Male First Names

A list of common male first names in English speaking countries.

Usage

var names = require( '@stdlib/datasets/male-first-names-en' );

names()

Returns a list of common male first names (also known as given or personal names) in English speaking countries.

var data = names();
/* returns
    [
        'Aaron',
        'Ab',
        'Abba',
        'Abbe',
        'Abbey',
        'Abbie',
        'Abbot',
        'Abbott',
        ...
    ]
*/

Examples

var floor = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/floor' );
var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
var names = require( '@stdlib/datasets/male-first-names-en' );

var data = names();
var len = data.length;
var idx;
var i;

// Select random names from the list...
for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
    idx = floor( randu()*len );
    console.log( data[ idx ] );
}

CLI

Usage

Usage: male-first-names-en [options]

Options:

  -h,    --help                Print this message.
  -V,    --version             Print the package version.

Examples

$ male-first-names-en
Aaron
Ab
Abba
Abbe
...

References

Ward, Grady. 2002. "Moby Word II." http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3201/3201.txt.

License

The data files (databases) are licensed under an Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication & License 1.0 and their contents are licensed under Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal. The software is licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0.