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'''WikiProject Anthroponymy''' is a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] aimed at improving Wikipedia's coverage of [[anthroponymy]], that is information related to the names of people. The scope of this project includes articles about anthroponymy itself and related topics.

==Related guideline and policy pages==
* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)#Given names or surnames]]
* [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy/names and surnames]] (discussion reached conclusions in May 2005)
* [[Wikipedia:Lists]]
* [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (long lists)]]
* [[Wikipedia:Red link]]

==Open tasks==
* We need to create an article that can be an example of the model page that all name article should reflect
* Infobox names that includes useful information
* Start assessing the quality of each name article and utilize the bot to index these pages.  As of 2008-03-22, '''75% are not assessed''' along either of the two assessment dimension.
* For each [[WP:PROD]] and [[WP:AFD]] day - comprehensive identification of [[#Pending deletions|pending deletions]] <!-- added 2008-01-12 without discussion -->
* There are [[#Articles needing attention|articles needing attention]] listed below <!-- added as reasonable cross-reference 2008-01-27 -->
* Create a new name article — see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy/Articles that could be created]] for some suggestions for name articles <!-- added 2008-06-30 -->
* Other ideas?
*Please join the discussion [[Wikipedia_talk:Disambiguation#Given_names]] about a policy of listing people with a given given name.

===Task forces===
#[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy/Arabic names task force]], converted from 'WikiProject Arabic names' 2008-04-03 <!-- [[User:Ceyockey]] -->

===Pending deletions===
:<small>''all deletion types: AfD, PROD, CfD, TfD, etc.''</small>
Throughput for this section is relatively low.  '''If items are listed below, please review them and take appropriate action'''

* [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Allahyarov]] (Dec 28, 2010) 
* [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Cliburn_(surname)]] (Dec 5, 2010)

====Resolved items====
{{See also|Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy/Pending deletions archive}}
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==Articles==
===Assessment===
{{See also|Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy/Assessment}}
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|'''Milestones'''
* 2005 October: [[Names of the Greeks]] becomes [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 27, 2005|first featured article]]
* 2005 December: [[Yuan (surname)]] becomes [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 12, 2005|second featured article]]
* 2006 April: [[:Template:Surname|Surname template]] created
* 2006 June: [[Japanese name]] becomes [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AJapanese_name&diff=61115836&oldid=48938350 Class-A article]
* 2007 June: [[Korean name]] becomes [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/June 22, 2005|third featured article]]
*:''[[Wikipedia:Featured article review/Korean name/archive2|Demoted March 2008]]''
* 2007 June: Project and [[:Template:Anthroponymy|Project Banner]] created and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Anthroponymy_articles_by_quality_statistics&oldid=140258149 monitoring starts]
* 2007 July: [[:Template:Family name|Family name Infobox]] created
* 2007 November: Project reaches 1000 articles ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Anthroponymy_articles_by_quality_statistics&oldid=168695499 link])
* 2008 February: Project reaches 2000 articles ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Anthroponymy_articles_by_quality_statistics&oldid=189452655 link])
* 2008 May: Project reaches 3000 articles ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Anthroponymy_articles_by_quality_statistics&direction=next&oldid=213250600 link])
|{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Anthroponymy articles by quality statistics}}
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===Featured content [[Image:LinkFA-star.png]]===

Currently there are no featured articles within the project. Former featured (and demoted) articles include:
* [[Names of the Greeks]]
* [[Yuan (surname)]]
* [[Korean name]]

===Example of high-quality name articles===
* [[William (name)]]

===Articles needing attention===
;B-class
* [[Family name]]
* [[Smith (surname)]]
;Start-class
* [[Adrian]] — needs references and more meat
* [[Ciarán]]
* [[Name change]] - Please see start page for structure proposal
* [[Sinclair (surname)]]; Just added a whole bunch to it, its a list page mostly at the moment, I cleaned it up and added lots, will continue with this, just sticking it here for any extra help, thanks. [[User:Terrasidius|<span style="color:Goldenrod;">ΤΕΡΡΑΣΙΔΙΩΣ</span>]]'''('''[[User talk:Terrasidius|<sup style="color:purple;">Ταλκ</sup>]]''')''' 20:25, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
;Stub-class
* [[Fraser (surname)]], split from [[Clan Fraser]]
* [[Grajek]], orphaned and unreferenced since mid-2006
* [[Gul (name)]], needs infobox, origin, meaning & categories
* [[Loretta]], currently redirects to an asteroid belt, needs a page
;Merge suggestions
* [[Family name]] and [[Surname]]
* [[Martin (name)]] and [[Martyn]] (I have suggested a merger) (2008-01-27)

