Sunday, March 17, 2024

Middle-earth in Prague: Residents Push for 'Lord of the Rings' Street Names

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In the heart of North Prague's historic center lies an enchanting island nestled within the Vltava River – Rohan Island. This picturesque locale is set to undergo a transformation into a vibrant residential district, slated for completion in the coming decade.

However, the city's administration has stirred a debate by announcing plans to christen the new streets with names of renowned philosophers like Kant and Derrida. Yet, amidst this proposal, Czech residents have launched a spirited online petition advocating for a different tribute – one inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's timeless masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings.

For those unfamiliar with Tolkien's epic tale, the connection might seem puzzling. Rohan Island, it turns out, shares its name not with the fictional realm of Middle-earth, but with a local poet, Josef Rohan.

Undeterred by this detail, the petitioners have garnered over 10,000 signatures, championing the celebration of the valiant heroes who once graced the pages of Tolkien's fantasy saga.

Moreover, the absence of female representation among the proposed street names has prompted criticism. In response, the petitioners advocate for honoring Eowyn, the fearless shieldmaiden, to rectify this oversight.

Notably, the campaign has found support from former Prague Mayor Zdenek Hřib of the Pirate Party, adding weight to the cause.

This fervor for fantasy is not new to Czech culture. In a notable census event in 2021, over 21,000 Czechs proudly declared themselves as Jedi, echoing their love for the mystical worlds of Star Wars.

As the debate rages on, the fate of Rohan Island's streets hangs in the balance, caught between the allure of philosophy and the enchantment of Middle-earth.

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Richesse onomastique de la vallée de la Loire

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LA VARIATION ONOMASTIQUE

Richesse onomastique de la vallée de la Loire

 par Michel Tamine

Collection : Nomino ergo sum

Cet ouvrage analyse différents aspects de la variation des noms propres, soumis à des changements permanents, tout comme les mots du lexique général.
Les noms de lieux changent car ils reflètent les grandes ruptures historiques (changement de régime, révolution, colonisation et décolonisation, etc.). Mais cela peut aussi concerner l’explication donnée aux noms propres à différentes époques en fonction des outils d’analyse dont on dispose. Les noms de famille sont aussi soumis à variations, en raison d’évènements institutionnels ou selon les circonstances et l’entourage, d’où la création de surnoms, de sobriquets, etc. Autrement dit, les noms propres sont vivants, donc précieux ; c’est pourquoi on peut parler de « richesse onomastique » d’une région, en l’occurrence la vallée de la Loire, qui associe à l’image mythique d’une « belle langue » un patrimoine onomastique de grande valeur.

  • Date de publication : 29 février 2024
  • Broché - format : 15,5 x 24 cm • 370 pages
  • Langue : français
  • ISBN : 978-2-336-43625-8
  • EAN13 : 9782336436258
  • EAN PDF : 9782336436265
  • (Imprimé en France)


Thursday, March 7, 2024

Théories et méthodes pour l’analyse des noms propres dans les textes littéraires : synthèse


The lecture series Onomastics Online continued on 6 March 2024 with a presentation given by Professor Louis Hébert (Université du Québec à Rimouski) with the title "Théories et méthodes pour l’analyse des noms propres dans les textes littéraires : synthèse".

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Survey "The influence of religion & people names between Spain and UK"

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Happy 90th Birthday to Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Hengst!

Namenkundliches Zentrum der Uni Leipzig
At a festive reception in Chemnitz, Prof. Dr. Karlheinz Hengst, the first professor of onomastics at Leipzig University (1993- 1999) and founding member of the German Society for Onomastic Research, was honored on the occasion of his 90th birthday. Karlheinz Hengst has been there from the very beginning, 70 years ago, when the Onomastic Working Group was founded in Leipzig, and he has remained connected to Leipzig University ever since. Recently, he passed the baton in Jena to an initiative that will focus on Thuringian place names. He continues to be active as a consultant, especially for Slavic names, at the Naming Advisory Center.

Following the laudation by Dietlind Kremer, who also conveyed the congratulations from the University of Leipzig, the attendees were delighted by the news that in April, a collected volume containing the latest writings of the jubilarian on the topic of 'Germans and Slavs in the Middle Ages: Dominance and Integration,' edited by Andrea and Silvio Brendler, will be published by Baar-Verlag Hamburg. Onomasticians and historians alike can look forward to this new publication. The good news was celebrated with the sound of violins.

