Calling your husband by name for the first time
Women in India use different expressions when talking to or about their husbands, avoiding their names. This reminds me of young people...
Mispronouncing Students' Names: A Slight That Can Cut Deep
As the school year is winding up, take a moment to reflect on the importance of pronouncing students’ names correctly. Read the full...
Documentary explores "living with one of the most infamous names ever"
This is a clip about the documentary Meet the Hitlers. The film explores to what extend names influence or lives and who we are. Director...
Man's Last Name Banned from License Plate
Who controls the meaning of names? The "public" who reads or the person bearing the name? http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=108628...
TED talk by Neelika Jayawardane about names
“Difficulty is the alibi that we most often use for not attempting to learn someone’s name. That refusal to even attempt to pronounce the...
"Say My Name"- Chinese Students Fight Racism
Bringing awareness to the importance of respect for names: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39139033 Here is the complete Facebook...
First Baby to Have Sign Name Legally Recorded on Birth Certificate
Here is a great example of language ideologies at work: What counts as a name? How do we represent sign languages in writing? Can we use...
Trevor Noah- Names in Zambia
Here’s a comedy bit by Trevor Noah on naming people after things in Zambia [play from 0 - 1:30]:
Goodness Gracious Me - If You Thought Indian Names Were Complicated!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-UNcnMo8fo
Drumpf
The whole thing is cutting and hilarious but his bit on the name Trump > Drumpf is why I am posting it. To skip to those bits, first...