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Websites and More Websites
American Name Society
New York City, December 2002
Edwin D. Lawson
State University of New York College at Fredonia
Lawson@fredonia.edu
At ICOS21 in Uppsala, there was a special session on publications that I chaired
along with assistance from Pierre-Henri Billy (Université de Toulouse), Dunja BrozovićRončević, and Dietlind Krüger (University of Leipzig). There were discussions on
bibliographies, online publication, and websites. Lynn Hattendorf-Westney had prepared
a listing of websites. This was well received. I undertook to incorporate additional
websites that were mentioned at the session and added others.
For assistance in the preparation of the additional listing, I wish to acknowledge
with thanks the contributions of Philip Dance (University of Portsmouth, UK), Cleveland
Kent Evans (Bellevue College), Marsha Flett (State University of New York, College at
Fredonia), Lynn C. Hattendorf Westney (University of Illinois-Chicago), Helen Kerfoot
(Canadian Society for the Study of Names), Zhonghua Li (Ocean University of Qingdao,
China), Val McLane (University of Sunderland), Bertie Neethling (University of the
Western Cape, South Africa), Magdolna Nemes (University of Debrecen), Mariusz
Rutkowski (Uniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski, Poland), Jennifer Scherr (University of
Bristol) and any others I may have inadvertently missed.
Two parts will follow this brief introduction: (1)the Hattendorf listing, and (2) a
second subsequent listing. We hope these sites will prove to be useful.
Part 1
A Selective Bibliography of International Web Sites
Relating to
Toponyms, Anthroponyms and Miscellaneous Name Sites
For use in Conducting Onomastic Research
{Originally prepared for ICOS 2002, Uppsala, Sweden, August 2002.
Compiled by
Lynn C. Hattendorf Westney,
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Richard J. Daley Library (MC/234)
Box 8198, Chicago, IL 60680-8198
USA
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lynnhatt@uic.edu
Place Names (Toponyms)
Aboriginal Place Names: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/info/info106_e.html
(note the space between 106 and e has an underline)
The name of Canada itself, and the names of some provinces and territories, come from
place names in Aboriginal languages. Many Canadian towns, cities, rivers and mountains
also have names that come from Aboriginal sources.
Aussie Placename Hypocoristics:
Hypocoristics of Place-names in Australian English
http://www.sultry.arts.usyd.edu.au/slee/placenames.html
Hypocoristics refers to the formation and use of pet names, often referred to as "baby
talk." This is an unusual and amusing site which identifies place name nicknames in
Australia.
The Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB)
Canadian Geographical Names / Les noms géographiques du Canada
http://GeoNames.NRCan.gc.ca/geonames.html
The Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) is the data bank of Canada's
geographical names, maintained by the Geographical Names Section, part of the Centre for
Topographic Information, Geomatics Canada, Natural Resources Canada. Its purpose is
to store names (over 500,000 currently) that have been
approved by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (CPCGN) and
to make these authoritative records available for government and public use. Published in
both English and French.
Chinese Conventional Place Names
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/china.html
The Library of Congress revised the Chinese place names currently established in a
conventional English-language form similar to the form used by the United States Board on
Geographic Names. This process began in August, 1998 when the
Library conducted a pilot project to test the feasibility of making these changes. This list
appeared in Cataloging Service Bulletin, no. 83, Winter 1999. The list consists primarily of
the provinces, provincial capitals and other major cities.
English Place-Name Society
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/englih/research/EPNS/covols.htm
This comprehensive and ongoing effort is now available in 75 volumes. Publications Office,
English Place-Name Society, School of English Studies, The University of Nottingham,
Nottingham NG7 2RD Telephone: 0115 9515919 Fax: 0115 951 5924
Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC)
http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/english/gnbc.html
In Canada, names on official federal government maps have been authorized through the
Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC). This national committee, which dates
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back to 1897, now comprises representatives from each province and territory, and from
various federal departments concerned with mapping, translation, statistics, archives,
defense, national parks and Indian lands. Published in both English and French.
