This tag is for questions related to given names, surnames, and linguistic aspects of naming in English.
names is for questions related to given names, surnames, and linguistic aspects of naming in English.
Questions tagged [names]
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Is "Tweety" suitable as a person's name?
My name is Chia Yin. I am a Taiwanese. We usually have two names in this generation: one Chinese, one English. I don't know why.
For my English class, my teacher asked me my English name, I don't really have one, but I have a nickname, "Tweety",…
Tweety ko
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When do I use "of" before the name of a place?
When do I use 'of' before a name of a town, commune, river etc. ?
I'm lookin for American English if that makes a difference.
I don't find the rule and I am unsure about the following cases:
The river receives treated wastewater from the town [of?]…
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How to write names of different things specified by their kinds?
I'm interested in the particular case of writing the name of thing connected with the kind of thing. For example, I would write the "Enter" button, the "Hello World" script, etc.
Is this correct? Could it be written in another way?
Because also we…
nemo
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The name of the vegetable
What is the right name for this vegetable (see the picture above)? I usually call it a (vegetable) marrow.
Is it correct to call it a squash? (Pumpkins and courgette are types of squashes, so I would like to avoid any ambiquity.)
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Looking for names for some Classes
I am writing some program for publishing and I would like to ask you for a help.
I have two classes and I would like to give them preferably single word names:
One is for Publication / Magazine (name that denotes whole brand - every number ever…
ivo.tisljar
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What to call different education levels?
I've been always confused about the names of different education levels and how to use them, and which one is formal and which is not.
Can someone explain if it is master's or master? should I say M.Sc. or MSc? The same goes for bachelor. Is it…
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CamelCase names
Some people have mixed upper and lower case letters (informally, CamelCase) in their names. This can appear in their first name (e.g. LeBron James), last name (e.g. Tracy McGrady), or both (e.g. DeMar DeRozan).
Is there a special reason using an…
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What is my middle name and what is my last name?
I'm filing out an application form on a US website. The website is asking for my first name and last name. The Arabic name system is probably different from the English one. My name as it exactly appears on my national ID is Sara Adel Mahmoud Gad.…
Sara
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What is the name / term of this symbol, half tick half cross
My teachers sometimes put this symbol in my homework.
Does it have a name or term in English?
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English people names and street names
I know learning grammar and vocab is so painful, but that's not the hardest part to me. What makes me feel most difficult is the English name for people and streets.
They are complicated, no spelling pattern, and some of them are not easy to…
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Is there a proper term for pseudo-Biblical names?
Most given names fall into one of these five categories:
Pre-Christian Latin and Latinate names. Examples: Vincent, Anthony, Julia, Lucy.
Pre-Christian Greek names. Examples: Philip, Nicholas, Helen, Chloe.
Biblical names. Examples: John, Paul,…
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structure and meaning of name "eskimo grease monkey thomas (pieface) kalmaku"?
In comics Green Lantern there is friend of Hal Jordan. I'm not sure that I understand his name correct:
eskimo - his nationality
grease monkey - nikname?
thomas - first name
pieface - what is that and what does it mean?
kalmaku - last name
The…
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In which case(s) we should address sb. his "last name" vs "first name"?
I read this news article, where 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts went missing. Her name is Mollie Tibbetts. If I get it correct, Mollie is her first name and Tibbetts is her last name or surname. As we can see from the article, most of time the author…
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how to catch the names in audio materials?
I'm learning English via listening to audio materials, such as "A murder is announced" BBC radio program recorded. However, I'm quite bad at remember the names. After 3 to 5 minutes, I'm soon lost at a "who is who" status.
For this piece itself, I…
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What does “-" mean in the man name "Chris Devonshire-Ellis"?
According to western convention, full name is composed of three parts: first name, middle name, and last name.
For example:
Donald John Trump
George Walker Bush
Chris Devonshire-Ellis in the webpage:
Chris Devonshire-Ellis is the Founder of Dezan…
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