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The Washington Post looks at the popularity of the name “Trump” with Kurds in Iraq. Two examples: A restaurant in northern Iraq in the Kurdish city of Duhok, which serves a kilogram of fried fish for $10, has been named “Trump Fish.” And Hassan Jamil, a Peshmerga fighter, has named his newborn son, Trump Hassan Jamil, and has a very simple reason to give for it. Click through to find out why.
From the 28th to the 30th of June 2017, a special workshop entitled “Charting the Cosmos of Cartography: History, Names, and Atlases” will be held in the Madison Building of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. This special event will be held in conjunction with the 28th International Cartographic Conference, which is scheduled for the 2nd to the 7th of July 2017 in Washington, D.C. For researchers interested in presenting a paper, the deadline for abstracts has been set for the February 15th, 2017. More details on the submission requirements can be found here: http://history.icaci.org/
Did you know Cheerios used to be called Cheerioats? Sometimes the first choice for a name isn’t always the right one. Buzzfeed’s list looks at the names of products, fictional characters, songs, books, apps, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Do you prefer Eggos over Froffles?
American actor Woody Strode in Stanley Kubrick’s film ‘Spartacus’ (L) and the person after whom he was named: Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States of America.
Know any kids named Barack? In Time’s “Now You Know” feature, Merrill Fabry looks at the history of Americans naming their children after Presidents, and what happened to it. Cameos by the ANS’ own Cleve Evans and Frank Nuessel!
In episode 446 of the Mental Floss List Show, John Green shares the name origins of 39 America’s cities. How many of these did you know? They’re not as straightforward as you might think!
You know the name, but why the number?FlickrCC/Mike Mozart
Why is it called Chanel No. 5? What happened to numbers 1 to 4? Take this fun and informative quiz from Business Insider, and find out the history of these 13 “numbered” brand names.
Actress Sofía Vergara is now facing a historic lawsuit from her pre-implanted eggs, Emma and Isabella. In a “right-to-live” lawsuit filed in the state of Louisiana, it is claimed that not allowing the eggs to be born is essentially depriving them of their inheritance. What began as a nasty custody dispute has erupted into an explosive discussion over whether and when an en vitro fertilized egg can be legally recognized as a “juridical person”. According to Vergara’s lawyer, the fact that Nick Loeb, the actress’s former partner and co-progenitor, has given personal names (Emma and Isabella) to the fertilized eggs was simply done to “garner sympathy from the public and the courts.”
Earlier this year, the New York Times asked women to talk about whether they changed their surname upon marriage. They received more than 16,000 responses and published a selection of them.
New York Times correspondent in London, Katrin Bennhold, also wrote about her own surname and family identity as part of this project.
Every year, many people go through the legal challenges of changing their names. Here’s a snapshot of a few of the New Yorkers who changed their names in 2016.
It’s not easy to turn a family name into a globally iconic business. And not all names start on even footing. In this article in Business World Naseem Javed discusses some of the family name considerations that are important to today’s successful global businesses.
