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.
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Name News
Introducing Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
For those who’ve been eagerly anticipating the royal onomastic news, click here.
Introducing the New ANS Website!
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New ANS Website Launching Monday
Get excited… the new ANS Website will be live this Monday, 5/4/15!
Award for Best Article in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 2013
2013. Christopher L. Robinson, HEC-Paris, France, for his article entitled “What Makes the Names of Middle-earth So Fitting? Elements of Style in the Namecraft of J.R.R. Tolkien,” published in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 61(2): 65–74.
Award Committee: Michael McGoff, John Algeo, Kemp Williams… Read More
Award for Best Article in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 2012
2012. Stanley Brandes, University of California, Berkeley, for his article entitled “Dear Rin Tin Tin: An Analysis of William Safire’s Dog-Naming Survey from 1985,” published in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 60(1): 3–14.
Award Committee: Michael McGoff, John Algeo, Kemp Williams… Read More
Award for Best Article in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 2011
2011. Carol G. Lombard, The University of the Free State (Bloemfontein, South Africa), for her article entitled “The Sociocultural Significance of Niitsitapi Personal Names: An Ethnographic Analysis,” published in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 59(1): 42–51.
Award Committee: Michael McGoff, John Algeo, Dwan Shipley… Read More
Award for Best Article in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 2010
2010. Dr. Małgorzata Rutkiewicz-Hanczewska (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland) for her article entitled “Proper Names in the Polish Global Reality,” published in Names: A Journal of Onomastics, 58(3): 159–168.
Award Committee: Dwan Shipley, Edward Callary, Michael McGoff… Read More
Award for Best Article in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 2009
2009. Denis Huschka, Jürgen Gerhards, and Gert G. Wagner for their article entitled “Naming Differences in Divided Germany,” published in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 57(4): 208–228.
Award Committee: Michael McGoff, Bruce L. Brown, Iman Laversuch… Read More