Doing prep work for an extended Decades Challenge starting in 1790, just so I can include some Georgian & Regency🙃. Will start posting some of my research and stuff as it's done hopefully! Maybe it'll be helpful to some!
In ancient Mesopotamia, cuneiform clay tablets were often so small that reading them was difficult and impractical. But they were not really designed to be read. Instead they were designed to be checked, by someone who already knew the text by heart, and just needed a reminder about what the next section or word started with.
The written clay tablet was to assist in the perfect passing-down of oral information between generations. Students learned by listening and repeating chanting, singing, or reciting – not by reading.
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Combinations were a staple of Victorian and Edwardian women’s underwear from the 1870s onward. They were called ‘combinations’ because they combined the chemise and drawers into a single garment, alleviating some of the bulky layers that made up a Victorian woman’s underwear. They were worn underneath the corset, next to the skin.
I haven't been very pro-active or engaged with the simblr community lately, so to make up for that - reblog if you are a decades challenge/history challenge simblr so I can make sure I'm following you! ⏳✨
Outside of trying to find accurate-ish CC (in relation to time-period and culture) and all that jazz for my Sims games, I take great care to try and find appropriate names as well. I'm sort of a self-proclaimed namenerd. If I'm not doing something Sims-related you can find me looking up things about names, naming fake families, etc...
That sorta leads me to the point of this post: RESOURCES so you don't have to keep naming your Sims the same 5 common names everyone else is using for their games! I notice a lot of name overlap for various gameplays I follow, especially the historical ones. There are so many unique options and variety when it comes to choosing an historically accurate name. (This may not matter to a lot of you, but I figured if I cared about it someone else out there might too. So, if that person is you, I hope you find this helpful!!) Also, if anyone else knows of any sources for time-periods/cultures that I didn't include please let me know!!
Disclaimer: Majority of these are European based, because that is the easiest to find. I have searched for reliable, extensive sources of names from underrepresented cultures/ethnic groups/countries, but I don't always know the best way to search for accurate information, especially regarding something I'm not as familiar with.
A couple of good sites to start with are nameberry.com and behindthename.com. Nameberry is not always as accurate with meaning and origin, and it is lacking in tons of cultural diversity. (This is, thankfully, slowly changing). It can, however, be a good starting point, especially if you take the time to go through some of the forums on the site! The forums there are my favorite part of the site overall. There are also links to other name sites in various blog posts on the site. I believe I actually found my way onto most of the other sites I've linked here through various posts on Nameberry! Behind the name is more accurate when it comes to meaning and origin, and has a much wider range of cultures represented. There are, however, some user-submitted aspects, so always take those with a grain of salt. There are also pages related to different naming customs from around the world on the site as well.
British: British Baby Names has a pretty good collection of names from various time-periods. The blog has lists for Romans, Medieval, Tudor, Georgians, etc... plus a slew of various surnames! She also has posts on other European countries as well.
Medieval: Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources - the medieval name source of my dreams! They aim to provide the most accurate list of names that were actually used in medieval Europe. No made up names from stories here! Some of my personal faves:
Altabella(f.)
Blanchefleur(f.)
Cadwobri(m.)
Dulcibelle(f.)
Erchamfred(m.)
Framengilde(f.)
Knightwine(m.)
... I could do a whole post of the names to be honest. Anyways, also check out their blog, it's super cool history, namenerd stuff!
Anytime in recent-ish history: Newspapers, court documents, birth certificates...the list is long! Basically, in most western countries, you can find public access to a lot of documents, or an archive of newspapers to pull names from. This one does take a lot more dedication on each person's part as to how long one wants to spend searching for a name they like! (I spend, arguably, too much time doing this). If you're focusing on the Sims 4 Decades Challenge starting in the 1890's, then the SSA website will be a good bet, as it has records going back to 1880 for the USA. Unfortunately, majority of this stuff that is easy to find is going to be very western, very european, very white.
Japanese: Beyond Sakura and Hiroshi - Super cool blog with a lot of cool names. Also, some of my favorite features a good name site should have--pronunciation guides, etymology, history, and popularity.
Ritsuka (りつか)
Katsumi (かつみ)
Emi (えみ)
Saori (さおり)
Ryūya (りゅうや)
Yohē (よへえ)
The Sims 4 team has been upping the Asian representation in the game lately and it is great to see. (There are still so many underrepresented cultures in the game, but anytime I see something added that is not white and/or European at its core my heart gets so happy!) So I want my sims to have appropriate names that can fit the culture and aren't just a sad 'sounds like', made up attempt at being culturally correct. (Not that that's a pet-peeve of mine or anything)
West African: So, one of my favorites, because it can be very difficult to track down a source like this, at least in my limited experience, is The Yorùbá Name blog. The Yorùbá are an ethnic group from Western Africa, mainly in the modern countries of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. Just a few examples:
Hárúnà
Fádáhùnsi
Ọláọmọ
Tiwaladé
Ẹfúnrántí
Rọ̀mádé
The site is described as "an online intervention to preserve and document all Yorùbá names in a multimedia format. It is part of a long-term project to document all types of African cultural experiences on the internet as a way of ensuring the survival of African identities in their various expressions." I can't even begin to put into words how amazing I think this is and how much more of this sort of thing is needed! So if you know of any similar resources please share! Even if they're not name-related!
And that is the end of my first post...it ended up super long, but I don't know if I could've done it shorter. So if you're still here at this point, thank you! I hope you enjoyed this and can find it useful:) I’d also like to so more specific name lists in the future, so, if I ever remember to do that, hopefully it’ll turn out:))
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