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A Dictionary of First Names is an onomastic work of reference on given names, published by Oxford University Press, edited by Patrick Hanks, Kate Hardcastle, and Flavia Hodges in 1990 and 2006. The second edition of 2006 (as paperback 2007) discusses a total of "over 6,000 names".
Onomastics has applications in data mining, with applications such as named-entity recognition, or recognition of the origin of names. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a popular approach in historical research, where it can be used to identify ethnic minorities within populations [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and for the purpose of prosopography .
Facts on File Dictionary of First Names (with William Gosling) (Facts on File, 1983) A Dictionary of Pub Names (with Gordon H. Wright, Law Book Co of Australasia, 1987) A Dictionary of Days (Routledge, 1988) Guinness Book of Names (Guinness Books, 1989) Guinness Book of Beards and Moustaches (with John Foley, Guinness World Records, 1990)
Apparently her daughter’s first name was inspired by Hollywood starlet Katherine Hepburn and the middle name Swati was chosen as a tribute to her Indian heritage and, more importantly, her ...
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name [1] that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname.
Family Facts Archive, Ancestry.com, including UK & US census distribution, immigration, and surname origins (Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press) Guild of One-Name Studies; History of Jewish family Names; Information on surname history and origins; Italian Surnames, free searchable online database of Italian surnames.
Gaylord is a name of Norman French origin, from the Old French gaillard meaning "joyful" or "high-spirited". [ 1 ] [ 2 ] People with the given name of Gaylord include the following: Arts and entertainment
In the Book of Mormon, a collection of fifteen books first published in 1830 that is regarded as scripture by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Alma is given as the name of two characters—a father and his son. The characters are marked by a love for and service of God and appear in the Book of Mosiah and in the Book of Alma.