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...
Stories about what it's like to have names that are difficult for others
https://www.facebook.com/285003628218202/videos/1242017952516760/
Woman stripped of refugee status after questions raised over identity
Another story of how correct spelling names on documents is not a trivial matter. https://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2016/10/11/wom...
Pronoun Privilege
The interesting thing here is how pronouns are being treated as personal names. The speakers want to specify how others should refer to...
How to Remember People’s Names
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/magazine/how-to-remember-peoples-names.html?emc=eta1&_r=0
New street signs put Toronto's Indigenous history front and centre
Diversifying the namescape… http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/new-street-signs-put-toronto-s-indigenous-history-front-and-centre-1.37...
Britain’s most popular baby boy's name? Muhammad, survey claims
Let's consider why this is "news"... https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/01/britain-most-popular-baby-name-muhammad
Universities to hide applicants' names in anti-bias trial
http://www.bbc.com/news/education-37297450