Curious to know which baby names topped the list in 2014? Click here.… Read More
NPR Piece: ‘My Name Is Jamaal … I’m White’
“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.
For more details, click here.
Introducing Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
For those who’ve been eagerly anticipating the royal onomastic news, click here.
Introducing the New ANS Website!
Join ANS today!
Exciting new features available through the website:
- conference information
- calls for papers
- information about NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics
- join ANS
- renew ANS membership
- news about names and naming from around the world
- link directly to other onomastic societies
- link directly to other scholarly journals
New ANS Website Launching Monday
Get excited… the new ANS Website will be live this Monday, 5/4/15!
About Names: Marina, a global name thanks to martyrs
Marina Semyonova
Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. Today’s column explores Marina.
About Names: All about ‘Sarah’
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. Today’s column explores Sarah.
U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ 125th Anniversary Celebration
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names invites you to celebrate its 125th anniversary, with a one-day symposium about geographic names: Traditions and Transition.
Friday, September 18, 2015; U.S. Library of Congress, Washington DC
The symposium will be followed by an open house and special exhibit from the U.S. Library of Congress.… Read More
About Names: Gary, a baby boom favorite, has almost gone bust
Gary Cooper, The Winning of Barbara Worth, 1926
Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. Today’s column explores Gary.