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The following teaser is from a May 19, 2017 article posted at dailymail.co.uk: An unusual baby name seems to be a badge of honor for celebrities, who excel at picking out quirky and sometimes downright bizarre monikers for their children. Continue reading Online Tool Reveals the Year in Which a Given Name was Most Popular in Britain
Family Roots Publishing has put together a bundle of two recently published Lloyd Bockstruck books – one dealing with Settlements and Migration in America & the other the closely related subject of Names. We’ve discounted the bundle by 10%. The Continue reading Bockstruck’s New Settlements & Migrations book, bundled with his Names volume – 10% Off
Two hundred years ago no parent would have named a child for a favorite movie star. There were no movies. However, naming a child for an historical figure, like George after George Washington, was not uncommon. Other naming practice common Continue reading The Name IS the Game: Onomatology and the Genealogist
Changes in the spelling of surnames when immigrants came to America create problems enough for genealogists. Add to this name changes made afterwards, often to better fit the local culture or simplify a names usage. Now add these issue to Continue reading Spelling Variations in German Names
Resources, records, documents, hours of research and in the end it all comes down to names and dates. No matter what any of us ever learn about out own ancestors, genealogists start and end with names and dates. Those names Continue reading Nicknames: Past and Present, 5th Edition Expanded
The following article was written by Bryan L. Mulcahy, Reference Librarian at the Fort Myers-Lee County Library, and was reprinted with his permission: How often have you encountered and individual or family in a census which looks like yours, but Continue reading A Bit About Nicknames
The following Press release was written by Genes Reunited: Tuesday, 5 July 2011: 37% of people would name their children after relatives with traditional names Quirky celebrity baby names not so original after all Brooklyn and Cruz found in the Continue reading Unusual Baby Names Spurned Despite Celebrity Trend
Believe it or not, there are places in this world where the naming of a child is strictly prescribed by the government. In America we can call our kids most anything, but in some places it would be illegal to Continue reading Illegal Baby Names