Names » General Resources

Personal Name

Definitions & world-wide naming customs from Wikpedia.

ProGenealogists - Coats of Arms, Family Crests, and Surname Origins

An article explaining some of the misconceptions surrounding these topics.
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The USGenWeb Project - Information on Names

Top names of the 1880s

Shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during 1880 - 1889. From the United States Social Security Administration.

US Naming Laws by State

Learn everything you need to know about naming laws by state —including which names are illegal for birth certificates where you live.

Victorian Era Names - circa 1840's-1890's

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