According to Stephenie Meyer:
Carlisle ran into the three main sisters earlier on, but they were just sort of looking into the vegetarian thing. They didn’t start out that way, for years and years they were the reason behind the myths about the succubus.
[In Western medieval legend, a succubus (plural succubi) is a demon who takes the form of a beautiful human female to seduce men (especially monks) in dreams to have sexual intercourse - source: wikipedia]
They really like human men, but those humans were meal after all. After awhile they started to develop a conscience, it didn’t seem right to have them as food, so they sort of evolved into vegetarian, whereas Carlisle was always that way.
This information is from an interview with the Italian Twilighters Club.
The heart attack/death happened when both Leah and Seth turned into werewolves. It just shocked him so much! May he rest in peace.
Babynames.com recently added Renesmee to their data base. In light of this event we thought we’d compile the origins and meanings of all of the main characters names in the Twilight Series.
Renesmee
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ORIGIN
American
MEANING
Reborn And Loved
ADD’L INFO
Combination of the names Renee and Esme.
Created for the Twilight book series by Stephenie Meyer
Edward
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ORIGIN
English, Polish
MEANING
Wealthy Guardian or Rich Guard
ADD’L INFO
Saint Edward the Confessor was a king of England and known as a just ruler. Edward is one of the few Old English names to be used throughout Europe (in various spellings).
Isabella/Bella
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ORIGIN
Italian
MEANING
God is My Oath/Beautiful
ADD’L INFO
Isabella of France married Edward II.
Jacob
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ORIGIN
English, Scandinavian, Biblical, Dutch
MEANING
Supplanter or May God Protect
Jasper
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ORIGIN
Persian, English, Judeo-Christian
MEANING
Treasurer
ADD’L INFO
This name was traditionally assigned to one of the wise men (also known as the Magi, or three kings) who were said to have visited the newborn Jesus.
Rosalie
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ORIGIN
French
MEANING
Rose
Alice
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ORIGIN
English, French, Portuguese, Italian
MEANING
Of A Noble Kin
Emmett
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ORIGIN
English
MEANING
Entire, Whole, Universal
Carlisle
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ORIGIN
Welsh, English
MEANING
City Belonging to Lugovalor or “Strong as Lugh”
ADD’L INFO
Lugh was a Celtic god of the sun and craftsmanship. Also known as “the shining one.”
Esme
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ORIGIN
French
MEANING
Esteemed or Loved
Charlie
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ORIGIN
English
MEANING
Free Man or Army or Warrior
Leah
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ORIGIN
English, Jewish, Biblical
MEANING
Weary
Seth
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ORIGIN
English, Biblical
MEANING
Appointed or Pillar or Dazzle
Sam
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ORIGIN
English
MEANING
Name of God or God Has Heard
ADD’L INFO
Samuel was the last of the ruling judges in the Old Testament.
Jessica
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ORIGIN
English
MEANING
God Beholds
ADD’L INFO
This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play ‘The Merchant of Venice’(1596), where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock.
Angela
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ORIGIN
English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian
MEANING
Messenger of God
Mike
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ORIGIN
English
MEANING
Who is Like God
Ben
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ORIGIN
English, Dutch
MEANING
Son of the Right Hand
SOURCES
Behindthename.com
Babynames.com
Have you ever pondered the names in the Twilight series? Do you think Stephenie Meyer chose the characters’ names by coincidence or because of their meanings?
We all know Eclipse comes before BD…so all I can say is, what an appropriate setup for the Breaking Dawn book release!
On the morning of August 1st, as fans are probably still sleeping in, exhasusted from late night preparations for their Midnight Release parties, the first total solar eclipse in 2.5 years will be in view in many parts of the world.
eclipse
The total eclipse will be visible along a narrow track that will start over the Northwest Passage of Canada, northern Greenland, then southeast through Siberia and western Mongolia, before ending near the famed Silk Route of China. There will be a partial eclipse visible over a largee area that includes western and central Asia, parts of northern and central Europe, all of Greenland and even a small slice of northeastern North America.
So for all those people out there who don't already no this, Stregoni Benefici is none other than the wonderful Dr. Carlisle Cullen. How is that possible? According to our favorite author, "Yes, he created the myth all by himself." It shouldn't be surprising when you remember that he did spend a few decades with the Volturi.