THE PSYCHOLOGY OF NAMES
Standing Out from the Crowd: How Names Shape Corporate Strategy
The researchers from the W. P. Carey School of Business (Arizona, USA) were able to demonstrate that CEOs with uncommon names tend to see themselves as different from their peers, leading them to pursue unique strategies that deviate from industry norms.
japanese names
Unique names increased in Japan over 40 years
In 2021, Professor Ogihara from the Aoyama Gakuin University examined the historical changes in the rates of unique names in Japan between 2004 and 2018 by analysing raw data generated from annual surveys on baby names. The study showed that the rates of unique names increased, providing further evidence of the rise in uniqueness-seeking and individualism in Japan.
UKRAINIAN NAMES
Latest Baby-Name Trends in Ukraine
During the year 2022, about 200.000 little citizens were born in Ukraine, and parents gave their babies a wide variety of names amid the absence of restrictions. Ukraine does not prohibit parents to give any names to their children. Statistics in recent years suggest that Ukrainians prefer traditional names.
MONDONOMO PUBLISHING
Handbook of Top Thai Names
Mondonomo is pleased to communicate names and connect Thailand to the world with the publication of this Handbook, which celebrate the role of the Thai naming traditions in the nation’s development from the past to the present, touching the daily lives of people in Thai society, as well as impacting Thailand’s international relations.
chinese names
Increasing Prevalence of Unique Names in China
Unprecedented economic growth and social transformation have led to substantial changes in Chinese people’s psychology, namely in the baby naming process. In the research carried out by the Institute of Psychology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China), they focused on a possible change in Chinese people’s need for uniqueness by means of first names, a psychological need that is typically high in the West but assumed to be relatively low in the East.
ARABIC NAMES
Naming Conventions throughout the Arab world
This post will be useful for those who face any name challenges when searching in Arabic because of the many linguistic and cultural nuances that characterize records from the Middle East. We have compiled some of our best search tips for navigating name spelling and word order variations in Arabic. Follow these guidelines, and you will be able to identify the full range of results that apply to your research subject.
MONDONOMO PUBLISHING
Reference Dictionary of Ukrainian Names
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine underway, Mondonomo has published a special dictionary edition devoted to the Ukrainian given names, their transliteration and etymology. The work can be considered the very first Reference Dictionary of Ukrainian Names. Written by me, Prof. Leonid Chernovatyi, who specialises in translatology, and Dr Eugen Schochenmaier, a researcher in onomastics, this is the definitive scholarly reference for a new generation of Ukraine-centred scholars and amateurs.
Psychology
Tell me what’s your name, and I will tell you which letters you like!
Most people like themselves; the name is associated with the self, and hence the letters of the name are preferred, even though they appear in many other words. People who do not like themselves tend not to exhibit the name-letter effect.
onomastics
Name-based ethnicity analysis has entered the French legal terrain
The linguistic origin of the name is highly related to ethnicity, as pointed out in anthropology and human biology that the surname origin reflects genetic and cultural transmission. This idea has been used in epidemiology, geography, sociology, economics, and demography.
ONOMASTICS
Meaning of Vietnamese Names
Given names in Viet Nam are commonly chosen by parents and they frequently have a literal meaning in the Vietnamese language. For example, they often represent pleasing objects, attributes, characteristics, qualities, or wishes (e.g., flowers, jewelry, modesty, bravery, loyalty, happiness, success, etc.)
BABY NAMES
What effects do names fashion?
It seems that the choice of names has become a matter of taste rather than custom during the last c. 150 years. This has, among other things, lead to parents liking the same names at the same time coursed by for example generational preferences and cultural influences. These preferences and influences vary just like other expressions of fashion.
onomastics
„Names in the Bibles“ Project by Mondonomo
According to one method of counting, there are about 2670 Old Testament Hebrew proper names and 580 New Testament Greek proper names, and out of these names, about 165 are common to both Testaments. Moreover, in the English translation tradition, there are a few names for which different forms have been used for a single Biblical name.
Name popularity
First names given in France, 1800–2019
In France as elsewhere in the West (England, United States, Brazil) and in the world (e.g., Indonesia), more and more parents are choosing for their children – particularly for their daughters – relatively new, distinctive and individualizing names. The analysis of first names can thus help social scientists measure the process of individualization and compare it across countries – a task that has been notoriously difficult to this day.
Onomastics
Commercial names and identity
Good commercial names often make use of features such as linguistic creativity, authenticity, appealing concepts and sounds, as well as being triggers for positive emotions, able to be easily remembered and pronounced, and consonant with the field of the business activity and the taste of targeted consumer group.
royal names
Why is the Name of the new King “Charles III”?
King Charles could have chosen a different name than the one he was given as a child but has opted to keep his given name. That was the first decision of the new king's reign. He could have chosen from any of his four names – Charles, Philip, Arthur or George.
ONOMASTICS
Names across languages and cultures
Biblical names are very international due to Christianization of Western world and westernized societies. Studies comparing first names used in Brazil, Spain and Lithuania show that most of names that are equally in use nowadays in those countries are Christian or Biblical names.
Name popularity
Why is Liberia the most James-populated country?
James is a very popular name in English-speaking populations. In the United States, James was one of the five most common given names for male babies for most of the 20th century. Its popularity has declined considerably over the past 30 years...
Irish Surnames
Gaois Linguistic Database of Irish-Language Surnames
Surnames of Irish-language origin in Ireland are characterised by the fact that they are usually used in their anglicised form, but use of the Irish-language form is commonplace and on the increase in recent years, and this resource is designed to help users not literate in the language who wish to use the Irish-language form of their name.
Spelling of Personal Names
The Government of Lithuania endorsed New Rules on the Spelling of Personal Names
The draft decree establishes the principal provisions under which names and surnames of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania shall be spelled in the Lithuanian characters in accordance with relevant laws, resolutions of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language, and other legal acts or recommendations on the spelling of personal names.
Multilingual Name resource
ParaNames: A Massively Multilingual Entity Name Corpus
The recently published preprint describes work in progress on ParaNames, a multilingual parallel name resource consisting of names for approximately 14 million entities. The included names span over 400 languages, and almost all entities are mapped to standardized entity types (PER/LOC/ORG). Using Wikidata as a source, the authors create the largest resource of this type to-date.
Ukrainian language
What is the correct way to transcribe the name of Ukraine's president?
Ukraine has been trying to make its mark on the world by explaining that it isn't Russian. Something that has been prominent in the last weeks is how English language media has also been adapting with the changing view of Ukraine with a key part of this being spelling.
Ethnic name pronounciation
Living with two names, just like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde …
The practice of adopting Anglo names among ethnic minorities and foreign individuals may be intended to smooth interactions with majority group members, but it may also have negative implications for minorities themselves.
Name (Mis)pronounciation
May the NAME be with you!
According to the New Oxford Dictionary of English, the word “name” means “a word by which a person is known, addressed or referred to” as well as “a reputation, especially a good one”. It means that a person’s name has a double function. Firstly, it is the most basic and most important means of ...