LindaMechele
Take a look at the tarot meanings pages here and that may help you, Snowgurl. For the minor arcana, they first list what each number/face means (what do threes mean, what do queens mean) before they go on to list each individual card's meaning. There's not much about "people" in the meanings of the courts. Add that to the suit meaning and it may jog something loose for you that makes sense?
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/learn/meanings/
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/learn/meanings/
