Fantasy And Mundane Given Names Collection

Aggregating over 1,200 given names, with approximately one-third categorized as silly fantasy names like those for goblins or fairies. It was created by Jerimee and last updated in June 2022.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of 'silly' fantasy names versus 'mundane' names within the collection of over 1,200 entries.
• Use the 'Type' feature to filter and generate lists of names suitable for fantasy character creation in stories or games.
• Study naming conventions by comparing the characteristics of names labeled with different 'Type' categories.

Strengths

• Contains over 1,200 name entries, providing a substantial list for analysis.
• Includes a 'Type' feature that distinguishes between silly fantasy names and more mundane names.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 license, allowing for broad reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset size is relatively small for complex machine learning tasks, with only over 1,200 rows.
• The origin and methodology for name collection are not described, which may affect reproducibility.
• The geographic or cultural scope of the names is not specified, potentially limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Jerimee via Hugging Face.

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2022-06-13.

Geography

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