Name facts forum?

[amylove]

How about setting up a name facts forum on Nameberry? Where people can inquire about the meanings and origins of names that aren't in the database, and also about pronunciations.

[sugarplumfairy]

Considering how flawed the NB database is, I think this could be a very smart idea.

[flick]

I concur - the database here lacks any real info, but there are quite a few members who do a lot of research, I think this would be helpful.

[amylove]

I agree. I've spent a long time researching European names and have spotted mistakes and omissions in the database here. For example, Amaia is listed as Spanish - it's actually Basque. Alessandra is listed as being Italian and Spanish when in truth it's just Italian - the Spanish form is Alejandra. It would be nice if there was some way to correct the mistakes.

[essjay]

I think any database as vast as Nameberry's is likely to have mistakes, but it would be nice to have a way we can submit anything that's wrong in terms of history and pronunciation, especially given that many names have different pronunciations in different languages or countries.