===New articles===
Please feel free to list newly created anthroponymy-related articles here (newest at the top); see also the non-redundant [[#Splits from disambiguation pages]] below. Interesting or unusual anthroponymy articles can be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Page; see [[Template talk:Did you know]].
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* [[List of legally mononymous people]]
* [[Bewick]], not sure proper locale for this, expanded the Bewick article and would need it assessed and added to your project


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===Splits from disambiguation pages===

====2010====
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* [[Julia (given name)]] ← [[Julia]] (re-split)
* [[Haggard (surname)]] ← [[Haggard]]
* [[Siân]] ← [[Sian]]
* [[Beswick (surname)]] ← [[Beswick]]
* [[Patti (name)]] ← [[Patti]] and [[Pattie]]
* [[Kemal (name)]] ← [[Kemal (disambiguation)]]
* [[Kim (surname)]] ← [[Kim]]
* [[Björk (name)]] ← [[Björk (disambiguation)]]
* [[Michelle (name)]] ← [[Michelle]]
* [[Luna (name)]] ← [[Luna]] (re-split)

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* [[Trevor]] → [[Trevor (disambiguation)]]
* [[Bramwell (name)]] ← [[Bramwell (disambiguation)]]
* [[Cindy (given name)]] ← [[Cindy]], [[Cyndi]], [[Cyndy]]
* [[Cynthia (disambiguation)]]  ← [[Cynthia]]
* [[Pigott (surname)]]  ← [[Pigott]], [[Piggott]]
* [[Pigot (surname)]]  ← [[Pigot]]
* [[Alicia (given name)]]  ← [[Alicia]]
* [[Clare (surname)]]  ← [[Clare]]
* [[Cortes (surname)]]  ← [[Cortes]]
* [[Prudence (given name)]]  ← [[Prudence]], [[Prue]]
* [[Prunella (given name)]]  ← [[Prunella]]

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===Old new articles and new splits information===
See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy/Articles activity archive]] for New Articles content from December 2007 forward.

==Templates==
<!-- Model page template - see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy/Template]] -->

=== Surname template ===
{{See|Template:Surname/doc}}
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{{surname}}

or

{{surname|unqualified name}}
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{{surname|Anthroponymy}}

:''Note: the above warning appears because this is not an article page.''

=== Given name template ===
{{See|Template:Given name}}
<pre>
{{given name}}

or

{{given name|  |  }}
</pre>
{{given name|Howard|nocat}}

=== WikiProject banner template ===
{{See|Template:WikiProject Anthroponymy}}

<pre>
{{WikiProject Anthroponymy}}

or

{{WikiProject Anthroponymy| class =  | importance =  }}
</pre>

{{WikiProject Anthroponymy|category=no}}

===WikiProject participant template===
{{See|Template:User WikiProject Anthroponymy}}
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{{User WikiProject Anthroponymy}}
<br style="clear:both;"/>
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{{User WikiProject Anthroponymy}}
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===Deletion discussion template===
{{See|Template:Delsort WPAnthropo}}
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<pre>
{{Delsort WPAnthropo}}
</pre>
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:''(item below is transcluded)''
{{Delsort WPAnthropo}}
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===Given name Infobox===
{{See|Template:Infobox given name}}
<pre>
{{Infobox given name
| name          = 
| image         = 
| image_size    = 
| caption       = 
| pronunciation = 
| gender        = 
| meaning       = 
| region        = 
| language      = 
| origin        = 
| alternative spelling = 
| nickname      = 
| related names = 
| name day      = 
| derived       = 
| popularity    = 
| footnotes     = 
}}
</pre>

