Gender: Female
Meaning: Assistant
Origin: French
Paige Matthews
She was born August 2, 1977, is the daughter of Patty Halliwell and her Whitelighter lover Sam. Fearing for the safety of their newborn child after they broke the rules of the Elders kwa falling in love, Patty and Sam decided along with Grams to give the baby up. While growing up Paige was a rebellious child that drank, smoked, and skipped school. It was when her adoptive parents died that Paige sobered up. A powerful essay on her parents death got her into college. She works at South bay Social Services.
A little over a mwaka ago, Paige decided to look for her birth parents. She gave up her tafuta when she found out that her suspected birth mother, Patty Halliwell, had died a long time ago. Despite this, she always felt somehow connected to the Halliwells. Paige frequented P3 the last mwaka to be closer to the girls. When Prue died and Piper incited the spell to find a Lost witch, Paige magically received the paper inaonyesha Prue's death. At the funeral Paige met the sisters, especially Pheobe, who had a premotion Shax would kill her. Little did Paige and the girls know they were really sisters.
At first Paige seemed reluctant to use her powers and being a witch but slowly formed a bond with her sisters and is her accept her powers. She's now moved into the Halliwell nyumbani and is adjusting to her new life.
On Paige's first appearance we are also introduced to Shane, a guy she had been dating for a little over a month. This did not last as Shane was possessed kwa the chanzo for a short time, and after being released he didn't understand what had happened - but he knew it had been something to do with Paige.
Another upendo interest of Paige's comes in the form of Glen, a childhood friend. Although they have tried dating, their relationship seems to work best when they are just friends. Glen knows that Paige is a witch, as he discovered the Book of Shadows in the Manor attic. He has agreed to keep the family secret.
