Special Recognition: Arab Spring (international political event)
Fictional Name: Lisbeth Salander (character in “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”)
Personal Name: Qaddafi, Kathafi, Khadafy, etc. (multispelled name of Libyan dictator)
Place Name: Fukushima (Japanese nuclear powerplant)
Trade Name: Siri (voice activated digital assistant for IPhone)
Name of the Year: Arab Spring