“Aleppo” chosen as “2016 Name of the Year”
“Aleppo” was chosen the Name of the Year for 2016 by the American Name Society at its annual meeting in Austin, Texas on January 6, 2017....
‘I Didn’t Want to Lose My Identity’: 16,000 Readers Reflect on Their Surnames
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/24/world/identity-surnames-women.html?_r=1
What's in a name?
So many great stories! and art… http://projects.aljazeera.com/2014/namestories/#intro
David Cameron announces blind CV equality initiative
http://www.personneltoday.com/hr/david-cameron-announces-blind-cv-equality-initiative/
Why I'm Keeping the Name You Can't Pronounce
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/davide-mastracci/should-i-change-my-name_b_2092482.html
Why I decided to stop whitewashing my name
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/why-i-decided-to-stop-whitewashing-myname/article32955194/
The importance of getting your baby’s name just right
This includes a brief mention of my research: https://www.thestar.com/life/parent/2016/11/15/the-importance-of-getting-your-babys-name-ju...
7 Naming Customs From Around the World
http://blog.tesol.org/7-naming-customs-from-around-the-world/
A Linguist Who Cracks the Code in Names to Predict Ethnicity
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/jobs/a-linguist-who-cracks-the-code-in-names-to-predict-ethnicity.html?_r=2
What’s In A Name: The Surprising Rise And Fall (And Rise) Of ‘Kevin’
This is news to me. I've always liked the name Kevin... It makes me think about other names which have become indexes for particular...