name-db is a collection of names in all languages. Our goal is to collect as much data as we can, and to provide an open-source free API for name translations.
name-db currently stores only first names, in a UTF-8 JSON format. names.json is an array of name objects. Each name object has the following structure:
{
"name": "", // English name
"meaning": "", // The meaning of the name, in English
"translations": {
"{language code}": "{translation}"
}
}The language codes are ISO 639-3 codes. For a list of lanauge codes, please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-3_codes
Note that everything except the translations should be in English.
Making a contribution is real easy - just read the specs, and do one of these:
- Add your name (if it doesn't exist yet)
- Add a translation to existing name
- Add meanings to existing names
- Correct translations / meanings
- Come up with a way we can do things better, and create an issue
Just fork the repository, do one of the tasks above, make a pull request and we'll approve it.