Ms. Griggs
Name Research Project
Books
924.4 SIL Michael: Fun and Facts About a Popular Name and the People Who
Made It Great
R 423 PRO Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names
R 929.4 HAN A Dictionary of First Names
R 929.4 HAN A Dictionary of Surnames
R 929.4 KOL A Dictionary of First Names
R 929.4 RIC From Aaron to Zoe: 15,000 Great Baby Names
R 929.4 SHA American Nick Names: Their Origin and Significance
Websites
Online Etymology Dictionary
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=surname
Behind the Name
http://surnames.behindthename.com/
First Name Meaings
First Names and What They Mean
http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/
Surname Meanings and Origins
http://genealogy.about.com/od/surname_meaning/
Type your Name in Hieroglyphics
http://www.upennmuseum.com/hieroglyphsreal.cgi/
Omniglot: Writing Systems
and Languages of the World
http://www.omniglot.com/links/yournamein.htm
Babelfish (language translator)
http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/babelfish/tr
Coats of Arms
http://www.freecoatsofarms.com/
Heraldry on the Internet
http://www.digiserve.com/heraldry/
Fleur-de-lis Designs (meanings
behind the signs)
http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm
Already Done the Research
Your Name Project?
Investigate One of the
Following….
Bigfoot or Sasquatch
Abominable Snowman or Yeti
One of the “
Great Pyramid of
Statue of Zeus
at
Mausoleum of
Lighthouse of
Books
001.9
001.9 ANT The Abominable Snowman
001.9 CAR Bigfoot: Man, Myth, or Monster
996 MEY The Blind Guards of
001.942 KRU What Really Happened in
720 COR The World of
Architectural Wonders
720 CAS Wonders of the World
930 COX Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World
Websites:
The Museum of Unnatural History
http://www.unmuseum.org/unmain.htm
http://www.bermuda-triangle.org/
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq8-3.htm
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1205_021205_bermudatriangle.html
Seven Wonders of the World
http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/
Yahoo Directory: Seven Wonders of the World
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/By_Time_Period/Ancient_History/Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World/
Abominable Snowman or Yeti
http://www.answers.com/topic/yeti
Easter Island
http://mysteriousplaces.com/Easter_Island/html/story.html
Easter Island (Nova)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/easter/
Easter Island