Comments on: Ultimate Baby Naming Spreadsheet http://slacy.com/blog/2007/04/ultimate-baby-naming-spreadsheet/ This site is solar powered! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:09:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: slacy http://slacy.com/blog/2007/04/ultimate-baby-naming-spreadsheet/comment-page-1/#comment-18090 slacy Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:04:58 +0000 http://slacy.com/blog/index.php/2007/04/20/ultimate-baby-naming-spreadsheet/#comment-18090 Search around for an implementation of double metaphone in PHP. The wiki article on it is a good place to start. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Metaphone" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Metaphone</a> I haven't looked at the code I used to generate this in a really long time, so it's all kind of out of date and I don't really remember how it worked, sorry. Did you also see my page here: <a href="http://slacy.com/names" rel="nofollow">http://slacy.com/names</a> where I've made a very simple web interface into this info? That one has both male and female lists, as well as a really big "all" list. You can find a link to that list here: <a href="http://slacy.com/names/index.php?name=robert&type=male&n=14" rel="nofollow">http://slacy.com/names/index.php?name=robert&type=male&n=14</a> , but it's not grouped by gender. Does your 50k name list separate male from female? Search around for an implementation of double metaphone in PHP. The wiki article on it is a good place to start. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Metaphone I haven’t looked at the code I used to generate this in a really long time, so it’s all kind of out of date and I don’t really remember how it worked, sorry.

Did you also see my page here: http://slacy.com/names where I’ve made a very simple web interface into this info? That one has both male and female lists, as well as a really big “all” list. You can find a link to that list here: http://slacy.com/names/index.php?name=robert&type=male&n=14 , but it’s not grouped by gender. Does your 50k name list separate male from female?

]]> By: Kerry Mann Jr http://slacy.com/blog/2007/04/ultimate-baby-naming-spreadsheet/comment-page-1/#comment-18085 Kerry Mann Jr Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:05:17 +0000 http://slacy.com/blog/index.php/2007/04/20/ultimate-baby-naming-spreadsheet/#comment-18085 This spreadsheet is the best ive seen- well done. The ability to see similar sounding names is what is lacking from everything else I've seen. I have a spreadsheet of about 50,000 baby names- and I want to get the similar soundprints for comparison. Could you point me in the right direction- Im farily technical- I know PHP etc- but looking into Aspell was pretty overwhelimg- I couldnt pinpoint documentation on SoundPrints. Perhaps you have a script you could share? I'd be happy to share my database of 50,000 names with you.. either way... if you are interested. My database also has orgins and name meanings. please let me know. me [@] kerrymann.com This spreadsheet is the best ive seen- well done.
The ability to see similar sounding names is what is lacking from everything else I’ve seen.

I have a spreadsheet of about 50,000 baby names- and I want to get the similar soundprints for comparison. Could you point me in the right direction- Im farily technical- I know PHP etc- but looking into Aspell was pretty overwhelimg- I couldnt pinpoint documentation on SoundPrints.

Perhaps you have a script you could share? I’d be happy to share my database of 50,000 names with you.. either way… if you are interested. My database also has orgins and name meanings.

please let me know.

me [@] kerrymann.com

]]> By: Care http://slacy.com/blog/2007/04/ultimate-baby-naming-spreadsheet/comment-page-1/#comment-12254 Care Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:57:19 +0000 http://slacy.com/blog/index.php/2007/04/20/ultimate-baby-naming-spreadsheet/#comment-12254 HI Guys- I thought picking a name was complicated enough! Now these spread sheets have tech-i-fied the process! Here are Drew and Grace's suggestions for their new cousin: Grace- age 5: Barney ( our former childhood dog) or Daisy (her nintendog) Drew-age 6: Grant (his favorite guy from Mythbusters) or Marissa (the girl in his class he likes) Another option- Skitty (a Pokemon) I guess your idea is better- never leave naming PEOPLE up to small children! Love, Care HI Guys-
I thought picking a name was complicated enough!
Now these spread sheets have tech-i-fied the process!
Here are Drew and Grace’s suggestions for their new cousin:
Grace- age 5: Barney ( our former childhood dog) or Daisy (her nintendog)
Drew-age 6: Grant (his favorite guy from Mythbusters) or Marissa (the girl in his class he likes)
Another option- Skitty (a Pokemon)
I guess your idea is better- never leave naming PEOPLE up to small children!
Love, Care

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