There are more regulations for naming Thoroughbreds than there are for naming human babies. Learn more about horse appropriate names here.
Toponyms in the Chronicle of Higher Education
Earlier this month The Chronicle of Higher Education published an article relevant to political/cultural toponymics in “The Chronicle Review,” 6 May 2016, B6-11. It is by Paul Voosen, who titled it “The Oaxaca incident: A geographer’s efforts to map a Mexican village reveal the risks of military entanglement.” The article tells of researchers’ work to map Tiltepec, Oaxaca, including geographical names for the area that only locals know, as well as the difficulties and “entanglements” that the work ran into. If you subscribe, you can read the article at the link above.
Problematic Address Names
Paypal has refused purchases with addresses containing “Isis.” This is a problem for many people with legitimate addresses containing places named for the Isis River in Oxford, England.
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Budweiser Renames Its Beer “America”
From now until November, in a patriotic branding campaign, Budweiser is replacing its own name with “America.” The new label looks almost identical, but yes, the name is changed.
The weird, humiliating nicknames George W Bush gave to everyone
“An indispensable Wikipedia list captures the prolific nicknames generated by GW to refer to the people around him.”
Here’s Every Living Or Extinct Creature Named After David Attenborough
Few people have creatures named after them. Even fewer people have multiple creatures named after them. Atlas Obsura reports on all the creatures named naturalist for David Attenborough.
The Hobbit Name Generator
Need a hobbit name? Try this hobbit name generator.
About Names: In the currency of boys’ baby names, bank on Jackson
Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. This week’s column discusses that most popular baby names of 2015.
The Names of Musical Groups
How do bands create names? TaxoDiary shows some interesting graphical band name classifications.