This page is dedicated to my mother who wrote
"Place Names of Flatbush" and got interested in onomastics.
When I first started teaching I decided to do so research on
the name of my school Berriman Junior High School. I could
not find any other reason for the naming of my school except
that it was located on Berriman Street. I then turned my
research on to how Berriman Street got its na. This
whole process led to write a socio-economic and historical
curriculum for the school neighborhood. This began
Writing
Career
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Behind the Name: the
Etymology and History of First Names
20,000+ Names from Around
the World--baby names, pet, pets, sim, story character, aning,
origin, etymology, etymologies, anings, origins Baby Name
Wizard - Popularity of Names through the years
Surname Origin & Last Name meanings. Free Family Name Dictionary
with Family History & Genealogy Resources by Ancestor Search
My mother was an active mber and enjoyed attending and
presenting at the
American Name Society
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