If you can tell me what these names are from, you win

[Bertha Venation]

an all-expenses-paid trip to Cucamonga and the rest of your clothes.

You are on the honor system -- no googling!

Emily Michael Bartholomew
Dorothy Peter Evangeline
Benjamin Lucas Elizabeth
Carolyn Matthew Veronica
Katherine Christopher Babila
Josephine Angela Jeremy

Edit: Here is a hint: they are from an opera, and the names are sung in this order (with other lyrics between each set of names) (If I gave you the lyrics it would give it away)

[sarge43]

1. Do you mean their etymology? If so,

Emily: Latin
Michael: Hebrew
Bartholomew: Hebrew
Dorothy: Greek
Peter: Greek
Evangeline: Greek
Benjamin: Hebrew
Lucas: Latin
Elizabeth: Hebrew
Carolyn: German
Matthew: Hebrew
Veronica: Latin
Katherine: Greek
Christopher: Greek
Babila: ?
Josephine: Hebrew
Angela: Greek
Jeremy: Hebrew

[Bertha Venation]

2. Ah, very nice!

That's not what I meant, but that is really cool. Thanks!

[sarge43]

5. You're welcome and didn't see the edit. Agree it sounds like G&S. n/t

[blogslut]

3. Sounds like something from Gilbert & Sullivan

But I'm opera stoopid so it's just a guess.

[Bertha Venation]

4. I'm opera stoopid too

It's something I'm singing in for Christmas.

[WillParkinson]

6. Honor schmonor...

But that's fine. ;-)

[Bertha Venation]

7. Aw, hell with it - go ahead, Will

I think it's too hard without more clues.

[WillParkinson]

8. Amahl and the Night Visitors

:-)

[Bertha Venation]

9. Woo hoo! When would you like to go to

Cucamonga? (Well, it's actually Rancho Cucamonga...)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

10. "How are your children and how are your sheep?"

:-)

[Bertha Venation]

11. Hi, Lydia!

:hi: