Names
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Names are important in any worldbuilding endeavor, from making up character for fiction or gaming to designing genealogies. Here are a few sources. |
| 20000-Names.com: "Find Baby Names, Pet Names, Story Character Names. Look up the meaning of your own name!" |
| Kate Monk's Onomastikon (dictionary of names) compiled for gamers; includes names from various nationalities and tribes. |
| The Random Vocabularies / Name Generation Page |
| Behind the Name: the etymology and history of first names |
| Last Name Meanings |
| This site claims to have half a million baby names |
| Jerry Hill Presents Names : not just people names, but place names as well. |
| The Random Name Generator |
| Nomen Culture: Names in a Cultural Context, which includes a list of the more popular names of the century by decade. |
| Baby Name Trends by decade. |
| Baby Names Unlimited is a bit fluffy but useful. |
| Choosing Your Baby's Name also gives some cultural and (recent) historical guidelines. |
| Think! Baby Names: An online dictionary and reference guide on the origin and meaning of first names. Includes some lists: popularity by dates and by country (limited number of countries). |
| Medieval Names Archive. Developed for reenactors. |
| Listings and guidelines for medieval names are on the Laurel Education Page (roughly the last half of the page). |
| British and Anglo-Saxon Names |
| Medieval Naming Guides which is probably replicated elsewhere in this section. |
| Anglo Saxon Names compiled from Bede's A History of the English Church and People |
| An excellent list of Anglo Saxon, Viking, and Welsh names from Regia Anglorum. |
| A list of Anglo-Saxon people recorded in selected reference works. From the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England. |
| Anglo-Saxon names gleaned from Bede. |
| History of Anglo-Saxon Names . |
| Anglo-Saxon women's names from charters. |
| Female given names from A Dictionary of English Surnames. |
| Male and Female Saxon names from 20,000 Names website. |
| Sampling of A.S. names from Kate Monk. |
| A chart showing the Descent of the Anglo-Saxon Kings "from Noah." Useful for names. |
| Irish naming traditions and baby names. |
| Chinese Names |
| Mandarin Names for Gamers. |
| Short article on the meaning behind Chinese Names. |
| About.com's links to understanding Chinese Names. |
| Chinese characters and culture. |
| Chinese namefinder, with links to other tools. |
| Name Generator |
| Arabic Names |
| Arabic names, male and female, and medieval construction of Arabic names. |
| Miscellaneous |
| Homepage of the American Name Society. |