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Bass any of numerous edible spiny-finned marine or freshwater fishes (especially families Centrarchidae, Serranidae, and Percichthyidae).
Carmelita This girl's name is used in English. It is an alternate form of Carmel. Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "Orchard."
Coach one who instructs or trains a performer or a team of performers; specifically : one who instructs players in the fundamentals of a competitive sport and directs team strategy.
Duncan This boy's name is used in English. Its source is Donnchadh, a Gaelic name meaning "Brown soldier." See also: Isadora Duncan.
Elwyn This name is an alternate form of Alvin. Its source is Aelfwine, an Old English name meaning "Magical friend." However, not all experts agree. Depending on the derivation of the first part of this name, it could mean ''precious friend.'' See also: Elwyn Brooks White. These links will take you out of The Lemony Site. Content is not assured.
Genghis see Genghis Khan. This link will take you out of The Lemony Site. Content is not assured.
Isadora This girl's name is used in Greek and Spanish. It corresponds to the English name Isidora. Its source is Isidoros, a male Greek name meaning "Gift from Isis." This link will take you out of The Lemony Site. Content is not assured.
Nero Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Valiant man." See also Emperor Nero, whose name has survived as an epithet used to describe someone with a dangerously unbalanced mind. This link will take you out of The Lemony Site. Content is not assured.
Quagmire a difficult, precarious, or entrapping position.
Quigley This name is Irish in origin, meaning "Unruly hair."
Reed a person or thing too weak to rely on; one easily swayed or overcome.
Remora any of a family (Echeneididae) of marine bony fishes that have the anterior dorsal fin modified into a suctorial disk on the head by means of which they cling especially to other fishes.
Spats cloth or leather gaiters covering the instep and ankle; brief petty quarrels or angry outbursts.
Tench a cyprinid fish (Tinca tinca) native to Eurasia but introduced in the U.S. and noted for its ability to survive outside water.
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