This isn't 100% about name origins, but those of you who are interested in scholarly articles on names may like to get a copy of the special issue of ONOMA, the journal of the International Council of Onomastic Science, that just came out. It is dated 2003 (academic journals are often abysmally late). This issue focuses on names in North
America, and includes an article I wrote. You can find the abstract for that article at:
http://poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?url=article&id=2002559&journal_code=ONO