Many Spanish given names honor the Virgin Mary. Girls are frequently given the name Maria or Maria followed by a suffix name and boys are sometimes given the name Maria as a middle name. Girls with Marian composite names may use the suffix portion of their name as their main informal name.
Cooper's father and Vanderbilt's husband Wyatt Emory Cooper, who Vanderbilt still believes is the love of her life, died at a young age and Vanderbilt never married again. Anderson was only ten years old when his father died suddenly of heart failure.
Jack Bartlett. Jack Bartlett is Amy and Lou's maternal grandfather and Marion's father, and owner of Heartland. He played a big part in raising Amy and Lou when their father left, and kept raising them after the appearance of their father. Mallory Wells. Mallory Wells is basically the little sister Amy never had.