Origins of The Simpsons names

• BÃ¥seline

  21 Dec 06, 01:02

  For those who don't know... here's what:
  
  Lisa Marie Simpson – Lisa Groening (Matt Groening's sister) and Lisa Marie Presley
  
  Marge – Marjorie (commonly called Marge) Groening (Matt Groening's mother was named "Margaret" and nicknamed "Marge" )
  
  Homer – Homer Groening (Matt Groening's father and one of his sons)
  
  Maggie – Maggie Groening (one of Matt Groening's sisters)
  
  Bart – An anagram for "brat", a reference to Groening himself
  
  See the rest at this Wiki article.
• sand king

  28 Jan 07, 20:04

  I see..
• the Bear

  28 Jan 07, 20:05

  hmmm.. short for Margaret is actually Peggy