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Saturday, May 9, 2026

Names, Places, Laws, and Literature: Acta Onomastica, Vol. 67/1 (2026)

 The new issue of Acta Onomastica - Vol. 67, No. 1 (2026) - arrives with thirteen peer-reviewed articles spanning urbanonymy, historical toponymy, anthroponymy, literary onomastics, etymology, and socio-onomastics across a remarkably broad geographic and linguistic canvas, from Ukraine and Romania to Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Bohemia, and the Carpathian Basin.

The issue opens with a theoretical contribution by Ján Bauko on toponomastics and translatology, examining the translation of urbanonyms in bilingual environments - a question of growing relevance wherever minority languages and official nomenclature compete for the same street signs. Andrea Bölcskei and Gábor Mikesy then turn to Hungarian place names as evidence of historical relations between Moravians, Czechs, and Hungarians - a reminder that toponyms are political archives as much as linguistic ones.

Jaroslav David offers what may be the issue's most theoretically ambitious contribution: a new perspective on the honorific motive in place naming, revisiting a concept central to modern urbanonymy with fresh analytical tools. David appears again near the end of the issue, co-authoring with Anna Laura Kolláth a study of how street name changes in Miskolc, Hungary between 1989 and 1993 were reflected in the regional newspaper Észak-Magyarország - a case study in how the press mediates the politics of renaming after regime change. David also contributes a review of Slovenská onomastická terminológia by Iveta Valentová and colleagues, a major terminological reference for Slovak onomastics.

Jana Davidová Glogarová and Tereza Klemensová explore the proprial landscape of postmodernism through the prose of Czech writers Michal Ajvaz and Miloš Urban - a literary onomastics study that asks what proper names do in fiction when reality itself becomes unstable. Žaneta Dvořáková and Andrea Bartíková take a legal-historical angle, tracing the history of regulations and laws governing surnames in the Czech lands and examining expert surname assessments and court disputes - a study that bridges onomastics and legal history in ways rarely attempted.

Oliviu Felecan contributes a socio-onomastic study of Czechs and Slovaks in Romania, exploring how naming practices reflect identity, minority status, and cultural memory in a diaspora context. Ilona Janyšková and Helena Karlíková tackle the methodological challenges of etymologising proper names in etymological dictionaries - a metatheoretical reflection on how onomastics and historical linguistics interface at the lexicographic level.

From Ukraine, Olga Klimkina examines the names given to new residential developments in Kyiv through the lens of speech influence theory, and Tetyana Kosmeda, Oksana Kovtun, and Vitaliya Papish analyse verbal innovations derived from anthroponyms - the productive, often subversive process by which proper names become verbs in Ukrainian. Judit Kozma, Zsófia Ludányi, and Dorottya Jakab present a corpus-based study of morphological variation in Hungarian proper names, drawing on inquiries received by the Hungarian Language Consulting Service — the most-viewed article in this issue, reflecting the practical demand for normative guidance on name inflection.

Two contributions round out the toponymic section: František Kožíšek investigates the origin of the Czech toponym Hladové vody (Hungry Waters), and Martina Zirhutová maps the distribution of the appellative borovice (Scots pine) and its dialectal variants in minor place names across Bohemia.

The issue closes with a tribute by Soňa Wojnarová to the life anniversary of Miloslava Knappová - one of the most important Czech onomasticians of the twentieth century - a review by Martina Ptáčníková of Justyna B. Walkowiak's two-volume Nazwy ulic Poznania, onomastic news compiled by the editorial team, and Žaneta Dvořáková's overview of 25 years of advisory activity by the Department of Onomastics of the Czech Language Institute (2000–2025).

The full issue is freely available at asjournals.lib.cas.cz/actaonomastica.


Česky

Jména, místa, zákony a literatura: Acta Onomastica, ročník 67/1 (2026)

Nové číslo časopisu Acta Onomastica - ročník 67, číslo 1 (2026) - přináší třináct recenzovaných studií, které pokrývají urbanonymii, historickou toponymii, antroponymii, literární onomastiku, etymologii i socioonomastiku na pozoruhodně širokém geografickém a jazykovém záběru: od Ukrajiny a Rumunska přes Maďarsko, Slovensko a česky mluvené Čechy až po karpatský prostor.

Číslo otevírá teoretický příspěvek Jána Bauka věnovaný toponomastice a translatologii - konkrétně překladu urbanoným v bilingválním prostředí, otázce stále naléhavější všude tam, kde si menšinové jazyky a oficiální nomenklatura konkurují na stejných uličních tabulích. Andrea Bölcskei a Gábor Mikesy pak využívají maďarská místní jména jako pramen poznání historických vztahů mezi Moravany, Čechy a Maďary - doklad toho, že toponyma jsou politickými archivy stejně tak jako jazykovými.

Teoreticky nejambicióznější příspěvek čísla přináší pravděpodobně Jaroslav David: nabízí novou perspektivu honorifikačního motivu v pojmenování míst a přistupuje k tomuto ústřednímu pojmu moderní urbanonymie s novými analytickými nástroji. David se v čísle objevuje i jako spoluautor: společně s Annou Laurou Kolláth zkoumá, jak byl v regionálním deníku Észak-Magyarország reflektován přejmenovávání ulic v Miskolci v letech 1989–1993 - případová studie o tom, jak tisk zprostředkovává politiku přejmenování po změně režimu. David rovněž přispívá recenzí terminologické příručky Slovenská onomastická terminológia Ivety Valentové a kolektivu.

