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- Lurline H. Cultharp Collection of Onomastics - A Bibliography - Bibliography of books, articles and other onomastic resources at the University of Texas, El Paso.
- Anglo-Saxon Studies Bibliography - Onomastics - Onomastics section containing bibliographies and references sources on both Anglo-Saxon place and personal names.
- Onomastic-Surname Distribution Map - History of French surnames. A few are Steunou, Chambon, Faye, Lesueur, Lamoureux, and Fournier. Maps and texts are available.
- International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) - International organization of all scholars who have a special interest in the study of names. The aim of the Council is the advancement, representation and co-ordination of name research on an international level and in an interdisciplinary context.
- PlacesNamed.com - Geographic and onomastic Encyclopedia of the United States and reference information. Lists proper names as surnames and placenames.
- American Name Society - Promote onomastics, the study of names and naming practices, both in the United States and abroad. 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.
- Anthropological Linguistics - An academic journal. Among the subjects it covers, onomastic studies.
- The Onomastic Cringe - Article by John Derbyshire on the revision of ethnonymy and toponymy.
- Luxembourg Gazetteer of Villages and Towns - Introduction to place names with map and alphabetical list in Luxembourgish, French, and German.
- Onomastics - Fòrum d'antroponímia (noms propis) en català.
Wikipedia Articles
- Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research in Umeå - DAUM, the Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research in Umeå, is a Swedish governmental archive bureau which collects, preserves, works up and provides information about dialects, place names, folklore culture and local history. DAUM is part of the Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore.
- Onomastics - Onomastics or onomatology is the study of proper names of all kinds and the origins of names. The word is derived from the Greek word όνομα (onoma), meaning name.
- Toponyms of Finland - ... result mainly from the legacy left by three linguistic heritages: the Finnish language (spoken by about 93% of the population), the Swedish language (about 5,5%) and Sami languages (about 0,03%). Finland’s place names range from those of unknown or unrecognizable origins to more clearly derivable onomastics.
- International Council of Onomastic Sciences - The International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS) is an international academic organization of scholars with a special interest in onomastics, the scientific study of names (e.g.
- Marie-Thérèse Morlet - Marie-Thérèse Morlet is a French scientist (specialist in onomastics) and honorary director of research at CNRS.