In Dutch "mulder" means miller. Mulder is Chris Carter's
mother's maiden name.
Fox
(m) English, from the name of the small and clever canine. Originally
a surname. The name Fox belonged to one of Chris Carter's childhood friends
and he had always liked the name.
William
(m) From the Teutonic elements "wil",
wil, desire, and "helm", helmet : "will helmet".
Resolute soldier . Also Determind Guardian. The name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.
Samantha Ann Mulder
Samantha
(f) Perhaps a feminine form of Samuel (English), from Hebrew "sha'ul me'el".
I have found two translations for this. asked of God or borrowed from God.
"Sha'ul" means borrowed and is the passive of "Sho'el" which means ask.
(Perhaps also God hears or God listens or established by God from
Hebrew.)
Listener (Aramaic).
Ann
(f) Short for Annabel or derived from Ann and Belle (French beautiful)
Can also be an English form of Hannah which is Hebrew favour
or grace. Hannah is also the origin of both Anna and Anne.
Tena (Kuipers) Mulder
Kuipers
Tena Mulder's maiden name is Kuipers. It is, like Mulder, of Dutch origin.
Tena
or Teena.
Diana Fowley
Fowley
Fowley is a derrivation of "Fowler" of english origin meaning
Ensnarer or trapper of wild birds.
Diana
The name of the ancient goddess Diana (in ancient Greece Artemis). She
was the twinsister of Apollo, the son of Zeu. For the ancient Grecian she
was the goddess of hunting, for the ancient Romans the goddess of light,
moon, free nature and birth.
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