For this, we extend our heartfelt thanks and: WE CONGRATULATE HEARTILY on this special birthday !!!

XXII Международная научная конференция «Ономастика Поволжья»

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Глубокоуважаемые коллеги! Оргкомитет напоминает вам о том, что в субботу 2 марта завершится регистрация заявок участников XХII Международной научной конференции «Ономастика Поволжья». Конференция пройдёт 26-29 сентября 2024 года в Саратове на базе ФГБОУ ВО «Саратовский государственный медицинский университет имени В. И. Разумовского».

Планируется обсуждение широкого круга вопросовсвязанных с различными аспектами изучения имени собственного:

  • теория и методология современных ономастических исследований;

  • ономастическое пространство и ономастическое поле;

  • общая топонимика;

  • поволжская топонимика, микротопонимика и урбанонимика;

  • антропонимика и этнонимика;

  • зоонимика;

  • теонимы и мифонимы в поволжских этнокультурах;

  • диалектная и социолектная ономастика;

  • онимы в городской коммуникации;

  • онимическая периферия и апеллятивно-онимическое пограничье;

  • имя собственное в межъязыковом контексте, проблемы переводоведения;

  • литературная и фольклорная ономастика;

  • имя собственное в детской речи;

  • языковая игра в ономастическом пространстве;

  • ономастика и ономастическое краеведение в школе и вузе;

  • ономастическое пространство Саратовского края.

К началу работы конференции планируется издать сборник материалов, который будет размещён в наукометрической базе Российского индекса научного цитирования (РИНЦ).

  • Условия участия и публикации материалов, а также сроки их предоставления и требования к оформлению будут сообщены в информационном письме № 2, которое будет направлено участникам в марте-апреле 2024 года.
  • Заявки на участие в конференции просим выслать до 2 марта 2024 г. по электронному адресу danilina_ni@mail.ru

Если через 3 дня после отправки материалов Вы не получите ответного письма, повторите, пожалуйста, заявку или позвоните.

  • При возникновении вопросов о конференции можно обращаться по указанному выше адресу председателя саратовского оргкомитета Наталии Ивановны Данилиной или по адресу suprun@vspu.ru: доктор филологических наук, проф. Василий Иванович Супрун.

  • Телефоны для справок: +7-908-552-55-38 Данилина Наталия Ивановна; +7-905-338-43-45 Супрун Василий Иванович.

Предполагается культурная программаЭкскурсия по городу. Посещение музеев Саратова. Выезд в Губарёвку, где находилась усадьба Алексея Александровича Шахматова.

Заявка на участие в XХII Международной научной конференции «Ономастика Поволжья» (Саратов, 26-29 сентября 2024 года):

  1. Фамилия, имя, отчество (полностью)
  2. Полное название организации
  3. Должность (с указанием подразделения / кафедры)
  4. Учёная степень
  5. Учёное звание
  6. Служебный адрес (с индексом)
  7. Домашний адрес (с индексом)
  8. Адрес электронной почты
  9. Контактный телефон
  10. Тема доклада (статьи)
  11. Форма участия: очная / заочная (с онлайн-докладом / заочная (стендовый доклад) / заочная (без выступления)
  12. Выезд в Губарёвку (нужное отметить) Да / Нет
  13. Необходимость официального вызова для оформления командировки (нужное отметить) Да / Нет электронный вариант / распечатанный вариант

Ждём вас в славном волжском городе Саратове в прекрасном сентябре!

Оргкомитет конференции.

Saturday, March 2, 2024

NORNA's digital Lecture on the Rule favoring the Mother's Surname for Newborns



All interested are welcome to a lecture within NORNA's digital lecture series. Line Grønstad will hold a talk entitled: 

'Great Rule' - On how the rule favoring the mother's surname for newborns came  into existence  in Norway.

The lecture will be in Norwegian and will take place on 20th March 2024, from 3 to 4 PM (Scandinavian time).

Please use the following link

Welcome!

NORNA Committee

Sunday, February 25, 2024

CfP "Onomastics of the Northern Regional type of Greek pronunciation"

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IN MEMORY OF HARALAMBOS P. SYMEONIDIS

The Board of Directors of the Greek Onomastic Society unanimously decided to publish a commemorative volume of «ΟΝΟΜΑΤA» journal in honor of the spiritual memory of the recently deceased Haralambos P. Symeonidis, this great Linguist, Dialectologist, and Onomastician who undoubtedly marked linguistic studies in Greece with his rich and multifaceted work. 