Jana Davidová Glogarová a Tereza Klemensová se věnují propriální krajině postmodernismu v prózách Michala Ajvaze a Miloše Urbana - literárněonomastická studie, která klade otázku, co vlastní jména dělají v beletrii, když se samotná realita stává nestabilní. Žaneta Dvořáková a Andrea Bartíková přistupují k tématu z právněhistorické perspektivy: sledují vývoj předpisů a zákonů o příjmeních a analyzují znalecká posuzování příjmení i soudní spory - studie, která propojuje onomastiku a právní dějiny způsobem, k němuž se badatelé příliš často neuchylují.

Oliviu Felecan přispívá socioonomastickou studií o Češích a Slovácích v Rumunsku, v níž pojmenovávací praktiky zrcadlí otázky identity, menšinového postavení a kulturní paměti v diaspoře. Ilona Janyšková a Helena Karlíková se zamýšlejí nad metodologickými úskalími etymologizování vlastních jmen v etymologických slovnících - metateoretická reflexe styčné plochy onomastiky a historické lingvistiky na úrovni lexikografie.

Z Ukrajiny přichází příspěvek Olgy Klimkinové o názvech nových zástaveb v Kyjevě nahlížených prismatem teorie řečového vlivu, a studie Tetyany Kosmedy, Oksany Kovtun a Vitaliji Papish analyzuje verbální inovace odvozené od antroponym — produktivní, často subverzivní proces, jímž se vlastní jména stávají slovesy. Judit Kozma, Zsófia Ludányi a Dorottya Jakab předkládají korpusovou studii morfologické variace maďarských vlastních jmen na základě dotazů zaslaných Jazykové poradně - nejčtenější příspěvek tohoto čísla, dokládající praktickou poptávku po normativních doporučeních ohledně skloňování jmen.

Toponymickou část doplňují dva příspěvky: František Kožíšek pátrá po původu jména Hladové vody a Martina Zirhutová mapuje rozšíření apelativa borovice a jeho nářečních variant v pomístních jménech v Čechách.

Číslo uzavírá příspěvek Soňi Wojnarové k životnímu jubileu Miloslavy Knappové - jedné z nejvýznamnějších českých onomastiček dvacátého století — recenze dvousvazkové práce Justyny B. Walkowiak Nazwy ulic Poznania od Martiny Ptáčníkové, onomastické zprávy a poznámky redakčního týmu a přehled Žanety Dvořákové o poradenské činnosti oddělení onomastiky ÚJČ AV ČR za posledních pětadvacet let (2000–2025).

Celé číslo je volně dostupné na asjournals.lib.cas.cz/actaonomastica.

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Names Without Borders: Onomástica desde América Latina, Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026)

 Open the new issue of Onomástica desde América Latina and you will travel - without leaving your chair - from the classrooms of Algeria to the streets of Buenos Aires, from the Amazonian rainforest to the marathon finish line in Valencia, from Vietnamese birth registers to Yoruba names on Facebook.

Volume 7, No. 1 (2026) is one of the most geographically and thematically expansive issues the journal has published. It opens with two studies rooted in Algeria: Widad Souali examines proper names in Spanish-language teaching manuals (Los nombres propios en la enseñanza-aprendizaje del español como lengua extranjera en Argelia), while Imene Maghraoui asks whether French children's readers like "Taoki et compagnie" open windows onto the world or impose cultural hegemony (Le poids des noms propres dans « Taoki et compagnie » en contexte algérien). Lamia Adrar rounds out the Algerian trio with a study of pharmaceutical brand names and their semantic motivations (Noms de Médicaments Algériens).

The issue then crosses continents with ease. Thi Minh Thao Le and Pham Thi Ngoc offer a sweeping sociolinguistic study of gender and culture in Vietnamese naming practices (Modern naming trends in Vietnam). Oluwatosin Mercy Ajayi, Esther Avosuahi Onmoke, and Idowu Odebode trace how Yoruba anthroponyms are anglicised on Facebook (Os processos morfológicos de anglicização de antropônimos iorubás). Chenglin Zhu and Gabriel Antunes de Araujo analyse phonetic adaptations in the translation of onomastic vocabulary in the works of Ruggieri (Adaptações fonéticas na tradução do léxico onomástico nas obras de Ruggieri).

Closer to home - or rather, closer to Latin America - Adianys Collazo Allen maps the propial expressions embedded in Cuban road names (Las vías de comunicación en Cuba: oraciones propiales), and the team of Gilberto Maximiano Ceballos Esqueda, Gloria Ignacia Vergara Mendoza, Lucila Gutiérrez Santana, and José Manuel González Freire proposes a methodological framework for classifying nicknames in Cuauhtémoc, Colima (Propuesta metodológica para la clasificación de los apodos). Yolanda Guillermina López Franco brings a lexicological and socio-anthroponymic lens to the most common given names in Mexico in 2021 (Une approche lexicologique et socioanthroponymique aux prénoms les plus attribués au Mexique en 2021), a study also published in Spanish translation in the same issue.

