Can an LLM make "educated" guesses about name origins?

1 aaronjbecker 1 7/29/2025, 3:34:15 PM nameplay.org ↗

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aaronjbecker · 12h ago
Can an LLM speculate on name origins using the same kind of "when and where" data a human expert might use? Here's my attempt to find out.

Or does this quest to produce less-sloppy name meaning content just add to the mountain of slop already on the internet...?

Interactive directory with links to the inferred origins, for your reviewing entertainment: https://nameplay.org/list/names-with-inferred-origins