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ENGL 101 - English Composition I - Yontosh

Extra Credit Assignment: Name Origins

Use the resources on this page to jump-start your research for your extra credit assignment on the meaning and origin of your name.

Oxford Dictionary of First Names

Use this online reference book to get started on your assignment about the origin of your name.

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Last Name Meanings & Origins

Personal Interview

Ask a parent about your name, why they chose it, and what it means to them. If you are named after someone in your family, talk to them about the name you share (if they are still alive), or talk to another family member about that person (if they are no longer living).

Use this example MLA citation to cite the interview, if you choose to conduct one:

Person interviewed. Type of interview. Date of interview.

Harkness, Jack. Phone interview. 2 November 2020.

Jones, Martha. Personal interview. 31 October 2020.