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in reply to a message by Steve
Hi user Steve,
Not all user-submitted names can be immediately added to the main name database. The user-submitted name database is made of 156,254 given names, which is so many to be included all at once to the main database. For your information, this site is getting updated every ~5 months, and every update is including around 200 given names, if the names have been verified.
In regard to the "legitimate additions", verified names are marked by the three check marks on the top right of the user-submitted name entry. It means that the editors have verified their listed usages (e.g. notable bearers such as celebrities, LinkedIn profiles, etc.) and their descriptions (i.e. the meaning and history of the name).
You can correct a user-submitted given names in the "Correct an existing given name?" section here: https://www.behindthename.com/submit/submit, or you can leave a discussion in the "Discuss" section of a user-submitted name, on the top right of the user-submitted name entry. When submitting correction, you can put the meaning and/or history of the name, the bearer(s) of the name, the pronunciation, etc. But one thing to note is, you must include a valid source (e.g. web links, book pages, news).
You can also contact Mike C (the editor-in-chief of the site) or any editors about this topic.(editor list: https://www.behindthename.com/submit/editors.php)
Regards,
better_nit_bitter
Greetings from 15 hours ahead!
Not all user-submitted names can be immediately added to the main name database. The user-submitted name database is made of 156,254 given names, which is so many to be included all at once to the main database. For your information, this site is getting updated every ~5 months, and every update is including around 200 given names, if the names have been verified.
In regard to the "legitimate additions", verified names are marked by the three check marks on the top right of the user-submitted name entry. It means that the editors have verified their listed usages (e.g. notable bearers such as celebrities, LinkedIn profiles, etc.) and their descriptions (i.e. the meaning and history of the name).
You can correct a user-submitted given names in the "Correct an existing given name?" section here: https://www.behindthename.com/submit/submit, or you can leave a discussion in the "Discuss" section of a user-submitted name, on the top right of the user-submitted name entry. When submitting correction, you can put the meaning and/or history of the name, the bearer(s) of the name, the pronunciation, etc. But one thing to note is, you must include a valid source (e.g. web links, book pages, news).
You can also contact Mike C (the editor-in-chief of the site) or any editors about this topic.(editor list: https://www.behindthename.com/submit/editors.php)
Regards,
better_nit_bitter
Greetings from 15 hours ahead!
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