This series to feature frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts.
Inspired by creator and executive producer Matt Braly's heritage, family and childhood trips to Bangkok, Thailand, Disney's animated series chronicles the adventures of independent and fearless teen Anne Boonchuy after she is magically transported to a rural marshland full of frog people. There, Anne meets the excitable young frog Sprig Plantar; unpredictable pollywog Polly Plantar, the youngest member of the Plantar family; and overprotective and traditional grandfather Hop Pop. Stuck in this fantastical world of amphibians, Anne quickly bonds with the adventurous Sprig and discovers the true meaning of friendship.
Why are the three main characters named Anne, Sasha, and Marcy?[]
I know it seems like a stupid question (and maybe it is...), but I think names are important in a story and should have at least some meaningful significance. While it's relatively straightforward to understand why other characters have certain names: Polly could be a common name derived from "pollywog" (or "polliwog"), a colloquial term mostly used in American English meaning tadpole (appropriate since Polly spends most of the series as one); Hop Pop is a combination of two words, Hop (I don't think it needs further explanation) and Pop (an informal and affectionate term that can be used as a diminutive for both "Dad" and "Grandpa"; it is not a formal term, but8 it is often used in family contexts to refer to a father or grandfather affectionately); Grime is a synonym for "dirt" or "filth," words sometimes used to describe something or someone rough or brutal, and Grime has proven to be both rough and brutal throughout the series; finally, the surname of King Andrias, "Leviathan," is often used to describe tyrannical or brutal rulers, like Nicholas I of Russia (due to his authoritarian and repressive regime, characterized by strong censorship and strict control over Russian society) and Louis XIV of France (due to his absolutist policies and centralized government, in which he held almost complete control over French institutions and political life). Andrias is one of the main antagonists in the series, so it seems fitting.
I haven't been able to understand the meaning of the names of the three protagonists. I checked online, and it appears that they are derived from important figures in Matt Braly's life (the creator of the series): Anne was the name of his grandmother, while Sasha and Marcy were names of some of his childhood friends. However, I'm not 100% sure about this, as it was the only source mentioning this information. Do you think they have a meaning, or are they just random?
P.S.: Please excuse any grammatical errors in the text; I've never been good with English and tried to be as "grammatically correct" as possible.