The theme of the volume will be "Onomastics of the Northern Regional type of Greek pronunciation". 

The Greek Onomastic Society invites its members and any other researcher interested to submit for approval, by September 30, 2024, an original scientific article of onomastic content, referring to areas of Greece where Northern phonetics prevail, in order to be published in the aforementioned commemorative volume. The article, accompanied by the contact details of the authors (full name, affiliation, contact phone, and email address), must be sent to the members of the Editorial Committee.


Thursday, February 22, 2024

Naming and Labelling Contexts of Cultural Importance in Africa

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Special issue of the International Journal of Language and Culture 10:2 (2023)

Editors
ORCID logoNico Nassenstein | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Sambulo Ndlovu | University of Eswatini
ORCID logoSvenja Völkel | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
[International Journal of Language and Culture, 10:2]  Expected May 2024.  ca. 150 pp.
Publishing status: In production

XVI Jornada d'Onomàstica (Hidronímia) is on YouTube

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Saturday, February 17, 2024

The earliest journal on toponymy and its spin-off effects on place-name research

 My new article has been published in the latest Onoma's issue. 

Enjoy !!! 

My study briefly outlines the history of the first toponomastic journal worldwide and the first journal devoted to Dutch toponymy, Nomina Geographica Neerlandica, which was launched in 1884. It presents the creation, objectives, editorial boards, evolutionary paths and inevitable end. The final part focuses on its decisive influence on the development of place-name research in the Netherlands and Belgium until 2011.



Wednesday, February 14, 2024

5th Aleksandras Vanagas’ Conference “Language and Culture Dialogue in 21st Century Onomastics”

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Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to participate in the 5th International Scientific Aleksandras Vanagas’ Conference “Language and Culture Dialogue in 21st Century Onomastics”.

The Conference will be held on November 7–8, 2024. Venue: The Institute of the Lithuanian Language, P. Vileišio St. 5, LT-10308 Vilnius and in Zoom platform.


Suggested Topics

Onyms as a research object in Lithuanian, Baltic, and Indo-European studies ▪ Onyms at the intersection of languages and cultures ▪ Signs of national identity in onyms ▪ Between old onomasticon and the written ▪ Links between the historical onomasticon and cultural context ▪ The current coverage of traditional and modern onomastic research ▪ Naming tendencies of people, places, and other entities.


Keynote Speakers

Dr. hab. prof. UŁ Artur Gałkowski (University of Lodz, Poland), Assoc. prof. dr. Olena Fomenko (Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, Ukraine), Dr. Sanda Rapa (Institute of Latvian Language, University of Latvia, Latvia), Dr. Christian Zschieschang (Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO), Germany).


Conference languagesLithuanian, Latvian, English.  Duration of plenary session reports – 30 mins. Duration of reports – 20 mins.

 

Conference fee:

80 EUR, before October 1, 2024. 100 EUR, before November 4, 2024. Online participation is free of charge.

 

Please transfer your participation fee to the following account: 

Lietuvių kalbos institutas

Vileišio Str. 5, LT-10308 Vilnius, Lithuania

Reg. no 111955023

„Swedbank" AB

BIC: HABALT22

IBAN: LT58 7300 0100 0245 3597

Please indicate: AVK2024, conference fee, Name, Surname 

Conference fee includes cultural events.


Important Dates

The deadline for submission of participant forms and abstracts  – is June 1, 2024Notification of acceptance – September 1, 2024. Publication of the conference program – October 1, 2024.

 

Abstract

1500–2000 characters with spaces.


Scientific Committee

Akad. prof. habil. dr. Grasilda Blažienė, Institute of the Lithuanian Language (chairperson), Dr. Laimutis Bilkis, Institute of the Lithuanian Language, PD habil. dr. Harald Bichlmeier, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Leipzig, Germany, Assoc. prof. dr. Katharina Leibring, Uppsala University, Sweden, Prof. dr. Aleksandr Iliadi, K. D. Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University, Ukraine, Doc. habil. dr. Ilja Lemeškin, Institute of the Lithuanian Language, Prof. dr. Daiva Sinkevičiūtė-Villanueva Svensson, Vilnius University, Dr. Anta Trumpa, Institute of Latvian Language, University of Latvia, Latvia.