For example:
<pre>
{{Infobox given name
| name          = William
| image         = William1.jpg
| imagesize     = 200px
| caption       = [[William the Conqueror]], The Duke of Normandy in the [[Bayeux Tapestry]]. The name William became very popular in the English language after the [[Norman Conquest]] of 1066 by William the Conqueror.
| pronunciation = wiljəm
| gender        = Male
| meaning       = ''will + helmet (protection)''
| region        = Germanic
| language      = Germanic
| alternative spelling = Will.i.am
| nickname      = [[Will]], [[Bill]], [[Billy]], [[Willy]]
| related names = [[Wilhelm]] 
| name day      = June 8
| popularity    = if you say so
| footnotes     = <ref>[http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_William.htm William - Meaning and origin of the name William]</ref>
}}
</pre>
produces:
{{Infobox given name
| name          = William
| image         = William1.jpg
| imagesize     = 200px
| caption       = [[William the Conqueror]], The Duke of Normandy in the [[Bayeux Tapestry]]. The name William became very popular in the English language after the [[Norman Conquest]] of 1066 by William the Conqueror.
| pronunciation = wiljəm
| gender        = Male
| meaning       = ''will + helmet (protection)''
| region        = Germanic
| language      = Germanic
| alternative spelling = Will.i.am
| nickname      = [[Will]], [[Bill]], [[Billy]], [[Willy]]
| related names = [[Wilhelm]]
| name day      = June 8
| popularity    = if you say so
| footnotes     = <ref>[http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_William.htm William - Meaning and origin of the name William]</ref>
}}
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===Family name infobox===
{{See|Template:Family name}}
<pre>
{{Infobox family name
| name          = 
| image         = 
| image_size    = <!-- width in pixels -->
| caption       = 
| pronunciation = 
| meaning       = 
| region        = 
| language      = 
| related names = 
| clans         = 
| footnotes     = 
}}
</pre>

For example:
<pre>
{{Infobox family name
| name          = Smith
| image         = Blacksmith at work02.jpg
| image_size    = 200 <!-- width in pixels -->
| caption       = A close-up of a [[blacksmith]] at work. Smith became a popular surname for those with this occupation.
| pronunciation = 
| meaning       = derived from smitan meaning ''to smite'' or ''strike''
| region        = 
| language      = Anglo-Saxon
| related names = [[Smit]], [[Smithe]], [[Smither]], [[Smithers]], [[Smithies]], [[Smithy]], [[Smyth]], and [[Smythe]]
| clans         = 
| footnotes     = <ref>[http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files]</ref>
}}
</pre>
produces:
{{Infobox family name
| name          = Smith
| image         = Blacksmith at work02.jpg
| image_size    = 200 <!-- width in pixels -->
| caption       = A close-up of a [[blacksmith]] at work. Smith became a popular surname for those with this occupation.
| pronunciation =
| meaning       = derived from smitan meaning 'to smite'' or ''strike''
| region        =
| language      = Anglo-Saxon
| related names = [[Smit]], [[Smithe]], [[Smither]], [[Smithers]], [[Smithies]], [[Smithy]], [[Smyth]], and [[Smythe]]
| clans         =
| footnotes     = <ref>[http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files]</ref>
}}


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===Redirect templates===
{{See|Template:R from surname|Template:R from given name}}
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{{R from surname}}
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===Stub templates===
*{{tlx|name-stub}}
*{{tlx|given-name-stub}}
*{{tlx|surname-stub}}

==Categories==
{{See also|Category:Human name disambiguation pages}}
{{category tree|Names}}

===Subpages===
* List of {{subpages}}

==Resources==
{{Sisterlinks|Names|commons=Category:Family names|wikt=name}}
*[[Special:Prefixindex]]

===Members===
:''addition of "<sup>A</sup>" indicates the member is an active [[WP:ADMIN|admin]]''
# {{user|Remember}}
# {{user|Nomenphile}}
# {{user|Visviva}}<sup>A</sup>
# {{user|hmwith}}<sup>A</sup>
# {{user|JHunterJ}}<sup>A</sup>
# {{user|Blast san}}
# {{user|Dina}}<sup>A</sup>
# [[User:Hailey C. Shannon]]
# [[User:The Spotted Swans|Swannie (proposer of the People Name Origins WikiProject)]]
# [[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Chris]] 11:31, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
# [[User:Daamien|Daamien]] 22:15, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
# {{user|Fayenatic london}}
# {{user|The Fat Man Who Never Came Back}}
# {{user|Ceyockey}}<sup>A</sup>
# {{user|Celtus}}
# {{user|Quickmythril}}
# {{user|Emperor}}<sup>A</sup>
# {{user|Arcayne}}
# {{user|Bookworm857158367}}
# {{user|TedSwarovski}}
# {{user|WTGDMan1986}}
# {{user|Leodmacleod}}
# {{user|SamuelTheGhost}}
# {{user|Tyciol}}
# {{user|Ivan Akira}}
# {{user|Jc3s5h}}
# {{user|Brianyoumans}}
# [[User:Hutcher|Hutcher]] ([[User talk:Hutcher|talk]]) 05:19, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

