
Origins Gets a New Look
As well as a brand-new web site, the Origins product has had a facelift to coincide with this year’s update of underlying name files and Australian base data.1 Currently, there are 260 categories in the Origins Classification. The categories summarise the range of distinct name groupings we have identified during our 15 years of name […]

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