Seeks to find out what really is in a name, and to investigate cultural insights, settlement history, and linguistic characteristics revealed in names. Site includes membership and publication information. An academic journal. Among the subjects it covers, onomastic studies. The meaning and history of first names.
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The aim of the Council is the advancement, representation and co-ordination of name research on an international level and in an interdisciplinary context. This project is part of Oxford University, under the aegis of the Board of Literae Humaniores. Geographic and onomastic Encyclopedia of the United States and reference information. Lists proper names as surnames and placenames. A personal page that is intended to be an annotated bibliography of sources for the study of names.