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Top 1,000 First Names in Sweden
What are the most common male names in Sweden? In 2020, Lars was the most popular name, with roughly 83.4 thousand persons having the name.
dr. Eugen Schochenmaier, Mondonomo, Chief Scientist
May 15, 2022, 10:04 p.m.
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.
dr. Eugen Schochenmaier, Mondonomo, Chief Scientist
April 19, 2022, 6:25 p.m.
name pronunciation
Why does the pronunciation of students’ names matter?
In this video, I talk about why the pronunciation of people’s names matters, focusing on the example of students’ names in educational contexts.
Dr Jane Pilcher, Nottingham Trent University
April 1, 2022, 5:05 p.m.
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.
dr. Eugen Schochenmaier, Mondonomo, Chief Scientist
March 25, 2022, 9:39 a.m.
Name (mis)pronunciation
Three ways of name-pronunciation
If you grew up with a hard-to-pronounce name, you may define the way the others approached your name. We can put them into one of three camps: fumble-bumblers, arrogant manglers, and calibrators.
dr. Eugen Schochenmaier, Mondonomo, Chief Scientist
March 8, 2022, 9:30 p.m.
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.
dr. Eugen Schochenmaier, Mondonomo, Chief Scientist
Feb. 28, 2022, 9:19 p.m.
Name discrimination
Have you ever “whitened” your name?
The researchers found those who “whitened” their resumés were twice as likely to get call-backs for an interview, compared to those who left ethnic details intact.
dr. Eugen Schochenmaier, Mondonomo, Chief Scientist
Feb. 13, 2022, 6:50 p.m.
Mondonomo Publishing
Announcing: The Handbook of Thai Names
The team at Mondonomo and I set out to investigate the staggering long list of Thai first names. First, we want to know when the two names are the same. Can we just look at how it is spelled in Thai script? Well, yes and no.
Attapol Rutherford | อรรถพล ธำรงรัตนฤทธิ์, Chulalongkorn University, Professor
Jan. 30, 2022, 2:05 p.m.
Chinese Names
A Study of Naming Practices in Hong Kong
The practice of using an English name is widespread among native Chinese speakers. Research about this topic has been done not only in Mainland China but also in Hong Kong and Singapore and with Chinese minorities elsewhere...
dr. Eugen Schochenmaier, Mondonomo, Chief Scientist
Jan. 28, 2022, 12:37 p.m.
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 ...
dr. Eugen Schochenmaier, Mondonomo, Chief Scientist
Jan. 5, 2022, 12:37 p.m.