MakeUseOf Directory » etymology http://www.makeuseof.com/dir Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:01:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Where The Streets Have Your Name: View Streets With Your Name http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/where-the-streets-have-your-name-streets-with-your-name/ http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/where-the-streets-have-your-name-streets-with-your-name/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 23:01:45 +0000 MOin http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/?p=33494 Many places, streets, and buildings are named after real people. Thus coincidentally you might share your name with many places around the world. To help you find out where those places are, DataPoint’s “Where The Streets Have Your Name” was created.

streets with your name

“Where The Streets Have Your Name” is a free to use web tool that helps find which places in the world share your name. All you have to do is enter in your name and choose to display the places on Google Maps or in Google Earth. The places are then displayed according to your selected options.

where the streets have your name

The pins on the maps can be clicked to zoom in on the places.

The pin icon on top can be used to zoom in to the next place.

Features:

  • A user-friendly web service.
  • Lets you find out the places that share the same name as yours.
  • Looks for places throughout the world.
  • Displays places on Google Maps and Google Earth.
  • Lets you zoom into the places.

Check out “Where The Streets Have Your Name” @ www.datapointed.net/2011/02/maps-of-streets-places-first-names (by MOin from ThumbPress)

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what name stands for

You can either search the meaning of an name you know or look for a new name in its various categorized lists. Possibilities are countless, here is the list of things you can do:

  • Names Browser: Search for English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, Indian, Irish, Mythology, Biblical, African, much more names…
  • All About name meanings and origins: You can browse names and their meanings (etymology and history), search for etymological elements in given names, see a list of languages, browse other topics in the glossary, read articles and current events about names, there are also frequently asked questions about names
  • Popular Names: See the most popular names for births in different countries and years.
  • Namesakes: Find which famous people share their first name with you.
  • Name Days: Search for names associated with the days of the year
  • Interaction & Tools: Message Boards: categorized boards for posting messages, Polls: create and browse polls, Name Translator: search names translation from English to almost any language, Submit a Name help them improve their database
  • Fun Stuff: Random Renamer, Anagram Names, Name Themes, Names For Twins
  • Name of the Day

name meanings and origins

MakeUseOf has covered several other baby naming sites easrlier, see Nymbler, NamepediA and What A Lovely Name.

Visit BehindtheName @ www.behindthename.com (by Lucas Gabriel Artigas from Get-it-Rght)

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