By General Artists Corporation (management)/photographer: “Bruno of Hollywood” – eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18229272
A recent NPR article explores the rise, and fall, of the name Bobby in America. From an explosion in popularity in the post-war period, particularly among music stars, the name suddenly dropped out of popularity by the 1970s.
You can read the full article here.
Call for Papers
The 2026 Annual Meeting of the
American Name Society
ONLINE (via Zoom)
The American Name Society is now inviting proposals for papers for its next annual conference. The one-day event will be held virtually via Zoom, allowing for the attendance of onomastics scholars from around the world. The 2026 ANS conference will not be held in conjunction with the Linguistics Society of America conference.
Abstracts in any area of onomastic research are welcome: personal names, place names, business and institutional names, names theory, names in literature, among others.
Proposals require these elements:
To submit a proposal, complete the 2026 Author Information Form found here:
Email completed forms to the ANS at: abstracts@americannamesociety.org
For organizational purposes, place “ANS2026” in the subject of your email.
All proposals will be subjected to blind review. Notification of proposal acceptances will be sent by October 31, 2025. Authors whose papers have been accepted must be current members of ANS and must register for the annual meeting. Please contact us at info@americannamesociety.org if you have any questions or concerns.
We look forward to receiving your submission!
