I noticed that Nathan(ael), Peter, Isaac, Micah, and Matt(hew) were all names of people in the Bible. Could the names have been chosen by TPTB sorta like baby names usually are (although I think more thought could have been put into picking "Suri" for a certain "celebrity" couple), because of the added dimension of the name's meaning that can give depth to the characters? And I guess Niki could be a nickname for Nicole, a derivative of Nicolas, and Simone a variation of Simon or Simeon. Hiro (Nakamura) isn't a Biblical name, but obviously a Japanese name sounding like Hero [and short for "Hiroshima"] and similar to "Hiro Okumura" (who showed that he wanted to be accepted like one of the superheroes in a certain issue #26...), and I don't see a Biblical reason for the name Claire, Mohinder, or Linderman, and I don't know for what D.L. is an abbreviation. Just wondering whatcha thought.

...So check this out about characters' names! Did anyone notice that there are two new characters this fall season with the last name of Hawkins (in HEROES and Jericho)? A few seasons ago Stargate Atlantis and LOST both had characters with leadership abilities, and they were both "Shepherds" (well, John Sheppard/Jack Shepherd), and that was interesting since "Jack" is also a nickname for John! While I don't think "Robert" or its variations/derivations resembles "D.L." at all, here's something fun- Robert Hawkins is portrayed by an actor named Lennie James! And what's the name of the actor who plays D.L.?!? I'll let ya think on that for a bit... Do ya notice similar names?

I thought the coincidences were kinda funny! Unless... Maybe everything IS connected, and in a cross-network cooperative deal, what we see with Jericho is actually a foretelling of what will happen in the HEROES 'verse if Hiro doesn't get the word out by November 8th!?!

Just kiddin'!

Perhaps this will have significance or perhaps not but if you search for Mohinder in baby naming sites you will find it in Indian entries(of course). It's a modern adaptation of the Great Sky God Indra, also known as the first God, the teacher God.
There are also numberous references to Indra's Net strewn around

http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/saf/...indras-net.html
Which seems to have some kind of significance at the least in a deeper analysis of the constructed writing of Heroes...

Just a side note, after I saw this, I started looking up Chandra, just to see if there was any sort of connection.

Name meanings

Apparently Chandra is the hindi name for lunar and fertility god, meaning "Moon."
And that Mohinder means great indra, as you've stated, "possess a drop of rain" hindi myth name given to the king of gods.

Now, I'm not speculating this means anything, because I mean... they really don't MEAN anything at this point, do they? But I do find it interesting that both names are form of gods.

Also...
Suresh is a sanskrit word which means "Ruler of gods". It is a synonym for the Hindu God Vishnu and is a frequently used name for Hindu male children. It is a popular name in Southern and Northern parts of India.

That's based off wikipedia, so I'm looking for more concrete info.

I like it though. I mean, considering those special COULD have been considered Gods in the past, it would definitely forshadow Mohinder's role in gathering them together...

I've broken down most of the names in the program:

The names:

