📣 Call for Papers by Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland (SNSBI)

 

One-Day Online Conference: “Names Abroad – Names From Abroad”

🗓️ Saturday, 25 October 2025
📍 Online via Zoom

The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland (SNSBI) invites abstract submissions for its upcoming autumn one-day online conference, Names Abroad – Names From Abroad. The event will explore how naming practices intersect with migration, cultural contact, and multilingualism — with a particular focus on Scandinavian name research and the influence of foreign naming traditions in the British Isles and beyond.

🔹 Organised by: Dr Peder Gammeltoft (University of Bergen, UiB)

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🔍 Conference Themes

Submissions are invited on topics related (but not limited) to the following two thematic strands:

A) Current Name Research in Scandinavia, with a UK relevance

We welcome studies on Scandinavian name data — including place-names, personal names, digital or institutional names — especially where connections to British or Irish onomastic contexts can be drawn. Comparative or methodological papers are also welcome.

B) Names of Other Origins in the UK and Elsewhere

This theme includes the impact of migration, colonial/postcolonial dynamics, multilingualism, and linguistic adaptation on naming. Topics may include name integration, transformation, or identity negotiation across linguistic and cultural boundaries.

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🎓 Young Scholars Session

We especially encourage submissions from MA students, PhD candidates, and early career researchers. This dedicated session offers an opportunity to present research in a collegial and supportive setting.
Format: 12-minute presentation + 8 minutes for discussion

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✅ Submission Guidelines

• Abstract length: 250–300 words

• Deadline for submissions: 15 August 2025

• Notification of acceptance: 5 September 2025

• Presentation formats:

  • Regular session: 20-minute presentation + 10 minutes Q&A

  • Young Scholars: 12-minute presentation + 8 minutes Q&A

• Please include your name, institutional affiliation, email address, and indicate which session you are submitting to.

📧 Submit abstracts to: conference@snsbi.org.uk

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🧭 Confirmed Speakers Include:

• Lasse Hämäläinen (University of Helsinki): Choice of language in online usernames

• Johnny G.G. Jakobsen (University of Copenhagen): Danish colonial street names in Tranquebar (India) and the West Indies

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📌 Registration:
Details will be published on the SNSBI website in August 2025.
🌐 www.snsbi.org.uk

We warmly welcome your submissions and look forward to an inspiring day of international onomastic exchange!