named that particular character this name because, this charater had to have the courage of an army leader, he needed to be able to accept his fate even if it meant he would die. The character Harold was also good with numbers; showing a connection between Francis Crick and the character Harold Crick. <br />Ana<br />Meaning: grace or favor<br />Origins: Hebrew, Latin<br />Pascal<br />Meaning: relating to Easter or possibly Passover<br />Famous Person: Blaise Pascal<br />French mathematician<br />Physicist<br />Inventor<br />Writer<br />Catholic Philosopher<br />Child prodigy; taught by tax collector father<br />Why name a character Ana Pascal?<br />We think that the character Ana was named as she was because Blaise Pascal was taught by his tax collector father, Ana was taught by a tax collector, how to manage her taxes without going to jail. Plus she needed mathematics in order to be a baker.<br /> <br />Jules<br />Meaning: youthful<br />Origins: French, Latin<br />Hilbert<br /> <br />Meaning: magnificent in battle<br />Famous Person: David Hilbert<br />German mathematician<br />One if the most influential and universal mathematicians of the 19th and early 20th centuries<br />Discovered and developed invariant theory and the axiomatization of geometry<br />Formulated the theory of Hilbert spaces, one of the foundations of functional analysis<br />Why name a character Jules Hilbert?<br />The character Jules Hilbert acts very youthful in the movie(ie: wearing no shoes or socks, not combing his hair,etc). he is similar to David Hilbert becausehe came up with theories about Harold’s life, just like David Hilbert came up with theories about Mathematics.<br />Karen<br />Meaning: loving, charitable, pure<br />Origins: Welsh, Danish, Greek<br />Eiffel<br />Meaning: tower<br />Famous Person: Gustave Eiffel<br />French structural engineer<br />Entrepreneur<br />Specialist of metallic structures<br />Designed the Eiffel Tower<br />Why name a character Karen Eiffel?<br />Karen designed her book, just like Gustave designed the Eiffel tower. However she changed the ending of her book in order to save someones life because of her loving nature.<br /> <br />Penny<br />Meaning: weaver, duck<br />Origins: English, Greek<br />Escher<br />Meaning: one who lived near an ash tree or grove<br />Famous Person: M.C. Escher<br />Dutch graphic artist<br />Known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints<br />Works featured impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture and tessellations<br />Why name a character Penny Escher?<br />The makers of “Stranger than Fiction” named this character Penny Escher because she helps other authors weave good stories, with artistic ability.<br /> <br />Mercator<br />Meaning: merchant<br />Famous Person: Gerardus Mercator<br />Flemish cartographer<br />Remembered for the Mercator projection world map, which proved very useful to many later explorers<br />Why name this character Dr. Mercator?<br />He was named Mercator because, in the movie, the doctor(Mercator) was an explorer of the medical field, selling his medical expertise. <br />What’s in a Name Part 2<br />Science Fiction<br />Protagonist:<br />Bum who accidentally fell into a time machine that sent him 111 years into the future<br />Ex-military general; has a pet dog who helped him in Afghanistan that only has 3 legs now<br />First Name: Ian<br />Meaning: God is forgiving<br />Last Name: Armstrong <br />Meaning: strong arm<br />Antagonist:<br />Evil scientist who wants to rule the world<br />Thinks he can use the bum as a secret weapon in his plans for domination<br />First Name: Ayden<br />Meaning: intelligent<br />Last Name: Meyer<br />Meaning: higher; superior<br />Romance<br />Protagonist:<br />High school guy; animal lover; just wants to be accepted for who he is<br />Girl’s parents despise him because he is not a country club member and does not own a hummer; not rich enough<br />First Name: Edgar<br />Meaning: protector of the good<br />Last Name: Nemes<br />Meaning: noble, gentle<br />Antagonist:<br />Girl’s mother; filthy rich; bedazzled with diamonds; love golf clubs and such; only had a daughter to keep the money in the family and them in gold and diamonds<br />Thinks her daughter’s boyfriend is not good enough for her daughter<br />First Name: Kallie<br />Meaning: the most beautiful<br />Last Name: Voclain<br />Meaning: the wealthy one<br />Detective/Mystery<br />Protagonist:<br />Descendant of Sherlock Holmes<br /> “Detective geek” in Hawaii, who’s the opposite of all the sun-loving people who live there (knows everything there is to know about mysteries/detectives in general)<br />First Name: Robert<br /> Meaning: famed; bright; shining<br />Last Name: MacDermott<br />Meaning: free from envy<br />Antagonist:<br />Owner of a famous restaurant<br />Secretly deals drugs to his customers<br />First Name: Clooney<br />Meaning: deceitful, <br />Last Name: Capello<br />Meaning: trick<br />Crime<br />Protagonist:<br />FBI agent ; favorite weapon: bazooka<br />Has to find the biggest bank robber of all time<br />First Name: Alexia<br />Meaning: defender<br />Last Name: Seward<br />Meaning: protector of victory<br />Antagonist:<br />The biggest bank robber of all time<br />Part of the Italian Mafia, uses his extreme breaking in skills to steal gold bars from the bank.<br />First Name: Akio<br />Meaning: bright man<br />Last Name: Yap<br />Meaning: devious, deceitful, bent, shrewd <br />Comedy<br />Protagonist:<br />Clown; pathetic; H2O intolerant<br />Gets squirted with water all the time by the mean clown and has allergic reactions often because of it<br />First Name: Bertil<br />Meaning: clever, skillful<br />Last Name: Blythe<br />Meaning: happy, joyous<br />Antagonist:<br />Clown; mean; is mentally handicapped<br />Squirts the pathetic clown with water all the time to make him have an allergic reaction<br />First Name: Hachi<br />Meaning: wise leaf<br />Last Name: Guttuso<br />Meaning: sad person<br />Fantasy<br />Protagonist:<br />Unicorn; sparkly and colorful; pretends to be docile but is really actually clever and perceptive<br />Uses his magical horn powers to stop the magical bad fairy powers from taking over the world<br />First Name: Ditza<br />Meaning: happiness, cheerful, joy<br />Last Name: Tawfeek<br />Meaning: good fortune<br />Antagonist:<br />Fairy; likes to fantasize she is queen of the world; always coming up with insane become-queen-quick schemes<br />Tries to use its magical powers to knock out all the current rulers and trick everyone in the world into thinking she is the heir and then she will use her power to make the world’s people into her personal slaves<br />First Name: Rukan<br />Meaning: confident<br />Last Name: Heidrich<br />Meaning: heathen, power<br />Tragedy<br />Protagonist:<br />Eldest brother in a family of 4; has a really fast car and tries to run over his younger brother because he is jealous of his cuteness; bully at school<br />Hits a tree when trying to dispose of his cuter brother and dies<br />First Name: Richard<br />Meaning: strong power; hardy power<br />Last Name: Krall<br />Meaning: king<br />Antagonist:<br />Youngest brother; cute<br />Knew his brother was going to attempt to kill him and slicked the road with oil so that his brother’s car would spin out of control and not hit him<br />First Name: Damien<br />Meaning: to tame<br />Last Name: Krall<br />Meaning: king<br />Horror<br />Protagonist:<br />Young child; has been tracking the closet monster for years<br />Is the only one who knows where the “kidnapper” lives (in the closet) goes in to rescue all the children<br />Firs Name: Areli<br />Meaning: brave, courageous, heroic<br />Last Name: Keen<br />Meaning: bold, brave<br />Antagonist:<br />The monster in your closet; huge teeth; glowing eyes<br />Steals children in the night<br />First Name: Cain<br />Meaning: a spear<br />Last Name: Heffernan<br />Meaning: demon<br />Adventure<br />Protagonist:<br />Great explorer of unexplored lands, inventive in how to carry out his exploration exploits, famous worldwide<br />Is exploring a whole island he just discovered on one of his random cruises<br />First Name: Aristokles<br />Meaning: most famous<br />Last Name: Van der Zee<br />Meaning: of the sea<br />Antagonist:<br />“Owner” of the island the explorer thinks is uninhabited, recluse, doesn’t like sharing anything<br />Attempts to get rid of the explorer, for fear of having to share his island<br />First Name: Tavaris<br />Meaning: descendant of the hermit<br />Last Name: Saari <br />Meaning: (dweller on) an island<br />Superhero<br />Protagonist:<br />Super smart; 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