Geoscience Australia Placename Search
http://www.auslig.gov.au/mapping/names/natgaz.htm
National Mapping Division (formerly AUSLIG)
This site searches the Gazetteer of Australia 2001 which is a compilation of over 274,000
geographic names in Australia provided by members of the committee for Geographic
Names in Australia. As well as being fully updated by the Commonwealth and State
Government authorities, the gazeteer now includes many extra, unofficial Homestead
names added by Geoscience Australia.
The Lurline Coltharp Collection of Onomastics
at University of Texas at El Paso Library
The Place Name Survey of the United States has designated this collection as one of two
national research centers for toponymics, which is the study of names related to a place or
region. A bibliography of the collection is published biannually and may be accessed on
the internet.
http://libraryweb.utep.edu/onobib.html
There are currently 1,800 individual sources listed in the fifth edition which is available
also in paper, free upon request from Roberta Arney (Onomastics Bibliographer) at
rarney@libr.utep.edu.
The New Zealand Geographic Board
Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa
http://www.linz.govt.nz/rcs/linz/pub/web/root/core/Placenames/nzgeographicboard/index.js
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The process of accepting or rejecting geographical and hydrographic names within New
Zealand and its territorial waters is the responsibility of the New Zealand Geographic
Board, Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa. The Board recognises that place names should be
the product of careful and informed decisions. Constituted under the 1946 New Zealand
Geographic Board Act.
Northern Ontario Toponymy Site
Devoted to understanding the meaning of place and feature names in Northern Ontario.
http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/english/schoolnet/nots/indexfra.html
There are currently over 700 place names on this site. Each place listing includes the
following where available: official name; latitude and longitude; post office information;
short place name history; municipal weblinks, denoted by a map link, which generates a
map from the Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CPCGN) server.
Place Name Servers on the Internet
http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/govdocs/maps/geogname.htm
This site, created and maintained by Arizona State University, has links to he following:
United States Place Names; United States State Place Name Sites; World Place Names;
Country Place Names; Planetary Place Names; and Just for Fun Place Names.
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Place Names Lookup
http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/placenames.asp
This is a commercially produced Web site from Melissa Data Corporation. Place Names
Lookup includes lakes, streams, populated places, schools, mountain summits, dams,
mines, reservoirs, historical buildings, churches and more. There are over 1,000,000
geographic names listed for the United States of America. For each place name, the state,
type of place and county are given.
Place Names of Europe
http://www.p.lodz.pl/I35/personal/jw37/EUROPE/europe.html
Europe is a relatively small area with a rich mosaic of languages. Divergent forms of place
names have often been an element in national rivalries: a sad legacy, clearly, of past
conflicts. The compilers of this site, which is accessible in 50 European languages, aim to
draw attention to the rich complexity of the European cultural environment as revealed by
place names.
Problem Names
http://www.MedievalScotland.org/problem/names/
A number of names frequently come up which people would like to be documented to the
Middle Ages or Renaissance, yet which are purely modern or otherwise problematic. For
example, some names which were used in one medieval culture are now incorrectly
believed to have been used in others. Other names are mispronounced, or are used as
feminine names when they were originally only masculine. Any name about which there
are common misconceptions concerning its pre-1600 use may be considered a “Problem
Name”. The site contains a number of articles on these names which have been researched
by the members of The Academy of Saint Gabriel, detailing what could be discovered
about them.
Scottish Place Name Society
http://www.st-and.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/spnstop.htm
http://www.st-and.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/index.htm
The Society, launched in February, 1996, exists for the support of all aspects of toponymic
studies in Scotland, and in particular the work of the Scottish Place-Name Database which
is maintained at the Universities of St. Andrews and Edinburgh.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
http://geonames.usgs.gov/index.html
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), developed by the USGS in
cooperation with the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), contains information about
almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features in the United States. The
federally recognized name of each feature described in the data base is identified, and
references are made to a feature's location by state, county, and geographic coordinates.
The GNIS is the United States official repository of domestic geographic names
information.
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Personal Names (Anthroponyms)
Baby Names
http://www.babyzone.com/babynames/
This site contains links to additional sites which give the most popular baby names of
individual years; names for twins; Shakespearean names; celebrity baby names, etc.
Behind the Name - The Etymology and History of First Names
http://www.behindthename.com/
This site claims that over 700 million names are searchable in most languages. Try it out!
Cool Baby Names
http://www.cool-baby-names.com/
Cool Baby Names is a site for identifying baby names and their meanings.
Eponym: International Names
http://www.eponym.org/
This truly international site allows one to search for the meaning of a name (or a name for
a meaning), receive naming hints and tips and examine names from specific cultures. It
contains a series of general (Anglo-oriented) name lists. It contains also an extensive
catalog of name links from regions and cultures worldwide and links to hundreds of
personal name sites.
Famous Name Changes
http://www.famousnamechanges.com/html/welcome.htm
Find out who the stars were before they were stars on this site. The categories include
actors/entertainers, sports heroes, politicians, religious leaders and others, including
models, ballet dancers, opera singers, artists, writers, comedians, and more. All names are
listed alphabetically.
Modern British Surnames: Frequency and Distribution
http://homepages.newnet.co.uk/dance/webpjd/
Gives the distribution, incidence and analysis of the surnames of Britain, mainly post-1837,
but does not provide the history or etymology of an individual surname.
Popular Baby Names
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
A compilation of lists of the most popular baby names, created by the Social Security
Administration (SSA) based on samples of Social Security number
applications.
Categories include Top names in recent years, Top 10 names by year of birth for years
1880 through 1997, and Top 1000 names by decade.
Surnames: A Selected List of References about Personal Names
Compiled by Paul J. Connor, Reference Specialist, Library of Congress, Research Guide
No. 8.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/bib_guid/surnames.html
(Note: the space between bib and guid has an underline)
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This bibliography currently contains 148 entries on personal name publications.
Unusual Names
http://unusual-baby-names.com/unusual.htm
This is a listing of early 2,000 unusual baby names.
Miscellaneous
American Name Society
http://www.wtsn.binghamton.edu/ANS/
The American Name Society was founded in 1951 to promote onomastics, the study of
names and naming practices, both in the United States and abroad. It is a non-profit
organization that seeks to find out what really is in a name, and to investigate cultural
insights, settlement history and linguistic characteristics revealed in names.
Canadian Geographical Names—Noms géographiques
Interesting Articles About Names
http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/english/schoolnet/weird.html
Discover interesting information on weird and wonderful names in Canada covering
people, places ad things. Topics include: Influences of our past (ex. Remembrances of war:
Winnipeg, Winnie, and friends), Geography related (ex. Canadian names around the
world), and People, Places, and Things (ex. Artists commemorated on maps). 30 topics
altogether.
Canadian Society for the Study of Names/(Société canadienne d'onomastique)
http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/english/CSSN.html
Founded in 1967, the principal objectives of the Canadian Society for the
Study of Names (CSSN) are to promote the study of all aspects of names and naming in
Canada and elsewhere, as well as the exchange of ideas among onomatologists, toponymists
and scholars in the related fields of literary onomastics and linguistic aspects of names.
The International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS)
http://fuzzy.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/icosweb/
The International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) is the international organization
of all scholars who have a special interest in the study of names (place names, personal
names, and other proper names). The aim of the Council is the advancement,
representation and co-ordination of name research on an international level and in an
interdisciplinary context. The site is published in English, French and German.
Jerry Hill Presents Names—Find Yourself or Lose Yourself in Names
http://anzwers.org/free/jhpn/
A huge site with thousands of links to names in all subject areas including animals,
architecture, astronomy, food and beverage, gardens, humor, memorial, military, music,
name clubs, nautical, offbeat, religious and a host of others. The site is continually being
updated since it first appeared on April 30, 1999. Last update, May 11, 2002. People
having questions about names can enter their query and the compilers will do their best to
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find the answer. Also contains news items, anecdotes, quotations and vignettes about
names.
Medieval Names Archive
http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/
This collection of articles on medieval and renaissance names is intended to help historical
re-creators to choose authentic names." There are sections on choosing a medieval name,
names in specific cultures, and names of places, things, and animals.
Restaurant Names
http://www.dinersoft.com/sobriquets.htm
“Dew Drop In and Lettuce Entertain You: Onomastic Sobriquets in the Food and Beverage
Industry.”
A paper presented by Lynn C. Hattendorf Westney, at the Congress of the Social Sciences
and Humanities and the Canadian Society for the Study of Names, May 25-26, 2001, 35
Annual Meeting, Université Laval, Québec.
In this paper, examples of international onomastic appellations are presented which
demonstrate that the names of contemporary dining and drinking establishments serve as
semantic and/or humorous reflections of societal mores.
Who Was Who in North American Name Study
http://www.wtsn.binghamton.edu/onoma/Default.htm
This site was created as one of the ways to celebrate the 50th anniversary (December 29,
2001) of the American Name Society. Coordinated by Alan Rayburn and created by
Michael McGoff.
PART 2
More Websites
Ed Lawson
(Lawson@fredonia.edu)
Supplement to
Lynn C. Hattendorf Westney’s (lynnhatt@uic.edu) A Selective Bibliography of
International Web Sites Relating to Toponyms, Anthroponyms and Miscellaneous Name
Sites for use in Conducting Onomastic Research
Investigators can also make use of the various search engines to locate additional
websites. The websites listed were checked at the time of the preparation of this listing.
GENERAL
Cataloging and Indexing of Personal Names http://www.sigg.org.uk/arts/arts2202.htm
This is an article by Colin Mills, which first appeared in the Society of Indexers
Genealogical Group Newsletter, 22, pp. 8-11. It shows the different name models
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(forename + surname, family name + personal name, forename + personal names, and
other variations) along with listings of those countries where that model is followed. List of
reference books.
COPAC: Online Catalog Based at the University of Manchester
http://www.copac.ac.uk/copac/
Has 22 libraries plus the British Library in its database. Researchers can look up items by
author, title, or subject. For example, Lithuanian names. Books are listed but articles in
periodicals do not seem to appear.
Libweb – Library WWW Servers http://www.planwel.edu/Libweb/libweb-mirror/
The Library at the University of California at Berkeley and Sun Microsystems sponsors the
site. Currently lists over 6100 pages from libraries in over 100 countries. Libraries are of
many types. There are perhaps thousands of libraries listed where an investigator can look
up items by title, author, or subject. Many large libraries show their holdings. In the
United States, the Library of Congress is listed; in Canada, the National Library; in Israel,
the National and University Library.
BABY NAMES (See also: FIRST NAMES)
Baby Names—Rosenkrantz & Satran
http://www.parenting.com/parenting/tools/babynamer/index.html
Draws on The Last Word on First Names and Beyond Jennifer and Jason, Madison and
Montana by Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran. Viewers can specify what
characteristics a name should have. Viewers can learn the popularity of a name. The ten
most popular names for boys and girls are listed from 1880-2001. Appears to be directed
at an American audience.
Names4Babies
http://www.bizcreate.com/names/frIntro.htm
Allows the user to define the criteria to be used in searching for an appropriate name for a
baby. Has synopses of more than 100 social science articles. Additional information
sources in the annotated bibliography.
Utah Baby Namer
http://geocities.com/Heartland/3450/
Lists names that LDS parents give to their children. Lists the most popular. There are
about 30 links on naming. One deals with humorous placenames.
CANADIAN SITES
Acadian and French-Canadian Style
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/lwjones/dit.htm
While directed primarily toward genealogists does have some information on “dit” names
and how important they and their equivalents are. Approx. 300 names and their
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equivalents list, ex. “a person might be Pierre Bourbeau dit Lacourse, which means he had
an ancestor named Bourbeau, but he chooses to the name Lacourse instead. "So he is
Pierre Bourbeau called Lacourse.” There are also hints looking up relatives. Index.
Available in both English and French.
Popular Alberta Baby Names
http://www.epl.ca/InfoFile/EPLInfofileDetail.cfm?subject_detail=Names%20%20Most%20Popular
Lists the most popular names for babies from 1950-1990 at 10 year intervals. List also
given for 1995 with link for later listings.
Newfoundland Headstones and Monuments
http://www.stonepics.com/index.htm
The website was designed as a comprehensive source of information for the headstones and
monuments of Newfoundland, Canada to further the study of genealogy. At this website
you will find: database of over 100,000 names and dates from the headstones and
monuments of Newfoundland; Software to help search the database for records of interest;
location information for 1300 cemeteries including exact latitude and longitude; general
information about cemeteries and headstones of Newfoundland; CD's available for
purchase containing the digital photographs of the headstones and monuments used to
construct the index of names and dates. Currently 79 different CD's are available. Each
one contains an average of 1740 photos organized by cemetery and region to increase the
likelihood that related individuals will be found on the same CD. Many more are in
preparation and will be available soon. Has links to other sites. One site lists the 22 most
common first names for men and women and also the 16 most common surnames. Both
lists include the frequencies.
CROATIA
Croatia Surnames in Roman Catholic Parishes http://feefhs.org/cro/parish/hrparish.html
Offers extensive listings of Croatian surnames in each of five Catholic parishes in this wartorn, eastern European country. There is also an introduction.
DUTCH
Meertens Institute
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/index.html
A major site for Dutch onomastics. Contains several main sections including: placenames,
family names, first names, holidays, a morphological atlas, and others. It is possible to look
up individual entries for many names. In Dutch.
FINNISH-SWEDISH (See also: Scandinavian
Finnish-Swedish First Names http://members.aol.com/DSSaari/firstna.htm
This list includes given names found in Finnish historical documents from the 17th through
19th centuries (1600’s through 1800’s) and their modern Finnish and Swedish equivalents.
Some of the names in the “Today” columns are not in general use any more or might be
considered “old fashioned” or “obsolete.” These names are included to show how the
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historical names can be written if translated into modern language. The translation of
names from Swedish to Finnish depends on which part of Finland you are looking at. For
example, the name Johan may be found as Juho in northern Finland and Ostrobothnia,
Juha in Savo, Juhana in Karelia, and Johan in southwestern Finland.
FIRST NAMES
AGNAMES: Analysis of Given Names
http://users.erols.com/dgalbi/names/agnames.htm
This site provides tools and data to spur further analysis of given (first) names. There are
four major sections: (1) GINAP—code to standardize given names and correct common
problems in name samples, (2) Popular given names, US 1801 to 1999—a collection of sets
of standardized female and male names by decade for names with frequencies of more than
10, (3), Names from England before 1800—Samples from diverse sources, with raw and
standardized names available, and (4), Cotton workers in Manchester.
First Name Basis
http://www.genealogytoday.com/names/first/
Major topics include: Unusual First Names, Middle Names, Roots of Married Women
(looking for birth names), Spinster or Spouse? (Looking for women’s married names), and
First Name Translator. Apparently directed toward genealogists. Suggested readings.
Zelo First Names
http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/store/
Gives basic information on 6,000 first names. Has charges for “Advanced” information.
FRENCH
Societé Française d'Onomastique
http://www.onomastique.asso.fr/
Has a great deal of information on many aspects of French onomastics. Major topics
include: patronyms, history of onomastics, bibliographies with descriptions, and toponymy.
Many links with universities in places as varied as Tennessee, Toronto, and Louvain.
Bibliographies of major French onomasts also given. In French.
GEOGRAPHIC(AL) NAMES/PLACENAMES/TOPONYMS
Eponyms North America
http://www.eponym.org/ampage.html
Directed toward North American names. The Canadian section has sub-categories for
several provinces including: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. There are
separate sections for the Caribbean, Central and South America, and the United States.
There is a section on Native American names with the Cheyenne being featured. The
United States section shows popular names and gives some data for individual states.
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Geographical Names: United Nations Statistics Division http://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/
Describes the work of the United Nations on geographical names. Does not appear to have
information on specific sites but does have links to sites that do.
Toponymy Interest Group
http://www.wtsn.binghamton.edu/plansus/
The Toponymy Interest Group, referred to as TIG, is an arm of the American Name
Society created to promote the collection, study, and dissemination of placename
information and methods. The Group seeks to help new researchers and to inform all
researchers on current methods and progress of placename research worldwide. The
following objectives are under development: 1) To make available common standards for
form and accuracy in the recording of placename information, 2) To make available the
United Nations glossary of terms used in placename study, 3) To sponsor panels and other
forums at meetings where commercial developers, university professors, private
researchers, and representatives from government agencies (local, state, federal, and
international) can present information and discuss mutual interests, 4) To send out calls for
papers and announcements of meetings and to post these announcements electronically as
they become available, 5) To encourage members to subscribe to the ANS listserve where
they are able to share their research problems, issues, and thoughts with others, 6) To list
various web sites of placename data on its homepage, 7) To develop an online bibliography
of placename research.
GERMAN
German Name Site
http://www.onomastics.org/onomastics.org/index.html
onomastics.org ist ein Forum zum Wissensaustausch junger Namenforscherinnen und
Namenforscher. Eingesetzt werden dazu die unten beschriebene Mailingliste ono-proj und
die Mailingliste thorn-dev (siehe Projekt THORN ) [The onomastics research network at
the University of Regensburg]. Wissenschaftliche Vorgehensweise und Hintergrundwissen
wird vorausgesetzt.
Gesellschaft für Namenkunde e.V. [German names organization]
http://gesellschaftfuernamenkunde.de
Die Gesellschaft für Namenkunde e.V. (GfN) mit Sitz in Leipzig wurde 1990 gegründet. Sie
ist eine gemeinnützige und wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft. Laut Satzung vereint sie
Namenforscher, namenkundlich arbeitende Lehrer, interessierte Laien und als
Brückenwissenschaft Vertreter von Nachbardisziplinen. Ziel der Gesellschaft ist es, die
allseitige Entwicklung der Namenforschung zu fördern. Sie sieht ihre Hauptaufgaben u. a.
darin, vielfältige Möglichkeiten der Begegnung unter den Namenforschern zu schaffen
(Veranstaltung von Kolloquien und Fachvorträgen, Durchführung einer namenkundlichen
Jahrestagung, Beteiligung an in- und ausländischen Tagungen.) Bei den Veranstaltungen
kommen nicht nur namhafte Fachvertreter aus dem In- und Ausland zu Wort, sondern
auch junge Nachwuchswissenschaftler, die ihre Arbeiten vorstellen. Die Gesellschaft will
weiterhin Kontakte zwischen der akademischen Namenforschung und den in der Praxis
arbeitenden Lehrern und anderen mit Eigennamen befaßten Personen herstellen. Dazu
dienen auch die Beiträge in der Zeitschrift Namenkundliche Informationen. Als eine ihrer
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Hauptaufgaben sieht es die GfN an, staatliche Stellen und Einzelpersonen bei der Lösung
namenkundlicher Probleme (u.a. Vornamen- und Straßennamengebung) zu beraten und
entsprechende Gutachten zu erstellen. Deshalb wurde in Leipzig eine PersonennamenBeratungsstelle eingerichtet. Es ist die einzige Universitätsstelle für Namenberatungen in
ganz Deutschland. Behörden, tandesbeamte, Eltern und Firmen wenden sich an sie, um
sich beraten zu lassen. Rund 350 Fälle werden monatlich bearbeitet.
Description of the work and publications on onomastics sponsored by the University of
Leipzig.
German First Names and Last Names http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/germname.htm
In English. Lists approx. 50 links to sites for first names and family names. Topics include:
The most popular names of the year 2000, Popular German first names around 1910,
name-days, and origin and meanings of German names in America. Some sites are in
German.
German Names
http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa042699.htm
Has three main sections: First Names, Surnames, Placenames. Connects with a number of
links for first names, lists of first names, unusual names, name days, and miscellaneous
first name resources.