Episode 1
1) Isaac - From the Hebrew name (Yitzchaq) which meant, "He laughs". Isaac in the Old Testament was the son of Abraham and the father of Esau and Jacob.
2) Mendez - A patronymic surname meaning "son or descendant of Mendel or Mendo," given names meaning "knowledge, wisdom."
3) Hiro - Japanese meaning "broad-minded, just."
4) Nakamura - Japanese surname means, "middle village" and is the eighth most common Japanese surname.
5) Simone - Is a Hebrew name meaning "one who hears."
6) Deveaux - Is a spelling variation of Devereux, the English (Norman) place name, which resulted from the fused preposition -de- added to the location Evreux, which is located in Eure, Normandy. The name would have been recorded as in this example: John de'Evreux, which meant, John-from Evreux.
7) Micah - The name Micah is a shortened form of Micaiah, which means, "Who is like unto the Lord?"
8) Sanders - A patronymic surname derived from the given name "Sander," a medieval form of "Alexander." Alexander comes from the Greek name "Alexandros," meaning "defender of men" from Greek alexein "to defend, help."
9) Niki - A derivative of Nicole, which is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "victorious people."
10) Nathan - Is a Hebrew name meaning "Gift from God."
11) Petrelli - Came from the personal name Pietro, or Peter, which is itself derived from the Greek word petrus, meaning "rock."
12) Peter - According to the New Testament, Jesus gave the Apostle Peter (whose given name was Simon) the name Rock (Kephas or Cephas in Aramaic; Petros or "bedros" (Greek). The name was transliterated into Latin as Petrus, from which the English form Peter derives.
13) Mathew - It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "gift of the Lord."
14) Parkman - Means the keeper of the park.
15) Mohinder - Sanskrit in origin meaning the great God Indra (the God of the sky).
16) Suresh - Suresh is a sanskrit word which means "Ruler of gods". It is a synonym for the Hindu God Vishnu
17) Claire - Is Latin and Greek meaning "bright, shining, clear."
18) Bennett - From the medieval given name Benedict, originating from the Latin "benedictus" meaning "blessed."

Episode 2
1) Zach - Shortened from Zachariah, Hebrew meaning "remembrance of the Lord."
2) Brody - Irish or English: From a surname, which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ditch" in Gaelic.
3) Jackie - Feminine form of Jacques, which is a form of Jacob. From the Latin Jacobus, which was from the Greek (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name (Ya'aqov). In the Old Testament, Jacob (later called Israel) was the son of Isaac and Rebecca and the father of the twelve founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel, and his name is explained as meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter". Other theories claim that it is in fact derived from a hypothetical name like (Ya'aqov'el) meaning "may God protect".
4) Lori - Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant, "laurel". In ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. Saint Laura was a 9th-century Spanish martyr, a nun who was thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors.
5) Eden McKenzie - Eden is the birthplace of man. Eden is Hebrew meaning delightful, adornment, or paradise. Also, the place of creation. Could she be Patient Zero? I think it possible!
6) McKenzie - It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "fire-born; son of the wise ruler." Cainnech, meaning "good-looking", also influenced the name's development.
7) Chandra - Sanskrit meaning eminent, illustrious or moon. Perhaps, having something to do with the eclipse?
8) Sylar - English, meaning wood, woodsman or belonging to the forest.

Episode 3
1) Hawkins - Usage: English; A patronymic surname derived from a diminutive of Hawk; Originally a nickname for a person who had a hawk-like appearance or who acted in a fierce manner.
2) Linderman - Diminutive of Linder; the surname Linder is thought to be derived from a locational field name related to the linden tree. The name is also related to the occupation of woodcutter or wood carrier. The earliest Linders who lived in "la Linda" were woodcutters or carriers.
3) Molly Walker - The name Molly is of Irish origin. Pet form of Mary (Latin) "star of the sea." In use since the late Middle Ages. In the past, "moll" had meant a prostitute or a gangster's girlfriend, making the use of this name uncommon. Walker is the surname for a fuller, or person who walked on damp raw cloth in order to thicken it. Derived from the Middle English "walkcere," meaning "a fuller of cloth," and derived from the Old English "wealcan," to walk or tread.
4) Audrey Hanson - Audrey is of English origin and means "Noble Strength", The surname Hanson is of Scandinavian, German and Danish origin, and its meaning is "son of Hans." Hans is a variant of John (Hebrew) "the Lord is gracious." In Hindu, it comes from a Sanskrit expression meaning, "swan."

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1) Paul E. Sylar - (Sylar see above) Paul - From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Saint Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church, his story told in Acts in the New Testament. He was originally named Saul, but changed his name after converting to Christianity. Most of the epistles in the New Testament were authored by him. This was also the name of six popes.

Episode 4
1) Lori Trammel - (See Lori above) - Trammel - Origin: English, the Trammel family has descended through the lines of the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in Devonshire at the manors of and Tremayle.

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>>>14) Parkman - Means the keeper of the park.

whodathunk it was something so obvious?