====Inactive members====
# {{user|Ypetrachenko}}

===Related [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory|WikiProjects]]===
An explanation as to why each WikiProject is relevant and related to the Anthroponymy Project has been provided here.  Listed WikiProjects each have a reciprocal back-linkage to WikiProject Anthroponymy unless otherwise noted.
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Linguistics|Linguistics]]<sup>umbrella</sup> (no back-linkage)
*:''Linguistics is relevant to name studies in at least three ways: by providing the limits on vocalization and spelling that apply to human names in addition to other words in a language; by providing a language context from which new human names may emerge (e.g. brown the color becoming Brown the surname; smith the occupation becoming Smith the surname); and by providing transformation rules that apply to human names as they traverse linguistic boundaries alongside the migration of peoples and the evolution of languages.''
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Linguistics|Etymology]]<sup>inactive</sup> (no back-linkage)
*:''The etymology of a surname or given name is an essential part of a complete surname or given name article''
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Clans of Scotland|Clans of Scotland]]
*:''Scottish Clans are the origin of a significant number of surnames emerging from the British Isles. These surnames are often used as male forenames too. For instance, Ross, Cameron, or Campbell.''
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Disambiguation]] (no back-linkage)
*:''As of Q1 2008 there is an ongoing discussion around what distinguishes a dab page from a name article and what things belong in each.''

===Background reading===
*[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anthroponymy/Lists of names]]
*[[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)/Archive 25#Hndis needs its own Manual]]
*[[Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)/Archive 27#See also]]

;Controversy
''the items here are meant to be representative of discussions, not comprehensive; [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Anthroponymy|please consult]] before adding more''
* [[Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Names]] (June 2005) (Conclusion: It is undesirable to categorize people by name.)
* {{afdl|Allen (surname)||2006-08-24|2006-08-30|Keep}}
* [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive135#Name pages and disambiguation]] (September 2006)
* {{afdl|Lǐ (李) (surname)||2006-11-22|2006-12-01|No consensus}}
* [[Wikipedia:Categories for deletion/Log/2006 November 22#Family name categories]] (Conclusion: Nine nominated categories deleted)
* {{afdl|List of people with the first name Julie||2007-04-06|2007-04-12|Delete}}
* {{mfdl|List of people by name||2007-05-17|2007-05-19|No consensus (suspended discussion)}}
** {{drvl|List of people by name|2007 May 23|Overturn and delete}}
* [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 November 11#Category:Jewish surnames]] (Conclusion: No consensus)

===Name information links===
{{Main|Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthroponymy/External name resources}}
{{See also|Wikisource:Category:United States Census Bureau}}
* http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?ln= This interface provides access to U.S. census data from 1920, 1880 and 1840 as well as England/Wales census data from 1891 in a geographical distribution context.  Examples of use: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Ballabon&oldid=184651813 Ballabon talk page (prep for article)]; [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gius&oldid=188056781 Gius]
* http://www.tr62.de/names/default.html This is an interesting site that provides access to maps of surname distribution in Germany based on telephone directory analysis along with interpretation of the mapping data.  Unfortunately, not all content is free and it is meant as something of a portfolio to generate interest in ordering 'custom' maps.
* http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/arval/badpages.shtml: a site that looks at many different name-information web resources and provides a critique of their content, supporting information and overall utility and validity

* Frequency sites
** Names of Jews in Rome, 1550: http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/yehoshua/rome_stats.html
** England, Wales, Isle of Man: http://surnames.behindthename.com/top/lists/500ens1991.php/
** Northern Ireland: http://www.nisra.gov.uk/ (referring URL: http://www.dfpni.gov.uk/index/news/most-popular-baby-names.htm)

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