Atlas Obscura looks at the many names we call the “convenience store.”
New Israeli App Helps Parents Choose Baby Names
The Israeli app The Namestork generates name suggestions based on a user’s input of names they like. The app was designed to ease all the list making. According the app’s developers, “a lot of parents already have a general idea about the ‘feeling’ of the name they’re looking for, but they still can’t find the one. The idea is to use a technological solution that will translate this general feeling into a list of names with the highest match potential.”
The most common baby names of Jewish origin
Jews may be only 2 percent of the US population, but Jewish-inspired baby names are generally popular in the United States. Take a look at this analysis.
I’m Baby Jesus and she’s my Fluffy
Oliver Black writes about little terms of endearment that become our names.
Results: Brookfield Zoo’s Wolf Pups Naming Contest
The votes have been counted. The hard decisions have been made. The three adorable wolf pups born in the Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo finally have names to call their own. After receiving more than 20,000 suggestions, zoo authorities have announced that the furry trio have been bestowed the names Rio, Azul, and Ela.
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Disney Character Name Analysis
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.
About Names: ‘Madonna’ as a name is never in vogue
Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. This recent column explores Madonna.… Read More
Symposium on Bavarian-Austrian Onomastics, Augsburg, Germany, September 22-23, 2016
From the 22nd to the 23rd of September, 2016, the University of Augsburg (Germany) will be holding a symposium on Bavarian-Austrian onomastics (ABÖN). The specific theme of this year’s conference is “Names in Poetry and Literary Prose.” Interested attendees are encouraged to email Prof. Dr. Klaus Wolf [klaus.wolf@phil.uni-augsburg.de].
Reminder: Apply for Open ANS Officer Positions
Open Executive Council Positions for January 2017:
- Member-at-Large
- Information Officer
To apply for one or both of these positions, please complete and return the ANS 2017 Application Form and email it to Dr. I. M Nick (mavi.yaz@web.de). Applications are due September 1st, 2016.