"Who would you be if you didn't have a name?  Your name identifies you to the world.  Celebrate Your Name Week is about not neglecting your name.  CYNW is about making sure your name is a celebrated part of your personhood.  Use this week to become better connected to your name."

  ==> Please be sure to contact us to let us know how YOU celebrated Celebrate Your Name Week.<==

March 2 - Namesake Day:  Today is for thinking about where you got your name and if you were named after a particular person, place, etc. Also, to identify (e.g., via a search engine such as Google) people with the same name as yours, if any. 

March 3 - Fun Facts Day:   Celebrate names today by finding fun facts about names. (See the "Name fun facts..." portion of this site.)  Also, look on the Internet, at a library, etc.  There are many books about names.  Some helpful books to use to look up information include: Animal Crackers: A Bestial Lexicon by Robert Hendrickson (422 Hend) and All Those Wonderful Names: A Potpurri of People, Places, and Things by J.N. Hook (929.97 Hook)

March 4 - Unique Names Day:  This is the day for all people to appreciate friends, acquaintances and loved ones who have a unique name.  Let's acknowledge them for going through life without seeing their name on things such as ready-made key chains, etc.

March 5 - Learn What Your Name Means Day:   There are many online sites with a names/naming theme (utilize a search engine such as Google to find them).  To discover the meaning of names, possibly yours, consider the following books: A Dictionary of First Names by Patrick Hanks (929.4403) and The Facts on File Dictionary of First Names by Leslie Dunking (929.4).

March 6 - Nametag Day:  Celebrate your name by wearing it proudly!  (Not necessarily suggested for unsupervised children.)

March 7 - Middle Name Pride Day:  Today’s name celebration requires honesty and boldness. Tell three people who don’t already know it, what your middle name is.

March 8 - Genealogy Day:  Join in on one of the world’s fastest growing hobbies and celebrate names at the same time.  There's a lot of genealogy information online.  Libraries generally have a good assortment of books on genealogy (look  in the 929 section).

For more information about names check out these web sites: American Name Society www.wtsn.binghamton.edu/ANS  and frequently occurring first names and surnames from the 1990 census:   www.census.gov/ftp/pub/genealogy/names.