Harvey Cushing
Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. This week’s column explores Harvey.
About Names: History of Harvey: a saint, giant rabbit, lawyer
About Names
Interview with Karen Pennesi, Vice President of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names
In the Canadian Language Museum‘s interview with Karen Pennesi, the Western University Professor and Vice President of the Canadian Society for the Study of Names shares her thoughts about the social uses of names.
Click here to read the interview.
… Read MoreBaby Name Explorer app
This web app graphs the popularity of individual names. Check out your name!… Read More
Car Model Names
This xkcd comic shows which letters are most commonly used in the names of car models.… Read More
About Names: With Tomlin’s help, Lily blossoms again
Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. This week’s column explores Lily.
The Structure of University Names
Names have linguistic structure. For more about the syntax of university names, see this article, published by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Name that Thing by Merriam Webster
Want to test your knowledge of names?
Try Name that Thing by the world-famous English Dictionary, Merriam Webster.
Name-lovers can test the breadth and depth of their onomastic prowess in the timed10-question challenge.
About Names: Shelley goes from surname to starlet
Shelley Winters
Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. This week’s column explores Shelley.
Ring Names: Onomastics and Boxing
Bonecrusher. The Motor City Cobra. Boom Boom. The Golden Boy. Smoking Joe.
If these names sound familiar to you, then chances are you have spent at least some time in or around one of the world’s most controversial professional sports: Boxing.
Whether you love it or hate it, boxing is one of the most prolific arenas in the sporting world for the genesis of creative personal names.… Read More
There’s a NICE name for it in Sweden
About twenty years ago, Anna Kosztovics, a Swedish social worker and ardent feminist, found herself pregnant and irritated. In a recent interview with The Guardian, she revealed thinking “if this is a girl, I have to have a word for her genitals.” According to Kosztovics, the names that Swedes typically used were either too negative, too medical, or far too adult. Confronted with this onomastic dilemma, Kosztovics decided to search for a girl-friendly name herself. After polling her girlfriends about what names they used, she happened upon one she really liked: snippa. Not satisfied with keeping her discovery to herself, the social worker began to energetically promote the adoption of the name amongst nurses. The name was a hit. In 2006, it was officially added to the Swedish language and is now an entry in the Svenska Akademiens Ordlista.
For more on the evolution of the name snippa, click here.