Across the Atlantic, Alexandre Melo de Sousa, Isabel Correia, Bruno Gonçalves Carneiro, and Amílcar Morais compare toponymic sign formation in Portugal and Brazil (Toponímia entre mares), while Robson Santos Silva traces the intellectual journey from traditional to critical toponymy (Da toponímia tradicional à toponímia crítica). Marcos Jaime Araújo explores Língua Geral toponymy and Amazonian identity in the Bragantina region of Pará (Toponímia em Língua Geral e identidade na Amazônia bragantina paraense), and the team of Romilia de Sá Feitosa, Maria Célia Dias de Castro, and Maria da Guia Taveiro Silva offers a socio-onomastic study of commercial establishment names in Imperatriz, Maranhão (Estudo sócio-onomástico de nomes de estabelecimentos comerciais localizados em Imperatriz/MA).

A highlight is the special dossier on onomastics and linguistic landscape, coordinated by María Carmen Fernández Juncal, who opens it with a panoramic overview of achievements and challenges (Onomástica y paisaje lingüístico: logros y retos). The dossier includes Elisa Suárez Caramés on the social stratification of chrematonyms in Galician urban space, Lucía Morán Gaitero on proper names in the rural linguistic landscape of León, María Victoria Galloso Camacho and Águeda Vázquez Hidalgo on odonymy and linguistic landscape, Mercedes De La Torre García on the naming of public libraries in Seville, Montserrat Rangel Vicente on institutional topo-ergonyms in Salamanca, Ricard Morant on names on marathon race bibs in Valencia, and Vinícius Pereira de Souza Cruz on football onomastics in the linguistic landscape of Buenos Aires.

Finally, a Mini contribution by Anna Choleva-Dimitrova, Nadezhda Dancheva, Maya Vlahova-Angelova, and Gergana Petkova surveys the Bulgarian personal name system in the early 21st century - a reminder that this journal's reach extends well beyond its Latin American home.

The full issue is freely available at e-revista.unioeste.br.


Português

Nomes sem fronteiras: Onomástica desde América Latina, v. 7, n. 1 (2026)

Abra o novo número de Onomástica desde América Latina e viaje - sem sair do lugar - das salas de aula da Argélia às ruas de Buenos Aires, da floresta amazônica à linha de chegada da Maratona de Valência, dos registros civis vietnamitas aos antropônimos iorubás no Facebook.

O volume 7, número 1 (2026) é um dos mais ricos e geograficamente abrangentes já publicados pela revista. Três estudos abrem o número com foco na Argélia: Widad Souali investiga os nomes próprios no ensino de espanhol como língua estrangeira (Los nombres propios en la enseñanza-aprendizaje del español como lengua extranjera en Argelia), Imene Maghraoui questiona se cartilhas francesas como "Taoki et compagnie" abrem janelas para o mundo ou impõem hegemonia cultural (Le poids des noms propres dans « Taoki et compagnie » en contexte algérien), e Lamia Adrar analisa os processos semânticos de formação dos nomes de medicamentos argelinos (Noms de Médicaments Algériens).

Da Ásia, Thi Minh Thao Le e Pham Thi Ngoc oferecem um estudo sociolinguístico abrangente sobre gênero e cultura nas práticas de nomeação no Vietnã (Modern naming trends in Vietnam). Da África, Oluwatosin Mercy Ajayi, Esther Avosuahi Onmoke e Idowu Odebode investigam como antropônimos iorubás são anglicizados no Facebook (Os processos morfológicos de anglicização de antropônimos iorubás). Chenglin Zhu e Gabriel Antunes de Araujo analisam as adaptações fonéticas na tradução do léxico onomástico nas obras de Ruggieri (Adaptações fonéticas na tradução do léxico onomástico nas obras de Ruggieri).

Na América Latina, Adianys Collazo Allen mapeia as expressões propiais presentes nos nomes de vias cubanas (Las vías de comunicación en Cuba), e a equipe formada por Gilberto Maximiano Ceballos Esqueda, Gloria Ignacia Vergara Mendoza, Lucila Gutiérrez Santana e José Manuel González Freire propõe uma metodologia para classificar apelidos em Cuauhtémoc, Colima (Propuesta metodológica para la clasificación de los apodos). Yolanda Guillermina López Franco aplica uma abordagem lexicológica e socioantroponímica aos prenomes mais atribuídos no México em 2021. Na interface entre Portugal e Brasil, Alexandre Melo de Sousa, Isabel Correia, Bruno Gonçalves Carneiro e Amílcar Morais comparam a formação de signos toponímicos nos dois países (Toponímia entre mares), enquanto Robson Santos Silva traça o percurso da toponímia tradicional à crítica (Da toponímia tradicional à toponímia crítica).

O dossiê temático sobre onomástica e paisagem linguística, coordenado por María Carmen Fernández Juncal, reúne sete estudos que vão da estratificação social dos crematônimos na Galícia (Elisa Suárez Caramés) ao nome nos dorsais da Maratona de Valência (Ricard Morant), passando pela onomástica futebolística no paisagismo linguístico de Buenos Aires (Vinícius Pereira de Souza Cruz).

O número completo está disponível gratuitamente em e-revista.unioeste.br.


Español

Nombres sin fronteras: Onomástica desde América Latina, v. 7, n. 1 (2026)

Abra el nuevo número de Onomástica desde América Latina y viaje — sin moverse de su silla — desde las aulas de Argelia hasta las calles de Buenos Aires, desde la Amazonia hasta la meta del Maratón Valencia, desde los registros civiles vietnamitas hasta los antropónimos yorubas en Facebook.

