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Credits

Many sources were utilized in the creation of Edgar's Name Pages. Here are a few of the most important ones.

Books

A Dictionary of First Names
By Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges
Oxford University Press, 1990.

A Dictionary of Surames
By Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges
Oxford University Press, 1998.

The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, 3rd edition
By Elizabeth Gidley Withycombe
Oxford University Press, 1977.

The Wordsworth Dictionary of First NamesBy Iseabail Mcleod and Terry Freedman
Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1995.

The Guinness Book of Names, 2nd edition
By Leslie Dunkling
Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983.

"Origin of Popular American Given Names."
The World Almanac and Book of Facts (2000), page 706.

Statistics
United States
The Social Security web site, www.ssa.gov
The United States Census web site, http://www.census.gov

Australia
http://www.babynames.com.au

Canada
http://www2.gov.ab.ca/gs/information/vs/top10%5Fnames.cfm

England, Scotland, Northern Ireland
http://www.babyworld.co.uk/babynamer/

France
www.meilleursprenoms.com - In French

Sweden
http://www.scb.se/eng/befovalfard/sakomraden/namn/namn.asp - In Swedish and English

Clip Art
http://www.barrysclipart.com
http://www.kevdebin.atlnet.com
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/Valley/5851/Holidays.html
http://www.backgroundsarchive.com
http://www.glorysite.com/creations4b.html#ST._PATRICKS_DAY
http://normsgraphics.hypermart.net/images/Backgrounds/thumbs/background1.htm