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Note that you should try and double-check in several places--basically do your own research--if you want to be 100% sure of something regarding a name.
That said, here are some good sites that I have bookmarked:
http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/ - Oxygen's Babynamer. Fairly accurate, but does have some errors. Also has quite a few kre8iv spellings, some very cringe-worthy (Qeleigh for Kelly, for one). Has interesting categories and namesakes, and a relatively good search. You used to be able to contribute opinions on names, but they've apparently removed that feature
http://www.geocities.com/edgarbook/names/welcome.html - Edgar's Name Pages. A less professional, but still fairly accurate site. Gives top 50 popularities for England going all the way back to the Middle Ages, and lots of other goodies. Is due for an update soon
http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/ - Kate Monk's site. I regret I keep not checking it out fully due to various distractions, but everyone here praises it for accuracy, and being backed up by sources. Includes, among other things, medieval names for both sexes, as well as Puritan names
http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/ - Feminine Given Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames. In other words, lots of female names that were used in the Middle Ages in England, separated into eras. Not etymology-oriented--although it does have some--but is rather focused on what names parents were naming their daughters
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/givennames.html - Given names used from 1450 to 1650 in England. Quite similar to the above site, but includes male names too
http://home.comcast.net/~jeniphir/babynames.html - Name That Goth! Not etymology related, but a must for anyone who wants a Goth name. It's nicely separated into categories. Particularly good since it's run by a mother who's an actual Goth
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm - Patron Saints Index. I'm atheist, but I go here all the time for medieval name inspiration and namesakes for characters (got a pilot you need named? Use Joseph, after Saint Joseph of Cupertino, patron saint of pilots)
http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/ - British Columbia's name popularities. This was hard to find, and Mike graciously gave me the link. Should be updated soon with 2004 popularities. Has a lot of Indian (as in India) names, because we have a rather large minority of Indians in BC
A general rule of thumb is to avoid any name site with the word "baby" in it. (There are exceptions, of course, as Oxygen's Babynamer demonstrates.) Or sites that look like clones of Babynames.com, either in looks or name meanings. These sites are likely to be inaccurate.
Miranda
That said, here are some good sites that I have bookmarked:
http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/ - Oxygen's Babynamer. Fairly accurate, but does have some errors. Also has quite a few kre8iv spellings, some very cringe-worthy (Qeleigh for Kelly, for one). Has interesting categories and namesakes, and a relatively good search. You used to be able to contribute opinions on names, but they've apparently removed that feature
http://www.geocities.com/edgarbook/names/welcome.html - Edgar's Name Pages. A less professional, but still fairly accurate site. Gives top 50 popularities for England going all the way back to the Middle Ages, and lots of other goodies. Is due for an update soon
http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/ - Kate Monk's site. I regret I keep not checking it out fully due to various distractions, but everyone here praises it for accuracy, and being backed up by sources. Includes, among other things, medieval names for both sexes, as well as Puritan names
http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/ - Feminine Given Names in A Dictionary of English Surnames. In other words, lots of female names that were used in the Middle Ages in England, separated into eras. Not etymology-oriented--although it does have some--but is rather focused on what names parents were naming their daughters
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/givennames.html - Given names used from 1450 to 1650 in England. Quite similar to the above site, but includes male names too
http://home.comcast.net/~jeniphir/babynames.html - Name That Goth! Not etymology related, but a must for anyone who wants a Goth name. It's nicely separated into categories. Particularly good since it's run by a mother who's an actual Goth
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm - Patron Saints Index. I'm atheist, but I go here all the time for medieval name inspiration and namesakes for characters (got a pilot you need named? Use Joseph, after Saint Joseph of Cupertino, patron saint of pilots)
http://www.vs.gov.bc.ca/babynames/ - British Columbia's name popularities. This was hard to find, and Mike graciously gave me the link. Should be updated soon with 2004 popularities. Has a lot of Indian (as in India) names, because we have a rather large minority of Indians in BC
A general rule of thumb is to avoid any name site with the word "baby" in it. (There are exceptions, of course, as Oxygen's Babynamer demonstrates.) Or sites that look like clones of Babynames.com, either in looks or name meanings. These sites are likely to be inaccurate.
Miranda
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