Organizing Committee

Dr. Darius Ivoška, Institute of the Lithuanian Language  (chairperson), Dr. Pavel Skorupa, Institute of the Lithuanian Language (vice-chairperson), Dr. Alma Ragauskaitė, Institute of the Lithuanian Language, Dr. Dovilė Tamulaitienė, Institute of the Lithuanian Language, Mgr. Alisa Stunžaitė, Institute of the Lithuanian Language, Mgr. Dalia Sviderskienė, Institute of the Lithuanian Language, Dokt. Marius Glebus, Institute of the Lithuanian Language, Povilas Bialoglovis, Institute of the Lithuanian Language


Contacts

Please submit participant forms and abstracts here: https://forms.gle/72PmSywhbVWiW5hr8

For more information, please visit https://avk.lki.lt/  or contact darius.ivoska@lki.lt


Pagarbiai / Sincerely

Konferencijos organizatoriai / Conference Organizers 


Gerbiamieji Kolegos,

Maloniai kviečiame dalyvauti 5-ojoje tarptautinėje mokslinėje Aleksandro Vanago konferencijoje „Kalbos ir kultūros dialogas XXI amžiaus onomastikoje“.
Konferencija vyks 2024 m. lapkričio 7–8 d. Lietuvių kalbos institute, P. Vileišio g. 5, LT-10308 Vilnius ir Zoom platformoje.

Siūlomos pranešimų temos

Tikriniai žodžiai kaip lituanistikos, baltistikos ir indoeuropeistikos tyrimų objektas ▪ Tikriniai žodžiai kalbų ir kultūrų sandūroje ▪ Tautinio tapatumo ženklai tikriniuose žodžiuose ▪ Tarp senojo vardyno ir raštijos ▪ Istorinio vardyno ir kultūrinio konteksto sąsajos ▪ Šiandieninių tradicinės ir moderniosios onomastikos tyrimų aprėptis ▪ Žmonių, vietų ir kitų realijų įvardijimo polinkiai.

Kviestiniai pranešėjai

Dr. hab. prof. UŁ Artur Gałkowski (Lodzės universitetas, Lenkija), Assoc. prof. dr. Olena Fomenko (Kijevo nacionalinis Taraso Ševčenkos universitetas, Ukraina), Dr. Sanda Rapa (Latvijos universiteto Latvių kalbos institutas, Latvija), Dr. Christian Zschieschang (Rytų Europos Leibnico istorijos ir kultūros institutas (GWZO), Vokietija)

 

Konferencijos kalbos: lietuvių, latvių, anglų.   Plenarinio posėdžio pranešimų trukmė – 30 min. Pranešimų trukmė – 20 min.

Konferencijos dalyvio mokestis:

80 EUR, jeigu mokama iki 2024 m. spalio 1 d., 100 EUR, jeigu mokama iki 2024 m. lapkričio 4 d. Dalyvavimas nuotoliniu būdu – nemokamas.

Dalyvio mokestį prašome pervesti į šią sąskaitą:

Lietuvių kalbos institutas

Vileišio Str. 5, LT-10308 Vilnius, Lithuania

Reg. Nr. 111955023

„Swedbank" AB

BIC: HABALT22

IBAN: LT58 7300 0100 0245 3597

Mokėjimo paskirtyje, prašome nurodyti: AVK2024, konferencijos mokestis, vardas, pavardė

 Į dalyvio mokestį įskaičiuota: kultūriniai renginiai.


Svarbios datos

Pranešėjų anketos ir  tezės – iki 2024 m. birželio 1 d. Patvirtinimas apie priimtas tezes – iki 2024 m. rugsėjo 1 d. Konferencijos programos paskelbimas – iki 2024 m. spalio 1 d.

 

Pageidavimai dėl tezių

Apimtis – 1500–2000 spaudos ženklų.

Mokslinis komitetas

Akad. prof. dr. Grasilda Blažienė, Lietuvių kalbos institutas (pirmininkė), Dr. Laimutis Bilkis, Lietuvių kalbos institutas, PD habil. dr. Harald Bichlmeier, Saksonijos mokslų akademija Leipcige, Vokietija, Assoc. prof. dr. Katharina Leibring, Uppsalos universitetas, Švedija, Prof. dr. Aleksandr Iliadi, Pietų Ukrainos nacionalinis pedagoginis K. D. Ušinskio vardo universitetas, Doc. habil. dr. Ilja Lemeškin, Lietuvių kalbos institutas, Prof. dr. Daiva Sinkevičiūtė-Villanueva Svensson, Vilniaus universitetas, Dr. Anta Trumpa, Latvijos universiteto Latvių kalbos institutas.