El volumen 7, número 1 (2026) es uno de los más ricos y geográficamente ambiciosos que ha publicado la revista. Tres estudios con foco en Argelia inauguran el número: Widad Souali examina los nombres propios en la enseñanza del español como lengua extranjera (Los nombres propios en la enseñanza-aprendizaje del español como lengua extranjera en Argelia), Imene Maghraoui pregunta si cartillas francesas como "Taoki et compagnie" abren ventanas al mundo o imponen hegemonía cultural (Le poids des noms propres dans « Taoki et compagnie » en contexte algérien), y Lamia Adrar analiza los procedimientos semánticos en los nombres de medicamentos argelinos (Noms de Médicaments Algériens).

Desde Asia, Thi Minh Thao Le y Pham Thi Ngoc presentan un estudio sociolingüístico sobre género y cultura en las prácticas de nominación en Vietnam (Modern naming trends in Vietnam). Desde África, Oluwatosin Mercy Ajayi, Esther Avosuahi Onmoke e Idowu Odebode estudian la anglicización de antropónimos yorubas en Facebook. Chenglin Zhu y Gabriel Antunes de Araujo analizan las adaptaciones fonéticas en la traducción del léxico onomástico en las obras de Ruggieri.

En América Latina, Adianys Collazo Allen cartografía las expresiones propiales en los nombres de las vías cubanas, y el equipo formado por Gilberto Maximiano Ceballos Esqueda, Gloria Ignacia Vergara Mendoza, Lucila Gutiérrez Santana y José Manuel González Freire propone una metodología para clasificar los apodos de Cuauhtémoc, Colima. Yolanda Guillermina López Franco aplica una perspectiva lexicológica y socioantroponímica a los nombres más atribuidos en México en 2021 - estudio que aparece también en traducción al español en este mismo número. Alexandre Melo de Sousa, Isabel Correia, Bruno Gonçalves Carneiro y Amílcar Morais comparan la formación de signos toponímicos entre Portugal y Brasil (Toponímia entre mares), y Robson Santos Silva traza el recorrido intelectual de la toponimia tradicional a la crítica.

El número incluye además un dossiê temático sobre onomástica y paisaje lingüístico, coordinado por María Carmen Fernández Juncal, con siete contribuciones: desde la estratificación social de los crematónimos en el espacio urbano gallego (Elisa Suárez Caramés) hasta los nombres en los dorsales del Maratón Valencia (Ricard Morant), pasando por la función del nombre propio en el paisaje rural de León (Lucía Morán Gaitero), la odónima y el paisaje lingüístico (María Victoria Galloso Camacho y Águeda Vázquez Hidalgo), las denominaciones de bibliotecas públicas en Sevilla (Mercedes De La Torre García), los topo-ergónimos institucionales en Salamanca (Montserrat Rangel Vicente) y la onomástica futbolera en el paisaje lingüístico de Buenos Aires (Vinícius Pereira de Souza Cruz).

El número completo está disponible de forma gratuita en e-revista.unioeste.br.

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Onomástica desde América Latina – Volume 7, No. 1 (2026)

 The 2026 first issue of Onomástica desde América Latina (v. 7, n. 1) has just been published, bringing together a rich collection of studies on toponymy, anthroponymy, naming practices, language contact, and sociocultural identity across different regions of the world. The contributions span Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, highlighting how names function as historical records, social markers, and dynamic linguistic forms.

This issue opens with Robson Santos Silva’s historical examination of the shift from traditional to critical toponymy, tracing how approaches to place-naming have evolved alongside social and political thought. Yolanda Guillermina López Franco offers a lexicological and socio-anthroponymic analysis of the most common first names in Mexico in 2021, shedding light on cultural preference patterns and demographic trends.

A team study by Gilberto Maximiano Ceballos Esqueda, Gloria Ignacia Vergara Mendoza, Lucila Gutiérrez Santana, and José Manuel González Freire proposes a methodological framework for classifying nicknames in Cuauhtémoc, Colima, showing how informal naming practices shape community identity. From Cuba, Adianys Collazo Allen explores the proprial phrases found in the naming of communication routes, revealing how infrastructure and spatial narratives intertwine.

Expanding the geographic lens, Thi Minh Thao Le and Pham Thi Ngoc present a sociolinguistic investigation of modern naming trends in Vietnam, focusing on intersections of gender, culture, and contemporary identity. Meanwhile, Oluwatosin Mercy Ajayi, Esther Avosuahi Onmoke, and Idowu Odebode analyze the morphological processes behind the anglicization of Yoruba personal names on Facebook, illustrating how digital environments influence name adaptation and self-presentation.

In another contribution, Chenglin Zhu and Gabriel Antunes de Araujo examine phonetic adaptations in the translation of onomastic lexicon in the works of Ruggieri, offering insights into literary translation and cross-linguistic mediation. The Mini section features Anna Choleva-Dimitrova, Nadezhda Dancheva, Maya Vlahova-Angelova, and Gergana Petkova with a concise contemporary overview of the Bulgarian personal name system in the early 21st century.

Together, these articles demonstrate the vitality and diversity of current onomastic research - from local naming customs to global naming dynamics.

Explore the full issue here: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/onomastica/issue/view/1629


Português

Onomástica desde América Latina – Volume 7, n. 1 (2026) - Nova edição publicada

A nova edição de Onomástica desde América Latina (v. 7, n. 1, 2026) já está disponível, reunindo estudos que abordam toponímia, antropônimos, práticas de nomeação, contato linguístico e identidade sociocultural em diferentes contextos regionais. Os artigos percorrem espaços da América Latina, Europa, África e Ásia, mostrando como os nomes funcionam como registros históricos e marcas sociais em constante transformação.

