Submit a name to the Geographical Names Board (GNB), Australia

The Geographical Names Board (GNB) is calling for public comments on the naming of an Australian location near Washington Avenue in Riverwood Washington Park. Click here to submit a name, see the GNB website. The deadline for submissions is Friday, the 29^thof May 2015.

Sky Country Names in the New York Times

Read about sky country names in this New York Times piece In Flight about a pilot’s-eye view of life in the sky.

And More About the U.S Most Popular Baby Names of 2014

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See what we can learn about celebrity popularity by watching baby name trends in this article by Mallory Moss of babynames.com… Read More

Award for Best Article in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 2014

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The 2014 Award Winner is:

R. Urbatsch, “Alphabetical Effects on Political Careers,” Names: A Journal of Onomastics 62(4): 229–238.

Committee: Michael McGoff, John Algeo, Kemp Williams… Read More

More About the U.S Most Popular Baby Names of 2014

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Interested in what the experts have to say about the newly released Social Security Administration name data? Check out these blog posts:

Nameberry reports the top baby names of 2014.

Baby Name Wizard reports the most popular baby names of 2014.

Baby Name Wizard reports the fastest rising boys’ names.… Read More

U.S Most Popular Baby Names of 2014

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Curious to know which baby names topped the list in 2014? Click here.… Read More

NPR Piece: ‘My Name Is Jamaal … I’m White’

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“People make a lot of assumptions based on a name alone.” Click here for this story, reported by NPR.… Read More

Skype Name Trademark Controversy

EU court rules that the Skype name is too similar to the name of the Broadcaster, Sky. For that reason, Microsoft has been prohibited from registering the Skype name as a trademark.