Listed in order of appearance. PLACES listed in capital letters. Pronunciation (when needed), origin and definition of main characters and places printed in italics.
(This information is not intended as a bio for the characters, but only as an introduction and pronunciation guide. Minor characters are only mentioned by name, without definition.)
Reilly McNamara: Reilly—Gaelic—"courageous, valiant." McNamara—[mak-nuh-mar-uh]—Irish—"hero of the seas."
Travis Jackson: Travis—"toll collector"
Eilam: [Ee-lahm]—Hebrew—"eternal"
Kevin McNamara: Kevin—Irish—"beautiful at birth"
Monique McNamara: Monique—French—"advisor"
Todd Petrowski: Todd—English—"fox"
Frank Bingham: Frank—Germanic—"javelin"
Ms. Lamar
Mr. Ludwig
Chantal McNamara: Chantal—French—"place of stones"
Malie the Magician: [Maa-lee] The a is pronounced as in apple.
Malauri Jacobson
Great Grandpa Alistair: Scottish—"defender of the people"
Grandpa Angus: Scottish—"one strength or one choice"
Ashton Webster
Makayla Feldtman
Tuma: [Too-muh] African—"everlasting"
James Oliver-Jamison: James—Hebrew—"to take the place of"
Sequoran: [Seh-kwoh-rahn] Taken from the root words, "Sequoia" meaning "large American coniferous tree" and "Oran"—Irish—"green"
Fiala: [Fee-ah-luh] Czechoslovakian—"violet flower"
JOLKA: [Yohl-kah] Greek—"violet"
Norah: English—"woman of honor; the bright one; light"
Khenan Jones: [Kenn-en]—Jamaican—"the rising sun"
Dante Jones: [Dahn-tay]—Jamaican—"everlasting"
Kate Nelson
Porfino: [Por-fee-no] Italian—"he who wears purple"
JUST BEYOND JOLKA
William Jamison
Baxter
Grant and Trudy Dever
George Abbott
Peter and Annie Moss
Martino Gustalini: [Mar-tee-no]—Italian—"god of war"
Warehouse Men (Derek and name unknown)
Rhonda Oliver
Lee Oliver
GLESIG: [Gleh-sig] Welsh—"blue and fresh"
Neela: [Nee-lah] Indian—"blue, color of the sea"
Jaida: [Jay-dah] English—"precious green stone"
Neebo: [Nee-bo] Serbian (from "Nebojsa")—"without fear"
GWIDON: [Gwi-dehn] German—"forest" / Italian (form of Gwido) "guide"
Flavio Xanthipee: [Flah-vee-oh] Italian—"yellow haired" [Zanth-i-pee] Greek—"yellow horse"
ZORA: [Zohr-ah] Slovak—"sunrise"
Jordan Powell
Police Officer Mitchell
Claudette Morgensen
Chief J.D. Gunderson
Officer Blake
SOM: [Sahm] Sanskrit—"nectar of immortality" / Thai—"orange"
Kokumo: [Koh-coo-moh] African—"immortal"
Aka-ula: [Ah-kah-oo-lah] Hawaiin—"red reflection"
BOZKA: [Bohz-kah] Slovak—"divine gift"
Charlotte Louise McKinnley
TIR NA NOG: A place of endless youth, happiness, beauty and wealth
Meet the characters who first appear in:
Fading Heart
Fraction in Time