O número se inicia com o trabalho de Robson Santos Silva, que apresenta um percurso histórico do movimento da toponímia tradicional para a toponímia crítica. Yolanda Guillermina López Franco analisa, sob uma perspectiva lexicológica e socioantropônimica, os prenomes mais atribuídos no México em 2021.

Em seguida, Gilberto Maximiano Ceballos Esqueda, Gloria Ignacia Vergara Mendoza, Lucila Gutiérrez Santana e José Manuel González Freire propõem uma metodologia para a classificação de apelidos em Cuauhtémoc, Colima, evidenciando práticas identitárias locais. De Cuba, Adianys Collazo Allen investiga as expressões propriais associadas às vias de comunicação.

No campo internacional, Thi Minh Thao Le e Pham Thi Ngoc apresentam um estudo sociolinguístico sobre as tendências modernas de nomeação no Vietnã, com foco em gênero e cultura. Oluwatosin Mercy Ajayi, Esther Avosuahi Onmoke e Idowu Odebode examinam os processos morfológicos de anglicização de antropônimos iorubás no Facebook.

Chenglin Zhu e Gabriel Antunes de Araujo analisam adaptações fonéticas na tradução do léxico onomástico nas obras de Ruggieri. Na seção Mini, Anna Choleva-Dimitrova, Nadezhda Dancheva, Maya Vlahova-Angelova e Gergana Petkova apresentam uma perspectiva contemporânea do sistema de nomes pessoais na Bulgária atual.

A edição reafirma a força e a pluralidade da pesquisa onomástica contemporânea.

Leia a edição completa: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/onomastica/issue/view/1629


Español

Onomástica desde América Latina – Volumen 7, n.º 1 (2026) - Nueva edición disponible

Ya está publicada la nueva edición de Onomástica desde América Latina (v. 7, n.º 1, 2026), que reúne una serie de trabajos dedicados a la toponimia, la antroponimia, las prácticas de nombramiento, el contacto lingüístico y las dimensiones socioculturales del nombre en diversas regiones del mundo.

El número abre con el artículo de Robson Santos Silva, que recorre la transición histórica de la toponimia tradicional a la toponimia crítica. Yolanda Guillermina López Franco ofrece un enfoque lexicológico y socioantroponímico sobre los nombres propios más atribuidos en México en 2021.

El equipo formado por Gilberto Maximiano Ceballos Esqueda, Gloria Ignacia Vergara Mendoza, Lucila Gutiérrez Santana y José Manuel González Freire propone una metodología para clasificar los apodos de Cuauhtémoc, Colima, mostrando su papel en la construcción identitaria local. Desde Cuba, Adianys Collazo Allen estudia las oraciones propriales vinculadas a las vías de comunicación.

A escala internacional, Thi Minh Thao Le y Pham Thi Ngoc analizan las tendencias modernas de nombramiento en Vietnam desde una perspectiva sociolingüística centrada en género y cultura. Oluwatosin Mercy Ajayi, Esther Avosuahi Onmoke e Idowu Odebode examinan los procesos morfológicos de anglicización de nombres yorubas en Facebook.

Por su parte, Chenglin Zhu y Gabriel Antunes de Araujo investigan las adaptaciones fonéticas en la traducción del léxico onomástico en las obras de Ruggieri. En la sección Mini, Anna Choleva-Dimitrova, Nadezhda Dancheva, Maya Vlahova-Angelova y Gergana Petkova presentan una visión contemporánea del sistema de nombres personales en Bulgaria.

El volumen pone de relieve la diversidad temática y metodológica de la onomástica actual.

Consultar el número completo: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/onomastica/issue/view/1629

Saturday, January 3, 2026

New Issue Release: Onomastica Uralica — Onomastics as a Sustainable Science

The newest volume of Onomastica Uralica brings together an impressive, diverse, and intellectually rich set of studies united under the theme “Onomastics as a Sustainable Science.” The contributions range from theoretical discussions of meaning in personal names to applied research on language education, cultural identity, terminology, digital resources, and AI-driven name analytics. The volume reflects how onomastics has increasingly become interdisciplinary, socially relevant, and globally connected, while still grounded in linguistic scholarship.

Below is a guided walk-through of the articles, with comments on their scope, methods, and significance for the field.


Names, meaning, and cognitive perspectives

Maria Sarhemaa opens the volume with a theoretical study on whether personal names are meaningful or “senseless,” viewed through the phenomenon of appellativization, where proper names acquire common-noun uses. Drawing on empirical findings from Finnish data, she argues that meaning emerges through cognitive and usage-based processes, rather than being an inherent lexical property. This paper is particularly valuable because it links philosophical questions about names with cognitive semantics and real linguistic behavior, strengthening the bridge between theory and empirical onomastics.

Tereza Klemensová and Michal Místecký continue the theoretical thread through a grammatical lens, examining declension models for Czech proper names across several onymic classes. Their study provides insight into how formal morphology adapts to name categories, shedding light on borderline or irregular patterns that challenge traditional paradigms. This contribution is especially useful for scholars working at the intersection of onomastics and grammar.


Onomastic terminology — standardization, policy, and national traditions

A thematic cluster in the volume is devoted to terminology projects in different countries.

Milan Harvalík and Iveta Valentová discuss English and German equivalents of Slovak onomastic terminology developed within the Slovak Onomastic Commission. Their contribution highlights both the practical challenges of multilingual terminology work and its broader relevance for international cooperation in the field.

