Software Tools for Big Data Resources in Family Names Dictionaries

Abstract

This paper describes the design and development of specific software tools used during the creation of Family Names in Britain and Ireland (FaNBI) research project, started by the University of the West of England in 2010 and finished successfully in 2016. First, the overview of the project and methodology is provided. Next section contains the description of dictionary management tools and software tools to combine input data resources.

New Directions in the Study of Family Names

“…Digitization of raw material and use of large databases of historical records, editing tools, statistical analyses, and validation are all essential components of the armoury of the modern surnames researchers. An account of the tools used by FaNBI is given separately in Rambousek, Parkin, and Horak (2018). ere is no need to repeat it here.…”