From the 19th to the 21st of August 2015, there will be a pre-conference Symposium on Atlases, Topography, and the History of Cartography at the Brazilian Foundation of Geography and Statistics in Rio de Janeiro. The Symposium is scheduled to include two days with scientific paper presentations as well as excursions to the Fundacao Bibliotheca Nacional and to the Museu Naval.
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Michael Bloomberg
Hybrid surnames are becoming increasingly popular. The New York Times reports that Zelda Violet Frissberg’s surname is the combination of Frissora, her father’s, and Bloomberg, her mother’s. Given that former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is her grandfather, New Yorkers are likely to see Fissberg denoting New York cultural and philanthropic institutions in the near future.
This is one of many baby name apps available to expecting parents. And it works just like Tinder. Check it out.… Read More
Yasmani Grandal
What do you Yasmany Tomás, Yasmani Grandal, Yasiel Puig, Yoenis Céspedes and Yunel Escobar all have in common? They’re members of Generation Y, an anti-government protest that took place in Cuba. Their names are a political rebellion. Keith Olbermann explains.
Even with boys names, which are generally more stable than girls names, this video shows that our society has moved away from a few overwhelmingly popular names, in favor of more evenly distributed use of names and more creativity in naming.
This is an interesting piece about how Facebook alienates transgender individuals by requiring real names. It also touches on the influence and power social media exerts over names.
Ariadne Diaz
In recent years, many of the names that increased the most in popularity are of Latino origin. Is this just the popularly trending culture for names or is it indicative of changing US demographics? Click here for the full article.
Ringo Starr
Dr. Cleveland Evans writes about names for the Omaha World-Herald. This week’s column explores Horace.
From the 6th to the 10th of September 2016, the 27th annual international EURALEX Congress will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia. This conference is being organized by the Lexicographic Centre at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. The EURALEX Congress is designed to bring together lexicographers, software developers, publishers, and researchers. The motto of the 2016 Congress is “Lexicography and Linguistic Diversity”.
The deadline for abstract submissions is the 15th of October, 2015. Click here for a list of topics being accepted for presentation. Papers and posters may be presented in any European language. However, abstracts should be submitted in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, or Russian.
For more on the organization, click here.