Just wanted to re-visit this topic after the last few weeks actions.

Sylar's real name is Gabriele, which I believe was a fallen angel.

Eden - She was tempted to try and kill Sylar, against orders from her higher ups, kinda like another Eden that ate and apple after she was told not to.

It does seem that some people have meaning to go with thier names.

Eden was the name of the garden where EVE lived. Eve was thrown out of Eden when she screwed up. Might be something there, but I'm way too lazy to think that deep right now...

Has anyone else noticed the number of characters that have religious or Biblical names? A friend said that it is just coincidence but I am still intrigued why they used certain names. Just a few examples: Nathan, Peter, Gabriel, Eden, Claire, Matt, Micah, Issac. Ted (Theodore means gift of God)
I may be off the wall but just thought I would share something I noticed.

One of the early speculations I saw on Heroes, and their powers, was that things could be of "Biblical Proportions" meaning this could all be some sort of Revelations type event that is culminating, and the powers. One thing that struck me, was that Eden had the power of suggestion. Had her name been Eve, it would have made a lot of sense in a very non feminist view of biblical events. I wonder if the other name sakes are similar...

on a further note, i do recall "peter the apostle" being one of the greatest of the 12 apostles.

that's real interesting, maybe kring is basing this on a biblical
story line. however... we maybe reading way too deep into it. still... i know there is another episode coming up in season called "godsend". not sure if it's relating to a story based on the bible. on a further note, i do recall "peter the apostle" being one of the greatest of the 12 apostles.

Slyar's name ("Gabriel") seems to be named so to show a contrast in the character. His name is that of an Angel, a messenger of the Christian God/Yaweh, however, he's a canibalistic/brain-eating mad man.

why, why, why do people always call the names of people in the bible... biblical/religious names. they are not... they are merely, in most cases, the hebrew translation from the original greek/roman... learn some etymology, please.

wow someone posting me a def... it doesn't explain the "religious" title of this thread. i think you'll find there are well over three million people in the bible and god kills over 2 million of those.. therefore, going by you're definition... every name is biblical.

Where does "Claire" pop up in religion?

Has anyone else noticed the number of characters that have religious or Biblical names? A friend said that it is just coincidence but I am still intrigued why they used certain names. Just a few examples: Nathan, Peter, Gabriel, Eden, Claire, Matt, Micah, Isaac. Ted (Theodore means gift of God)
I may be off the wall but just thought I would share something I noticed.

Also, in the bible, Noah saved animals from the great flood. If we really look at it in a broken down, symbolic way -

Noah = Mr. Bennet

Animals = Supers

Great Flood = The Bomb

In five years gone, we see him saving supers - but also, he tried to save as many people as possible from the bomb. Huh? Huh? lol.. it's a stretch.

Gabriel I believe was the angel that told Mary about Jesus. That would make him God's messanger, but in some biblical translations he is also veiwed as the Angel of Death. A little fitting for our Gabriel, don't you think?

Also, if you really look at it - Gabriel came to Mary because in a sense, she was special (she was going to give birth to a baby - who was the savior - and it was immaculate conception). OUR Gabriel goes to special people all the time - as the angel of death, if I may - but goes to special people none the less.

Okay

*takes deep breath*



This is what the Bible says about Gabriel:


Daniel 8:16-17 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said "Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision". So he came near to where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: But he said unto me, "Understand O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision".



Luke 1:18-20 And Zacharias said unto the angel, "Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years". And the angel answering said unto him, "I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew the these glad tidings. And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season".



Sorry about the KJ. Couldn't find any other Bible. And it doesn't exactly say, but I remember that the Angel of Death that passed over Egypt and killed all the firstborn children was Gabriel. I think. I'm not sure. But anyway. Yeah. A lot of the Heroes have Biblical names. I totally LOLed at Noah's name. Brilliant.

Sylar's real name is Gabriele, which I believe was a fallen angel.

The Haitian was presumably mute. "Mute Haitian" is a pun for "mutation".