Read about sky country names in this New York Times piece In Flight about a pilot’s-eye view of life in the sky.
Naming Places Session, International Conference of Historical Geographers, July 6th 2015
On Monday, the 6th of July 2015, a Special Session of the International Conference of Historical Geographers 2015, will be held. Called “Naming Places”, this session will spotlight the mapping of place-names, the politics of place-naming, and the relationship between place-names and national identities. For more information, click here.… Read More
Symposium on Atlases, Topography, and the History of Cartography, Rio de Janeiro, August 19-21 2015
In Rio de Janeiro from the 19-21 of August 2015, the International Cartographic Association (ICA) will be holding a pre-conference Symposium on Atlases, Topography, and the History of Cartography at the Brazilian Foundation of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). For more information, click here.
And More About the U.S Most Popular Baby Names of 2014
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
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
About Names: ‘Charlotte’ royal for centuries
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. Today’s column explores Charlotte.
International Symposium on Place Names, South Africa, September 17-18 2015
An International Symposium on Place Names entitled “Place names, diversity and heritage” will be held from the 17th to the 18th of September 2015 in Clarens, South Africa. The languages of the symposium are English and Afrikaans. The deadline for abstracts is the 17th of July 2015.
… Read More Workshop on the determinants of bestowing and using personal names, Germany, September 14-15, 2015
From September 14th and 15th, 2015, the Akademie der Wissenscahft und Literatur will be holding an interdisciplinary workshop on the determinants of bestowing and using personal names (e.g. ethnoracial identity, socioeconomic status, and religion). The deadline for receipt of abstracts is the 31st of May 2015. For more information, click here.… Read More
27th Annual Symposium of Onomastics in Paris, December 3-5 2015
The French Society of Onomastics will be holding its 27th Annual Symposium of Onomastics in Paris, France from the 3rd to the 5th of December 2015 at the National Archives. A special theme of this symposium will be “Urban Toponymy of Paris and Its Suburbs”.… Read More
More About the U.S Most Popular Baby Names of 2014
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