Notre Dame High School Library - Research Projects and Reserves - English 9 - Origin of Your Name
MLA 8th Packet for this Project
(ok to use for 9th edition as well - no significant changes)
Print Books:
Books on reserve (baby name books, A Saint for Your Name books, Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names, Bible Baby Names)(if you'd like more information on the life of a saint, see Butler's Lives of the Saints and Catholic Online - catholic.org)
Web Sites:
First Names
BabyNames.com
www.babynames.com/
Names.org
https://www.names.org/
Baby Names Finder
www.babycenter.com/baby-names
Behind the Name: The Etymology and History of First Names
www.behindthename.com/
Think Baby Names
www.thinkbabynames.com/
Nameberry
https://nameberry.com/
First Names Starting with A-Z - Family Education
https://www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/browse-names/first-name
Last Names (aka Surnames or Family Names)
Behind the Name: The Etymology and History of Surnames
surnames.behindthename.com/
Discover the meaning and history behind your last name - Ancestry.com
www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
FamilySearch Surname
https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname
Family Name History - Family Education
www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/surname
Surname Meanings and Origins - ThoughtCo.
https://www.thoughtco.com/surname-meanings-and-origins-4133306
House of Names.com
www.houseofnames.com/
Popularity
Baby Names - Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
The Baby Name Wizard
www.babynamewizard.com/
(ok to use for 9th edition as well - no significant changes)
Print Books:
Books on reserve (baby name books, A Saint for Your Name books, Dictionary of Patron Saints' Names, Bible Baby Names)(if you'd like more information on the life of a saint, see Butler's Lives of the Saints and Catholic Online - catholic.org)
Web Sites:
First Names
BabyNames.com
www.babynames.com/
Names.org
https://www.names.org/
Baby Names Finder
www.babycenter.com/baby-names
Behind the Name: The Etymology and History of First Names
www.behindthename.com/
Think Baby Names
www.thinkbabynames.com/
Nameberry
https://nameberry.com/
First Names Starting with A-Z - Family Education
https://www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/browse-names/first-name
Last Names (aka Surnames or Family Names)
Behind the Name: The Etymology and History of Surnames
surnames.behindthename.com/
Discover the meaning and history behind your last name - Ancestry.com
www.ancestry.com/learn/facts
FamilySearch Surname
https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname
Family Name History - Family Education
www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/surname
Surname Meanings and Origins - ThoughtCo.
https://www.thoughtco.com/surname-meanings-and-origins-4133306
House of Names.com
www.houseofnames.com/
Popularity
Baby Names - Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/
The Baby Name Wizard
www.babynamewizard.com/