Organizacinis komitetas

Dr. Darius Ivoška, Lietuvių kalbos institutas  (pirmininkas), Dr. Pavel Skorupa, Lietuvių kalbos institutas (pirmininko pavaduotojas), Dr. Alma Ragauskaitė, Lietuvių kalbos institutas, Dr. Dovilė Tamulaitienė, Lietuvių kalbos institutas, Mgr. Alisa Stunžaitė, Lietuvių kalbos institutas, Mgr. Dalia Sviderskienė, Lietuvių kalbos institutas, Dokt. Marius Glebus, Lietuvių kalbos institutas, Povilas Bialoglovis, Lietuvių kalbos institutas.

Kontaktai

Pranešėjų anketas ir tezes prašome pateikti čia: https://forms.gle/72PmSywhbVWiW5hr8

Daugiau informacijos https://avk.lki.lt/ ir e. paštu darius.ivoska@lki.lt

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Programme for the upcoming SNSBI Spring Conference

The 2024 SNSBI Spring conference will take place from May 10 to 13 at the All Hallows Campus of Dublin City University (DCU) at Drumcondra. Accommodation will be provided by DCU on the Glasnevin Campus. Both are in the northern suburbs of Dublin, easily accessible from the airport.



Call for papers: contributions are welcome on a range of topics, both place- and personal names. If you are interested in giving a paper please email a title and abstract to confsec@snsbi.org.uk by January 25th.

For more information, and booking details, please see the first circular.

Kolloquium Namenforschung Schweiz #12

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Tagungsankündigung

Wann? 12. April 2024
Wo? Universität Bern, Hallerstraße 6, 3012 Bern

Am 12. April 2024 findet das Kolloquium Namenforschung Schweiz #12: „Namenforschung zwischen Tradition und Moderne“ in der Universität Bern, Hallerstraße 6, 3012 Bern, statt. Das Programm finden Sie in Kürze unter: https://www.familiennamenatlas.unibe.ch/ ; um Anmeldung wird bis zum 24. März 2024 gebeten. Die Veranstaltung wird vom Redaktionsteam des Familiennamenatlas der Deutschschweiz (FDS) organisiert.

Saturday, February 10, 2024

Sunday, February 4, 2024

Patrick Hanks (1940-2024)

On February 1, 2024, the world bid farewell to Patrick Hanks, a distinguished English Lexicographer, Corpus Linguist, and Onomastician who failed to recover from long COVID. His passing marks a profound loss for the international field of name research, where he played a pivotal role as a leading figure.

Patrick Hanks, renowned for his academic contributions, served as a computer scientist at Masaryk University in Brno, the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics at Charles University in Prague, and notably at the Bristol Centre for Linguistics at the University of the West of England. His research focused on the origin, history, and geographical distribution of family names in the United Kingdom.

Beyond his academic pursuits, Patrick Hanks was an esteemed editor of significant name dictionaries, and from 1990 to 2000, he held the position of Chief Editor of English dictionaries at the Oxford University Press (OUP). One of his magnum opuses was the Dictionary of American Family Names (DAFN), first published in a three-volume edition in 2003. In 2022, a substantially revised and expanded version of this monumental work was presented, now comprising five volumes, a collaborative effort with Simon Lenarčič and contributions from Peter McClure.

The Dictionary of American Family Names stands as the most extensive name book in the world, offering practical overviews of various naming systems. This indispensable work deserves a place in every major library. 


Patrick Hanks's legacy is intricately intertwined with this significant namebook, ensuring that his name will endure through the ages. Fond memories of his pleasant and stimulating personality, transcending the professional realm, resonate with all those fortunate enough to have crossed paths with him. In honoring Patrick Hanks, we recognize not only a scholar of great distinction but a person whose impact extended far beyond the academic sphere.

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

60 Band Name Origins in 60 Minutes

Personal Names in Cuneiform Texts from Babylonia

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Personal names provide fascinating testimony to Babylonia's multi-ethnic society. This volume offers a practical introduction to the repertoire of personal names recorded in cuneiform texts from Babylonia in the first millennium BCE. In this period, individuals moved freely as well as involuntarily across the ancient Middle East, leaving traces of their presence in the archives of institutions and private persons in southern Mesopotamia. The multilingual nature of this name material poses challenges for students and researchers who want to access these data as part of their exploration of the social history of the region in the period. This volume offers guidelines and tools that will help readers navigate this difficult material. The title is also available Open Access on Cambridge Core.