Onomastics.co.uk

Onomastics: the study of naming. Official Twitter for Account run by @ach_fooey, with the occasional tweet from @ScottMcGready.

[UofGCelticGaelic @CelticGaelic]

We’re excited to be recruiting! Post-doctoral research associate wanted for the 3-year @ahrcpress funded project Iona's Namescape: place-names and their dynamics in Iona and its environs https://t.co/Cm0MSKiKIz

[Onomastics.co.uk @onomastics_couk]

Interesting ⁦@BBCNews⁩ piece on surnames and hyphenation #onomastics https://t.co/DaH4TSWZlu

[Flood! Llifogydd! @waternames]

Our letter on wet place-names published in today’s @thetimes

[Dr Emily Lethbridge @DrELethbridge]

This is the brand new twitter feed for the insanely exciting #Icelandic #placename #archive #database project I’m working at getting off the ground here at @arnastofnun. Please do follow and rt to help us get word out about our work! Ty all 😃

[SNSBI @SNSBI_official]

Reasons for name choices are just as important as meaning - this recent BBC article discusses the personal choices behind some personal naming. https://t.co/YLjmhlReG1

[Onomastics.co.uk @onomastics_couk]

Looking forward to this! Always a great congress #onomastics #ICOS

[ICOS @ICOSnews]

We invite you to the 27th #Congress of #Onomastic #Sciences, which will take place in #Krakow, on August 23rd-28th, 2020. We will discuss the interdisciplinary aspects of researching the proper names. https://t.co/nBbR2veY2w #onomastics #ICOS @JagiellonskiUni #propernames #cfp

[Onomastics.co.uk @onomastics_couk]

Interesting BBC article on the experiences of people living in the US/UK with the first name Jihad/Jehad #onomastics https://t.co/srZAONtXAa

[UofGCelticGaelic @CelticGaelic]

Only a week left to apply for this exciting PhD scholarship
Place-Names on the Rocks: To what extent, and in what ways, do place-names reflect underlying bedrock geology?
Collaboration among Celtic & Gaelic, Earth Sciences, English Language & Linguistics. https://t.co/nhrSF0TqKo

[Onomastics.co.uk @onomastics_couk]

Interesting article on the impact of rude street names on house prices #onomastics https://t.co/cRBFnlAaV3

[eOnomast @eug1979]

e-Onomastics: Storm names for 2017-18 announced #onomastics #stormnames https://t.co/T9FlF1nWFI

[Onomastics.co.uk @onomastics_couk]

Abstracts due by 15th January! #toponymy #onomastics https://t.co/KFGw8iFpJG

[ICOS @ICOSnews]

Call for papers for the "Use of place names in public space" Session by ICA/IGU Commission on Toponymy https://t.co/TROMwoQDzE #placenames #toponymy #onomastics #callforpapers IGU organizes 4-6 June 2018 in Moscow a Conference on “Practical Geography and XXI Century Challenges”

[Nordic Names @NordicNames]

Have a look at this interesting selection of names with a J as a second letter following a consonant.

[Onomastics.co.uk @onomastics_couk]

A short but interesting piece from Oxford Dictionaries on 'placeholder names' (e.g. 'Joe Bloggs', 'Jane Doe', 'Tom, Dick, and Harry') in English and other languages #onomastics https://t.co/GiuFUXS7yP

[Alice McGready @ach_fooey]

Lecturing job (semantics and/or onomastics) at @UofGlasgow #onomastics #jobs https://t.co/hnrQSWnBm5

[Institute for Name-Studies @NameStudies]

Anyone interested in #placenames, we're always happy to recommend quality books/resources for you to use - like https://t.co/0BqMvGi0ya https://t.co/PZGdjhnete

[Institute for Name-Studies @NameStudies]

Just two days left to register for this FREE lecture on #placenames and Traditional Ecological Knowledge by @rlcjones - don't miss out! https://t.co/c3rsaBsmdc

[Doctor Logic @SaraLUckelman]

Call all people interested in #literary #onomastics: A friend is looking to compile a handbook of lit onomastics: https://t.co/XrBVgCwY3N

[inthenameofhistory @namesandhistory]

Registration closes at 4pm today. What if you never get another chance to hear about field names?! Think about it. https://t.co/QaENuwRCuf

[Onomastics.co.uk @onomastics_couk]

This looks a fantastic event for anyone near Sheffield next week! #onomastics #history https://t.co/kMNL7hQ54K

[inthenameofhistory @namesandhistory]

Come on namesters! Only two days to go – book your place now: https://t.co/JX8valyMgR

[Institute for Name-Studies @NameStudies]

NEW! Alfred Oscroft Essay Prize for undergraduate work on #placenames with £250 1st prize, £100 2nd
https://t.co/HhlYGmuAwE #onomastics