Olena Karpenko and Valeriia Neklesova examine recent tendencies in Ukrainian onomastic terminology, offering a perspective shaped by linguistic tradition, academic continuity, and present-day reform initiatives. Their study is especially timely, as it reflects an onomastic culture undergoing renewal and systematization under complex socio-historical conditions.

Olha Tsyhanok explores how Ukrainian proper names function in BBC News reporting during 2022–2023. This article provides a rare and insightful view into journalistic name usage, transliteration, and political-cultural framing, making it valuable for sociolinguists and media researchers as well.

Gabriela-Sînziana Ioaneș investigates the sustainability and social role of nicknames in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict context. Her analysis shows that nicknames operate simultaneously as markers of identity, humor, resistance, and group cohesion - demonstrating how even informal naming practices can carry deep symbolic power.


Exonyms, place-name structures, and fieldwork approaches

Agostinho Salgueiro contributes a study on the standardization of exonyms in European Portuguese. Beyond terminological and cartographic questions, the article raises broader issues regarding cultural heritage, identity, and linguistic continuity in exonym policy, making it relevant for geographers as well as onomasticians.

Montserrat Rangel Vicente addresses the morphological sustainability of place names, arguing from a synchronic perspective for a careful description of form, productivity, and diachronic consistency. Her paper helps clarify how place-name systems evolve while preserving structural balance and linguistic integrity.

Wen Ge proposes an innovative indirect method for documenting everyday pronunciation of Norwegian place names. This contribution stands out methodologically, as it engages with oral usage patterns, demonstrating how pronunciation data enriches both linguistic description and community-based documentation.

Dávid Wendl reports on microtoponymic fieldwork in the Kalocsa Region of Hungary. His paper not only documents naming patterns, but also offers ethnographic insights into local naming behavior, illustrating how microtoponyms preserve landscape knowledge, memory, and interaction with environment.

Erzsébet Győrffy analyzes the naming of river sections using a cognitive and socio-onomastic approach. The article convincingly shows why rivers often carry multiple names across communities, and how geography, mobility, identity, and communication practices shape hydronym systems over time.


Names, education, culture, and translation

Márcia Sipavicius Seide presents an interdisciplinary project connecting onomastics, hydronyms, sustainable development goals, and language teaching. Her case study demonstrates how name awareness can increase students’ understanding of environmental, cultural, and social issues - a truly pedagogically forward-looking contribution.

Viktória Gergelyová examines how culture is represented in the MagyarOK Hungarian-language textbook series. Her article shows how onomastic and cultural content interact in language education, emphasizing the role of names in shaping intercultural competence.

Zsuzsa Hajabács discusses the challenges of identifying Hungarian aristocrats in English translations of Slovak tourist texts, revealing how translation choices and cultural assumptions affect historical name interpretation and recognition.

Francescu Maria Luneschi presents a Corsican case study linking toponymy with territorial planning. The paper demonstrates how linguistic documentation and regional development processes become mutually reinforcing, providing a strong example of onomastics in applied regional policy.


Naming policy, innovation, and contemporary practices

Brian Ó Raghallaigh, Úna Bhreathnach and Gearóid Ó Cleircín examine Irish-language naming and renaming of state, semi-state and private bodies. Their study is especially relevant for sociopolitical onomastics, showing how naming decisions intersect with identity, language policy, and symbolic authority.

Pavel Štěpán analyses recent changes in Czech personal name law, focusing on the role of onomasticians in evaluating official names. The paper illustrates the tensions between legislation, identity preferences, and linguistic norms - a highly instructive contemporary policy case.

Katharina Leibring revisits the history of Swedish surname renewal and the ambitious, sometimes controversial, reform vision of Jöran Sahlgren. Her contribution is both historical and reflective, asking whether earlier innovations can be regarded as sustainable naming strategies today.

Daniel Solling offers an engaging sociolinguistic exploration of how people name their cars in Sweden. Far from trivial, this study illuminates affective relationships, identity creation, and playful onomastic creativity in everyday life.


Digital resources, databases, and AI-driven onomastics

Carole Hough presents a landmark methodological paper describing a digital approach to place-name survey in Scotland, where a single database simultaneously generates both printed volumes and an evolving online resource. This contribution is particularly significant for the future of onomastic infrastructure and scholarly sustainability.

Eugen Schochenmaier concludes the volume with a study on how onomastic databases support AI applications in fields such as ethnicity classification, digital heritage, and cultural analytics. The article demonstrates how structured name resources can guide more context-aware and ethically informed machine learning outcomes, highlighting an emerging frontier between onomastics and computational humanities.

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

New Issue: Noms 24

We are pleased to announce the publication of Noms 24 | 2025, the latest issue of the journal of the Societat d'Onomàstica (Onomastics Society), dedicated to the study of place names and personal names in Catalan-speaking territories and beyond.

A Milestone Edition

This 24th issue marks a special moment, as it represents two dozen editions of tireless work in documenting and preserving onomastic heritage. The editorial team pays tribute to Santi Arbós, who has dedicated himself to compiling onomastic events from around the world for all 24 issues of the journal.

Featured Articles

Maritime Toponymy of Northern Valencia

Andreu Beltran i Pau Fuster present "L'orientació en el mar dels antics pescadors de Castelló" (Orientation at Sea by the Old Fishermen of Castelló), an impressive study of the toponymy and thalassonymy (sea names) of the coast and sea of the northern Valencian towns. This research, supported by the Dávalos-Fletcher Foundation, documents the traditional navigation methods used by fishermen before electronic devices, based on visual alignments (enfilacions) between coastal landmarks and mountains. The project has inventoried 485 land toponyms and 235 sea names, including the unique toponymy of the Columbretes Islands, preserving invaluable intangible cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO.

