Parents
"Galinda, who are your parents?" Elphaba asked one day out of the blue… Well, maybe not totally out of the blue. Elphaba had told Galinda about her parents, so she felt Galinda should talk about hers.
The blonde smiled.
"Well… my mother's a blonde, like me. My father's a dirty blonde—Did you know that my father wanted to name me Tattypoo when I was born? Mother wouldn't have any of it! She's so sweet that way! I'd die of embarrassment if my name were Tattypoo, or Addaperle or something like that!"
Elphaba laughed. "I like Addaperle."
"It's just not right for me," Galinda said, flopping down on her bed.
"Mother said Galinda means 'pure-hearted'. What does Elphaba mean?"
The green-skinned girl thought.
"Father said it means...'different'."