name resources
just a place to hold every name resource i have. several of these links are redundant af but whatever that's why i'm making a list in the dump instead of making a legit list on the Interwebs. bruh i don't even have a proper list on my tumblr yet. a lot of this is ported from my personal document, my notes app (which also has some stuff crossed over from my doc), and maybe whatever little i have on tungle.hell for now. love matu ^u^
mati's top name resources
finding names similar to a specific name
- nameberry. look for a specific name you like, then scroll down to the "20 names similar to" and "lists containing" sections.
- magic baby names
- name energy. usa-centric, ai-based if any of that bothers you. not working as of november 10
- r/namenerds. you can then use the search bar to look for a specific name. there's probably several posts in which someone asked for names similar to the name you searched. or you can ask for name suggestions if you have a reddit account.
- r/transnames. a space for trans people searching for names. also has a link to a discord server.
non-english names
- bilingual name finder. name results should be researched further, i did find a few duds with spanish/norwegian names
- nordic names. given names in sweden, denmark, norway, finland, iceland, greenland, faroe islands
- beliebte vornamen. info and stats on german names. website in german.
- nederlandse voornamenbank by meertens instituut. info on given names in the netherlands. website in dutch and english.
- nase jmena. gotta figure out the specific characters for that title. info on czech names. in czech.
- names4muslims. muslim names and their meanings
- jewish baby name finder on kveller. also links to a guide on jewish baby names and other articles
- native american baby names. a webpage explaining issues with "native american" names on english speaking children.
- yourubaname.com. database of yoruba names and meanings. includes tone marks.
- nisanyan adlar. website on turkish names. in turkish.
- r/desinamenerds. subreddit for discussing south asian names.
- r/jewishnames. subreddit for discussing anything having to do with jewish names
- r/namenerdspanish. subreddit for discussing spanish names. posts can be in english, spanish, or portuguese.
- r/namenerdsworldwide. same as r/namenerds but aimed at people outside north america.
- oh hell yeah finally added all links to this section HELL YEAH I CAN MOVE TO OTHER SECTIONS love matu
trying new names
- pronoun dressing room. only accepts one name and one set of pronouns. it takes a little messing around with pronouns to make it not glitch but otherwise it's simple.
- pronoun dressing room but more interactive. allows multiple names and multiple pronoun sets.
- r/TransTryouts. reddit account needed to post there. also offers a link for a related discord server, you don't need a reddit account for that but you do need a discord account.
- baby name test drive by baby name genie. aimed at parents so it's cisheteronormative. putting it here anyway
- discover me name finder. ios only app.
- go on tumblr and find a blog currently doing pronoun validation checks. if i put a list of blogs here it'll probably be outdated in a couple of months so not making one. search "pronoun validation check" on tumblr, sort by latest, the op of a recent post is probably doing them. if you're lucky they might accept anonymous asks, which don't require a tumblr account
advice on finding a name
i fucking love my name. -matias