IRISH
Hylit: Irish names for children http://www.hylit.com/info/Irishnames.html
There are listings of 100s of Irish names in this site. Names show pronunciation, other
spellings, meaning, and English equivalent. An example would be:
RYE- Rian,
King. Also a surname from Tipperary, O'Maoilriain, often
Ryan
an
Riain
abbreviated O'Riain.
There are also lists of the top names for 1998 ad 2000, grand-parent names, and pet names.
Notices of books on names are included.
Ryan
Name Nerds
http://www.namenerds.com/
Has three main divisions: Irish Names: Traditional, Modern, and In-Between; Unusual,
Unique, and Creative Names; and Scottish First Names. Each division has many links.
JEWISH
Jewish Names
http://jnul.huji.ac.il/rambi/
Go to the site. One way is to click on “RAMBI WEB.” RAMBI is the index to publications
on Jewish Studies of the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem. Personal
names and place names can be searched by author, title, or subject in both English and
Hebrew.
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In addition to the entry for RAMBI, there are 19 additional sites for Jewish names. A copy
may be obtained on request from: Lawson@fredonia.edu.
LITHUANIAN
Lithuanian Names
http://www.lituanus.org/1982_3/82_3_01.htm
This is an article by William R. Schmalstieg of Pennsylvania State University originally
published in Lituanus, 28, Fall, 1982. It gives a historical introduction to modern
Lithuanian names with many examples. References.
MEDIEVAL NAMES
Medieval Names Archive
http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/
Apparently directed at authors gives hints as to the selection of an appropriate name. Has
links to: French names from 1601, Medieval Gaelic Clan, Household, and Other Group
Names, Lithuanian Names, Portuguese Names from Lisbon, 1565; and Given Names from
Brittany, 1384-1600.
MISCELLANEOUS
Annotated Name Book List http://www.sca.org/heraldry/laurel/Annotatedname.html
This article by Jaelle Of Armida appears directed at authors looking for authentic names
of the medieval period. The listing has about 130 titles with a brief description of each.
Users may find this listing especially helpful since it includes comments on the value of the
item.
Choosing A Name & Creating A Persona
http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/rknight/Names.htm
An article by Modar Neznanich advising authors how to choose a name for characters
appropriate to the historical period 600 A.D. to 1600 A.D. Describes and gives examples of
surnames that show relationship, occupation, location, and epithet.
Humorous Names
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/silly/sillymols.htm
A humorous illustrated listing of approximately 100 chemical molecules. Included are such
names as Arsole, Bastardane, Moronic Acid, Traumatic Acid, Arsenolite, and Godnose.
Scientific references or names of those submitting the term are included along with
diagrams of the molecular structure and some humorous drawings.
Kabalarian Philosophy
http://www.kabalarians.com/gkh/your.htm
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Explanation of how mathematical principles can be used to select or change a name to
achieve the proper balance with other individual factors such as date of birth. Reports that
it has 525,000 baby names. No charge for brief reports. For full reports on first names,
surnames, and nicknames, there is a charge.
NORWEGIAN (See: SCANDINAVIAN)
PSEUDONYMS OF AUTHORS
Pseudonyms of Authors
http://www.myunicorn.com/pseudo/pseudoc.html
An online bookstore that has a section where author pseudonyms can be looked up.
However, I could not find either Mark Twain or Samuel Clemens.
SCANDINAVIAN (includes Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, and
Sweden)
NORNA: nordiska samarbetskommittén för namnforskning [Norna: The Nordic
cooperative committee for onomastic research]. In Scandinavian languages and English.
http://www.dal.lu.se/sofi/oau/NORNA/NORNAeng.html
NORNA is an association of Nordic scholars representing: Denmark, Finland, the Faroe
Islands, Iceland, Norway and Sweden who specialise in research on names. Its aims are to
promote onomastic research in the Nordic countries and to encourage cooperation between
Nordic scholars. Under the auspices of the committee, there are held Name Research
congresses, usually at five year intervals, and symposia are arranged on varying topics. The
papers read at the congresses and symposia are normally published in the series NORNArapporter. There is an annual report on name research in the Nordic countries, which
includes accounts of books and articles published during the past year. In addition, a
register of name-scholars is published. The list, which includes name-scholars in the Nordic
countries and scholars in other countries whose research is concerned with Nordic topics,
gives their addresses and current topics of research. The news section gives announcements
of forthcoming congresses.
Norwegian First Names http://www.nndata.no/home/jborgos/1stnames.htm
By Johan I. Borgos. Introduction to Norwegian first names followed by a listing of the top
25 boys’ and girls’ in 1700s, the 1800s, and the 1900s.
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa
www.osu.unp.ac.za
This is the site of the Onomastic Studies Unit of South Africa. Includes description of the
work of Nomina Africana, News and Information, Fun >n Games, and links to other
onomastic websites in the United States, Canada, and Scotland. There are also more South
African sites that can be found doing a search for “nomina africana”. For example, Lucie
Möller, a member of the executive committee of the Names Society of Southern Africa and
who serves on the editorial committee of Nomina Africana is at
http://www.osu.unp.ac.za/moller.htm Articles previously published in Nomina Africa are
also available at websites found in a search under “Nomina Africana”.
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UNITED KINGDOM (includes England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Cornwall, and
Scotland. See also: IRISH).
BBC Sites—General
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Visit this site. Go to the index and click on “Names.” This will bring up a great many
varied links on personal names, placenames, molecule names, plant names, bacteria names,
and others.
BBC Sites on Surnames
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgiin/search/results.pl?uri=%2Fsearch%2F&go=error&q=SURNAMES
A British site with over 150 pages of links to other sites including: one-name groups, Irish
names, Chinese names, Maltese names, and genealogical sites.
Changing Popularity Of First Names Over Fifty Years
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=381&More=Y
Description of a British Government publication with extensive tables of names in England
and Wales at ten-year intervals since 1944, with regional analyses for 1994.
Cornish First Names
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kevrenor/cfnames.htm
The major source is “Names for the Cornish” by Christopher Bice. Has a table giving
information on 38 male names and 34 female names. Conan was a 10th century bishop and
king; Morveren means “Maid of the sea.”
(A) Guide to Popular First Names in Northern Ireland
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=2999&more=Y
Hard copy available free on request from the government office.
Top 50 Names for England and Wales in 2001
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/bnames0102.pdf
Jack and Chloe were the top names. Other names and their rank also described. Jack and
Chloe were also the top names in Scotland. Table shows all 50 names for each sex and
movement since 2000. There is also a table showing the top 10 names in Wales for boy and
girl. I was able to access this site in Netscape Navigator but not in Internet Explorer.
Top Ten Babies’ Names http://www.statistics.gov.uk/jubilee/names.html
Lists the top 10 names of England and Wales for males and females for the years 1952 and
2001.
URALIAN ONOMASTICS (includes Hungarian, Finnish, an Estonian onomastics as well
as other languages of the area).
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Onomastica Uralistica
http://onomaural.klte.hu
By launching the series, the founders were aiming at creating a forum of publication for
onomastic researchers of the Uralian languages, hoping that it can give an impulse to this
research area and it can also serve as a basis for the widening of scientific co-operation and
for the realization of common research programs. Compiling the selected bibliography of
the Uralian languages, we would like to provide researchers with a handbook that makes
orientation easier within the rich and colourful fields of research of Uralian onomastics.
Such a bibliography has previously been published, neither for all the Uralian languages,
nor for one particular language so our publication supplies a serious need. The second
issue deals with the history of place name research. The ordering of the languages is as
follows: Estonian, Finnish, Saami, Mari, Mordvin, Komi, Udmurt, Hungarian, Ob-Ugric
(Mansi and Khanty) and the Samoyedic language(s), with the surveys arranged in a
chronological order. The studies cover the last twenty-five years first of all, but they go
back deeper in time where it seems necessary, especially in the case of Hungarian, Finnish
and Estonian onomastics, which all have rich traditions. The official language of the OU is
English. The headquarters of the group is at Debrecen, Hungary. Members of the
editorial board are from several countries.