If you want to find the meaning of a name, this is the dictionary you need and best of all, it is FREE! Enter the name in the field "Word:" and BDicty will display the gender of the name, where it comes from and what it means. The lexicon contains about 11, 080 names in 355 kB.
The Etymology of Names Dictionary Lexicon from Beiks (http://www.beiks.com) is an excellent addition to the ever growing collection of FREE dictionaries for the specialized BDicty dictionary reader for your Palm OS based device.
BDicty (pronounced "bee-dikti") is possibly the most popular dictionary reader for the Palm® operating system, recently gaining popularity in the Pocket PC and Linux worlds as well.
Note: in the very near future, we will release an English Etymology Dictionary Lexicon for BDicty!
BDicty Dictionaries features:
~ Simple to install and use
~ Affordable and reliable, subject to frequent updates
~ Expandable with huge selection of dictionaries
~ Excellent data compression
~ Ability for users to extend or modify the stock definitions
~ Universal lookup feature, allowing lookup from within any other application
~ Different view modes (horizontal / vertical)
~ Dictionary browsing for fast selection
Note: The downloadable ZIP file contains two files: Names_Etymo.pdb and BDicty_Public.prc. You should install both files on your Handheld in order to get the dictionary working. Also, the ZIP package contains a User Manual for BDicty in PDF format.
If you have any questions and/or suggestions, please, let us know (support@beiks.com)!
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Etymology of Names Dictionary Lexicon
