The Royal Society of Edinburgh has initiated an innovative scientific project to investigate how place names are used to help people conceptualize space in Western Europe. The collaborative project involves three of the world’s universities: Glasgow, Copenhagen, and St. Andrews. Read more about the Cognitive Toponymy Project.

Are names indicative of our professions? Verdant Labs put together a chart of the disproportionately common names in each of a wide variety of professions.

Atlas Obscura looks at the many names we call the “convenience store.”

Oliver Black writes about little terms of endearment that become our names.

For all those Disney-aficionados who were wondering “what DO all those character names mean?” you can following the link to find some of the answers.

Poets Yesika Salgado and Aman Batra present a powerful poem as a duo, calling for respect for people of color. Their poem is centered around their names. Watch the video.

This week, the NPR Sunday Puzzle answers are names. Listen here and play along.