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+# Names
+This is a collection of names from US and French Governments Open Data.
+
+## Sources
+- [US](https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/baby-names-from-social-security-card-applications-national-level-data)
+- [FR](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/liste-des-prenoms-par-annee-prs/)