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I don't suggest going to Babynames.com AT ALL!
by Lala (guest)
8/23/2004, 11:31 AM
in reply to a message by Diana
They are very inaccurate when it comes to name menaingsLala
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- Lauren B (guest)   +8
8/23/2004, 12:29 PM
Actually...Babynames.com is a very good naming site. I speak as a member of it for four years. It's worth paying for!
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- Merrimenthe (guest)   +1
8/24/2004, 3:10 AM
I'm a member too - the meanings/origins are generally unreliable :)
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- Kandake
8/26/2004, 9:55 AM
I am also a member there. The name database is near-useless; The meanings are mostly way off. But the FORUMS - They are friendly, more mature than most, and very active...but not free.
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- lala (guest)   +5
8/23/2004, 2:06 PM
The Name Meanings are NOT accurate at All.The meanings for many names are compeltely wrongLala
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- Helminger (guest)   +1
8/30/2004, 9:10 PM
Can anyone tell me the meaning of the name Helminger? I have also found it spelled on gravestones, Hellminger. I would appreciate any help. Thank you. Kathy Helminger
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- Andy (guest)
8/31/2004, 12:52 AM
I think HELMINGER is a personal name derived from the place-name Helming. As far as I can see, there are three places by that name in Germany and they are all located in Bavaria. The place-name again probably goes back to a personal name with the Germanic element "Helm" (helmet), like Helmfried or Helmbrecht. I wouldn't get confused by the double L.Hope this helps.Andy ;—)
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- Seda* (Sedalyn)   +2
8/23/2004, 5:37 PM
well...Some of the meanings are wrong and some of them are not. It's better than one of my baby names books though, so I have to give it some credit.-Seda*
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- Chrisell (guest)   +1
8/23/2004, 7:21 PM
Lol . . .. . . that's not saying much, given some of the shockers of name books that I've seen."sometimes accurate" doesn't equal "accurate". And the odd points of accuracy don't excuse the massive mis-information that sites like that perpetrate.Compared to the painstaking accuracy - and acknowledgement of missing knowledge - at BtN, babynames.com is just mush. But I'm sure you know that! :-D
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- Seda* (Sedalyn)
8/31/2004, 5:53 PM
of course...*SK*
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