2025: Ramon Amigó i Anglès Year

Jordi Càceres-Silva commemorates the centenary of the birth of Ramon Amigó i Anglès (1925-2011), writer, professor, and onomasiologist who became a full member of the Philological Section of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans in 1994. The article documents the tribute events organized throughout 2025, including an academic conference at the Centre de Lectura in Reus, an onomastic excursion to Siurana, and a literary route through La Mussara. Amigó's legacy includes ten onomastic collections and numerous monographs, establishing a methodological school for onomastic studies in the Camp de Tarragona region.

Medieval Mystery in the Garrotxa

Manuel Coll i Taberner investigates "La Caixa del Matarranya," exploring the toponymic history of a mesa surrounded by cliffs in Vall-de-roures. The study traces connections to medieval Catalan participation in the conquest of Lower Aragon and examines the possible origins of the place name linked to the knight Asnar Laganya (or Llaganya), whose name may derive from the 10th-century Longania mountain range in the old county of Besalú.

A Case of Toponymic Substitution

Ramon Prior i Tió presents a fascinating study: "Quan un papagai es va convertir en cucut" (When a Parrot Became a Cuckoo), analyzing a medieval toponymic substitution in the Garrotxa. Based on a 1044 document from the Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Prior traces how the place name Papaches (possibly derived from the Arabic babbāgā, "parrot," introduced by hispani refugees) was replaced by serra del Cucut (Cuckoo Mountain) following Frankish repopulation. Both names refer to the same spring flower, Primula veris, known as both "papagai de primavera" and "cucut" in Catalan, illustrating profound cultural and linguistic changes in medieval Catalonia.

Book Reviews

The issue includes five substantial book reviews covering recent onomastic publications:

  • A terra domestica ad verba inlustranda: Tribute to Professor Javier Terrado Pablo (reviewed by Santi Arbós)
  • Toponímia de Ribagorça. Municipi de Castigaleu by Jordi Moners i Sinyol, edited by Carlos Ángel Rizos Jiménez (reviewed by Santi Arbós)
  • Trucafort. El gran bandoler oblidat de Catalunya by Carles Raurell Vidal (reviewed by Rosa Maria Anglès)
  • Onomàstica del Bruc by Assumpció Rehues Estivill (reviewed by Sílvia Veà)
  • Col·lecció diplomàtica de la baronia d'Entença (1174-1411) edited by Manuel Romero Tallafigo and Maria Teresa Palet Plaja (reviewed by Ventura Castellvell)

Extensive News Section

The journal provides comprehensive coverage of onomastic activity across Catalan-speaking territories and the Iberian Peninsula, including:

  • Street name changes and toponymic controversies in Valencia, Catalonia, and the Balearic Islands
  • Academic conferences and workshops on toponymy
  • New doctoral theses and research projects
  • International developments in onomastics from Mexico to Wales

Literary Corner

The issue features Jesús Bernat's prize-winning microrelat "Toponímia efímera" (Ephemeral Toponymy), winner of the 2024 Lloret de Mar Literary Prize, offering a poetic reflection on the transient names we give to cloud formations seen from an airplane.

Bibliographic Updates

An extensive section documents new books and articles on onomastics published in 2024-2025, covering toponymy, anthroponymy, and related fields across the Catalan linguistic area and beyond.


Noms 24 | 2025 represents the ongoing commitment of the Societat d'Onomàstica to preserve, study, and disseminate knowledge about place names and personal names as fundamental elements of cultural heritage. The journal is available at www.onomastica.cat.

ISSN: 2938-284X (print) | 2385-5177 (online)


Nou número: Noms 24 | 2025 - Revista de la Societat d'Onomàstica

Ens complau anunciar la publicació de Noms 24 | 2025, el darrer número de la revista de la Societat d'Onomàstica, dedicada a l'estudi dels noms de lloc i de persona en els territoris de llengua catalana i més enllà.

Una edició especial

Aquest vintiquatrè número marca un moment especial, ja que representa dues dotzenes d'edicions de treball constant en la documentació i preservació del patrimoni onomàstic. L'equip editorial ret homenatge a Santi Arbós, que s'ha dedicat a compilar esdeveniments onomàstics d'arreu del món durant els 24 números de la revista.

Articles destacats

Toponímia marítima del nord del País Valencià

Andreu Beltran i Pau Fuster presenten "L'orientació en el mar dels antics pescadors de Castelló", un estudi impressionant de la toponímia i talassonímia de la costa i la mar dels pobles valencians septentrionals. Aquesta investigació, amb el suport de la Fundació Dávalos-Fletcher, documenta els mètodes tradicionals de navegació utilitzats pels pescadors abans dels dispositius electrònics, basats en enfilacions visuals entre punts de la costa i muntanyes. El projecte ha inventariat 485 topònims de terra i 235 talassònims, incloent-hi la toponímia única de les illes Columbretes, preservant un patrimoni cultural immaterial inestimable reconegut per la UNESCO.

