Names site?

Question

I'm writing a book and am constantly needing names for characters. I like to go to:

thinkbabynames.com

But I was wondering if there was any other good sites that might have different ranges of names.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Behind the Name
http://www.behindthename.com/
This site is GREAT because you can choose names that really mean something, and aren't just ones that sound good. Good names have good reasoning behind them.

an excerpt from:
http://www.hatrack.com/writingclass/lessons/2003-03-05-2.shtml
"In a work of fiction, it causes readers endless confusion to have two characters whose names begin with the same letter or sound. So besides all the other concerns, you have to make sure your main characters have names that are easily distinguished. The first letters/sounds must be unique, and it helps also to have different rhythm patterns. In other words, you don't name five guys in a spaceship "Bill, Ted, Mack, Rod, Dick." You name them "Bill, Moshe, Vernon, Alexander, Philippe." Or whatever works within the culture(s) they come from."

Answer 2

These might be useful for your needs:

The etymology and history of first names

http://www.behindthename.com/

http://www.gov.im/mnh/heritage/library/publicinfo/manxNames.xml

http://www.alphadictionary.com/directory/Specialty_Dictionaries/Names/

http://www.word2word.com/name.html

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/names.html

http://www.adorablenames.com/