Templeton

Templeton is a surname of English origin, also used as a given name and place name.

Several towns in the United States bear this name, most notably in California and Massachusetts.

The name gained cultural recognition through Templeton the rat in E.B.

White's novel *Charlotte's Web*, a gluttonous character whose name has become shorthand for selfish or greedy behavior.

He's being a real Templeton about sharing the leftovers.

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Wilbur

Flight-pioneering brother

gluttony · barnyard · pig · spider · children's book · fable · friendship · classic · farm animals · slops

surname

family name

Hereditary portion of identity

heritage · records · archives · descendants · forebears · bloodline · roots · clan · kinship · family tree

placename

California

West coast megastate

village · town · municipality · founded · settlement · community · locale · geography

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CHARACTER VIRTUE (Charlotte's Web)

TempletonCharlotte

Feminine name, Carolina city

Wilbur · Fern · ascetic · altruist · saint

moral archetype

TempletonCharlotte

Feminine name, Carolina city

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Family

temple, temples, Templars

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