Names Report

Names Report

12 Details = 3 Names X 4 Details for each Name: a) NAME

b) Concise Meaning c) (Language of Origin)

d) Source: the URL (the full www Address)

Start your research on these reliable websites: ❖ behindthename.com

❖ surnames.behindthename.com

❖ surnamedb.com ❖ forebears.io

❖ houseofnames.com ❖ ancientfaces.com

❖ 20000names.com ❖ ancestry.com (See what you can learn for free; but don’t pay them just for this assignment.)

If the reliable websites above don't suffice, then search the wider www.

Avoid junk sources such as: urbandictionary.com.

Ask the people (probably your parents) who named you what they intended & ask them for the sources of

their choices.

If you have a compound name, then split it up & research each part.

If you don’t have a middle name, then borrow some name from 1 of your family members. You must report on 3 names to earn full credit.

Keep pushing the hyperlinks. Do not stop searching for the meanings when you find pages that say things

like: “son of Pedro” or “Latin form of Mary.” Take the advice of Salt-N-Pepa: Push it. Keep pushing the hyperlinks until you uncover the meaning.

Remember that we are searching for the concise meaning of each of your 3 names, not the spelling. Oftentimes, vowels have been switched over the generations, especially when people immigrated.

Often the letter “d” is used at the beginning of a name to signify “from” in the romance languages that are derived from Latin. Likewise, the prefixes “o” & “mc” & “mac” also mean “from” or

“descendant of” when they appear at the beginning of Celtic names.

1-Your 1st Name:

2-Concise Definition(s) of your 1st Name: 3-Language(s) of Origin of your 1st Name:

4-URL(s) of your Source(s) regarding your 1st Name:

5-Your Middle Name:

6-Concise Definition(s) of your Middle Name: 7-Language(s) of Origin of your Middle Name:

8-URL(s) of your Source(s) regarding your Middle Name:

9-Your Surname: 10-Concise Definition(s) of your Surname:

11-Language(s) of Origin of your Surname: 12-URL(s) of your Source(s) regarding your Surname: