MY CHARACTERS
Jia Mancini 
Jia: 
Origin: Chinese and Italian
Meaning: beautiful, auspicious, home, family

Mancini: 
Origin: Italian 
Meaning: left-handed

Benji Reyes
Benji: 
Origin:  Hebrew 
Meaning: “son of the right hand” or “son of the south”, diminutive of Benjamin 

Reyes: 
Origin: Spanish
Meaning: kings or royalty 

MOVIE CHARACTERS
Reuben "Payback" Finch: 
Reuban:
Origin: Hebrew 
Meaning: behold, a son

Finch:
Origin: Anglo-Saxon 
Meaning: nickname for a person that was known to be colorful or have a beautiful singing voice (passed down to the next generation) 

Payback:
Origin: combination of the words "Pay" and "Back" 
Meaning: Revenge, retaliation 

Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia: 
Mickey: 
Origin: Hebrew 
Meaning: "he who resembles God?" 

Garcia: 
Origin: Iberian
Meaning: closest to "bear" 

Fanboy: 
Origin: American 
Meaning: Young male enthusiast 

Robert "Bob" Floyd: 
Robert: 
Origin: German 
Meaning: bright 

Floyd: 
Origin: Welsh 
Meaning: gray-haired 

Bob: 
Origin: British 
Meaning: bright 

Natasha "Phoenix" Trace: 
Natasha: 
Origin: Slavic 
Meaning: diminutive form of Natalia

Trace: 
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Brave 

Phoenix:
Origin: Greek
Meaning: symbol of renewal, regeneration, and immortality 

Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw: 
Bradley: 
Origin: English
Meaning: broad wood/meadow

Bradshaw: 
Origin: English
Meaning: Old English brad: "broad" and sceaga: "thicket" 

Rooster:
Origin: Puritan alternative to "cock" 
Meaning: the roosting bird

Pete "Maverick" Mitchell: 
Pete:
Origin: Greek 
Meaning: rock 

Mitchell: 
Origin: English and Scottish
Meaning: "big" refering to a decendant of a bearer of a specific name

Maverick: 
Origin: American 
Meaning: an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party

Jake "Hangman" Seresin: 
Jake: 
Origin: Hebrew 
Meaning: supplanter (one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another) 

Seresin: 
Origin: Italian
Meaning: Highly competitive, confidence, studious

Hangman: 
Origin: fusion of Old English words "Hang" and "Man" 
Meaning: one who hangs or condemns a person 

Javy "Coyote" Machado: 
Javy: 
Origin: Latin Europe 
Meaning: castle or new house 

Machado: 
Origin: Portuguese 
Meaning: axe or hatchet 

Coyote: 
Origin: Aztec root cóyotl
Meaning: trickster