The onomastic journal, Voprosy Onomastiki, recently announced the release of its latest volume for 2016. A publication of the Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, this peer-reviewed onomastic journal features contributions dealing with any aspect of onomastics and specializes in research exploring names and naming in the Slavic, Finno-Ugric, Romance, Germanic, Celtic and Turkic languages.… Read More
DOMAINFest, Hong Kong, September 19-22 2016
Recent years have seen an explosion of interest in the development, use, and marketing of domain names. One of the largest growing hubs for the application of this onomastic know-how is Asia. In recognition of that fact, the 2016 DOMAINFest, an international conference for business specialists in domain naming, will take place in Hong Kong from the 19th to the 22nd of September.
Scheduled speakers include:
- Braden Pollock, founder and owner of Legal Brand Marketing
- Jothan Frakes, co-founder and co-producer of NAMESCON
- Bill Sweetman, President of Name Ninja
- Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia
NamesCon, Las Vegas, January 22-25 2017
NamesCon, the world’s largest yearly domain-industry conference, will be holding its 2017 conference in Las Vegas from the 22nd to the 25th of January. The purpose of the four-day conference is to provide an interdisciplinary forum for domain-name professionals to learn about the latest developments in the field. Everyone from attorneys, brand managers, registrars, digital marketers, individual end-users, and web-hosting companies will be represented. Registration for this event has already begun and a limited time 40% discount is currently available to interested attendees.
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Alternative Pokemon Names
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Which Is It: Prescription Drug or Tolkien Elf?
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About Naming Traditions
Many families have naming traditions. The pressure to give your child your own name can be freeing or stifling. In this blog post, Joanna Goddard of cupofjo.com talks to her friend Mary Keith about this tradition.