50000 Names Origin app for iPhone and iPad


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Developer: Ning Cui
0.99 USD
Current version: 1.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 28 Feb 2011
App size: 10.19 Mb

One of the things that all people and places have in common is "Names". Have you ever asked yourself, "What does my name mean?". Most people have some idea of their name meaning or where their name came from. This iPhone/iPad Universal app is a good resource to look up the origin and meaning of names. You can browse through 50,000 name meaning and origin as well as top 1000 popular names rankings in the USA for new born babies, referencing data from the Year 2007 to 2010 statistics.

You can browse and bookmark your favorite names from the 50,000 names list or the use shake gesture for a random names suggestions from the entire database. Once you know the meaning of your name or your baby name, you can also look up the meanings of friendss and family names. Make a party out of it! Other features include:

✔ The names listing are ordered alphabetically in color codes for easy browsing - blue highlight for boy names, pink highlight for girl names and green highlight for unisex names.

✔ You can use the Bookmark function to store your favorite names. You can saves any names while browsing the database and the bookmark function provide quick access to them at any time.

✔ There is also the recently viewed names function which makes it easy for you to go back the names that you just browsed.

✔ There is a keyword search function that searches not just the name but also the meaning of names, which allows you to find specific names that has certain meaning to it.

✔ The Top 1000 popular names listing is based on all the names from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States for that particular year. Year 2007 to 2010 are included in the database for references.

This app is also great for finding the perfect names for your new born babies. Not only is learning the names fun, but its also educational. Have fun and show everyone your results!