Kim's Convenience: Segments on Names
Here's an episode of Kim's Convenience which shows that an English name can be too boring when the person wants to stand out from the...
Laurent Paquin - Les prénoms (2001)
Here's a comedic take on the associations some people make with particular first names in Quebec. We all have these impressions of names...
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
In this short film, Kahentiiosta recounts the story of her arrest after the Oka Crisis and how she was detained 4 days longer than the...
Michelle Buteau: White People With Ethnic Names
This comedian brings up the issue of how some names are more sexually desirable than others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=U8v...
"To JK Rowling from Cho Chang"- Rachel Rostad
Naming fictional characters is an important reflection of social attitudes and values. This poet calls out J.K. Rowling for naming a...
Rachel Rostad- "Names"
This poem illustrates well the poet's struggle to understand the connection between names and identity. She doesn't identify with either...
Gov candidate Shri Thanedar's Super Bowl ad pokes fun at botched pronunciations of his name
Democratic candidate for governor of Michigan, Shri Thanedar, educates millions of Super Bowl viewers on how to pronounce his name. He...