Name Derivations

Ever wonder where Eoin Colfer got the names for the Artemis Fowl books? Well, here you go!
The names are in no particular order.

Artemis Fowl: The meaning of Artemis is unknown; it could be related to either to Greek artemes meaning "safe" or artamos "a butcher". Artemis was the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting, the twin of Apollo and the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was known as Diana to the Romans. (Artemis is also a male name.)
The meaning of Fowl: To hunt, trap, or shoot wildfowl.

Domovoi Bulter: In Russian folklore, a domovoy is a household spirit that not only watches the house, but also the inhabitants. Butler probably refers to the English word, butler.

Holly Short: The definition of holly, from Dictionary.com: Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, usually having bright red berries and glossy evergreen leaves with spiny margins. As for short. Well, Holly is a short elf, so...

Juliet Bulter: Juliet is the lover of Romeo in the play "Romeo and Juliet", by Shakespeare. She has the same last name as Butler.

Foaly: A foal is a baby horse.

Mulch Diggums: Mulch is a protective covering that's placed around plants to prevent the moisture from evaporating, the roots from freezing, and weeds from growing, which makes sense--after all, he is a tunnel dwarf. Diggums probably comes from the English verb dig.

Julius Root: The name Julius is Roman, which possibly derived from the Greek word ioulos, meaning "downy-bearded". Julius was the first name of Julius Caesar, the well-known and very skillful military leader (who was also the ruler of the Roman Republic).
Commander Root so often gets red due to his everlasting anger. His name, Root, probably comes from a beetroot, which is a very, very red vegetable (his nickname is beetroot).

Opal Koboi: Opal comes from the English word, opal, which is a gemstone (it is the birthstone of October). Koboi is an Indonesian name as well as an Indonesian word, whose meaning is unknown.

Chix Verbil: Chix...hmmm...Though slang, could this be chicks, as he thinks he is so greatly liked by females? As for Verbil. Verbil is just a regular last name.

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