Jo Nygaard

"“There,' she said. She rocked him back and forth. 'There, you foolish, beautiful boy who wants to change the world. There, there. And who could keep from loving you? Who could keep from loving a boy so brave and true?”""― Kate DiCamillo, The Magician's Elephant"Jocasta "Jo" Rose Nygaard is the wife of Helene and they are the adopted parents of Luce, Lisa, Syla, River, Ora, Morgan, and Kia.

Jo was originally the captain of the Donatella succeeding her own father after his death, alongside her now wife Helene who was the medical officer on board. Jo would become a wealthy merchant creating the Nygaard Trade Corporation and is grooming her eldest to be her heir.

Etymology

 * Jocasta is the Latinized form of the Greek Ιοκαστη (Iokaste). In Greek mythology she was the mother Oedipus by the Theban king Laius. In a case of tragic mistaken identity, she married her own son. It is also the name of a moon of Jupiter. Possible derivations include:
 * Greek ἰός (ios) "arrow" or "poison" + καθαρός (katharos) "clean, pure" (via Κασταλία [Kastalia], the famous spring of the Muses on Mt. Parnassus).
 * Greek Ιολη (Iole) "violet".
 * Indo-European i̯ek- "to speak" and stē̆r- "star" – "telling star"
 * Rose is originally a Norman form of the Germanic name Hrodohaidis meaning "famous type", composed of the elements hrod "fame" and heid "kind, sort, type". The Normans introduced it to England in the forms Roese and Rohese. From an early date it was associated with the word for the fragrant flower rose (derived from Latin rosa). When the name was revived in the 19th century, it was probably with the flower in mind.
 * Nygaard is has origins in Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish and mean "new homestead" or "new farm"

Trivia

 * She is a lesbian.
 * Jo's hobby is baking especially making unique pies with different fillings through trade that she encounters.
 * Despite loving her children equally, she does have a special soft spot for River as he is her only son.