2025: Any Ramon Amigó i Anglès

Jordi Càceres-Silva commemora el centenari del naixement de Ramon Amigó i Anglès (1925-2011), escriptor, professor i onomasiòleg que va esdevenir membre numerari de la Secció Filològica de l'Institut d'Estudis Catalans el 1994. L'article documenta els actes d'homenatge organitzats durant el 2025, incloent-hi una jornada d'estudi al Centre de Lectura de Reus, una sortida onomàstica a Siurana i una ruta literària per la Mussara. El llegat d'Amigó inclou deu reculls onomàstics i nombroses monografies, establint una escola metodològica per als estudis onomàstics al Camp de Tarragona.

Misteri medieval a la Garrotxa

Manuel Coll i Taberner investiga "La Caixa del Matarranya", explorant la història toponímica d'una mola voltada de cingles a Vall-de-roures. L'estudi traça connexions amb la participació catalana medieval en la conquesta del Baix Aragó i examina els possibles orígens del topònim vinculat al cavaller Asnar Laganya (o Llaganya), el nom del qual podria derivar de la serra de Longania del segle x a l'antic comtat de Besalú.

Un cas de substitució toponímica

Ramon Prior i Tió presenta un estudi fascinant: "Quan un papagai es va convertir en cucut", analitzant una substitució toponímica medieval a la Garrotxa. Basant-se en un document de 1044 del Monestir de Sant Joan de les Abadesses, Prior traça com el topònim Papaches (possiblement derivat de l'àrab babbāgā, "papagai", introduït pels refugiats hispani) va ser substituït per serra del Cucut després de la repoblació franca. Tots dos noms fan referència a la mateixa flor primaveral, Primula veris, coneguda tant com "papagai de primavera" com "cucut" en català, il·lustrant canvis culturals i lingüístics profunds a la Catalunya medieval.

Ressenyes

El número inclou cinc ressenyes substancials de publicacions onomàstiques recents:

  • A terra domestica ad verba inlustranda: Homenatge al professor Javier Terrado Pablo (ressenyat per Santi Arbós)
  • Toponímia de Ribagorça. Municipi de Castigaleu de Jordi Moners i Sinyol, editat per Carlos Ángel Rizos Jiménez (ressenyat per Santi Arbós)
  • Trucafort. El gran bandoler oblidat de Catalunya de Carles Raurell Vidal (ressenyat per Rosa Maria Anglès)
  • Onomàstica del Bruc d'Assumpció Rehues Estivill (ressenyat per Sílvia Veà)
  • Col·lecció diplomàtica de la baronia d'Entença (1174-1411) editat per Manuel Romero Tallafigo i Maria Teresa Palet Plaja (ressenyat per Ventura Castellvell)

Secció extensa de notícies

La revista proporciona una cobertura exhaustiva de l'activitat onomàstica als territoris de llengua catalana i la península Ibèrica, incloent-hi:

  • Canvis de noms de carrers i controvèrsies toponímiques a València, Catalunya i les Illes Balears
  • Congressos i tallers acadèmics sobre toponímia
  • Noves tesis doctorals i projectes d'investigació
  • Desenvolupaments internacionals en onomàstica de Mèxic a Gal·les

Racó literari

El número inclou el microrelat premiat de Jesús Bernat "Toponímia efímera", guanyador del Premi Literari de Lloret de Mar 2024, que ofereix una reflexió poètica sobre els noms efímers que donem a les formacions de núvols vistes des d'un avió.

Actualitzacions bibliogràfiques

Una secció extensa documenta nous llibres i articles sobre onomàstica publicats el 2024-2025, cobrint toponímia, antroponímia i camps relacionats a l'àrea lingüística catalana i més enllà.

Declaració de suport a l'AVL

La revista també inclou una declaració de la Societat d'Onomàstica expressant el seu suport a l'Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL) davant les dràstiques retallades pressupostàries que amenacen la seva capacitat per dur a terme les competències legals en onomàstica valenciana.


Noms 24 | 2025 representa el compromís continuat de la Societat d'Onomàstica de preservar, estudiar i difondre el coneixement sobre els noms de lloc i de persona com a elements fonamentals del patrimoni cultural. La revista està disponible a www.onomastica.cat.

ISSN: 2938-284X (impresa) | 2385-5177 (en línia)


Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Noms. Revista de la Societat d’Onomàstica (no. 23, 2025)

 🌍 English

The latest issue of Noms (no. 23, 2025) offers readers a rich panorama of onomastic research and cultural reflections.

The opening sections bring news from the Societat d’Onomàstica and highlight recent bibliographic novelties, reminding us how active the field remains. In the reviews section, two substantial works are presented: Miquel de Crusafont i Sabater traces family history in Els Crusafont. Descendents sabadellencs d’una família única occitana, while Emili Selfa Fort offers a fascinating sociolinguistic study in Els sobrenoms de Gandia, exploring nicknames across the city’s neighborhoods, from the historic center to Beniopa and the Grau.

The section Onomastics and literature bridges creative and scholarly approaches, while the articles provide a stimulating core. Joan Bell-lloc continues his study of L’Eliana as a sixteenth-century Carmelite hagiotoponym, and Andreu Beltran presents the design and results of a project on Valencian nicknames. Feminist perspectives emerge in Marian Jiménez and Tomàs Pérez’s study of cryptogyny in Petrer’s urban toponymy. Rut Nolla takes us on “onomastic routes” from the sea to the mountains, following place names in Cambrils and Horta de Sant Joan. Finally, Marc Salomón revisits five centuries of controversy over the toponym Alacant, showing how historical debates continue to resonate today.

This issue confirms Noms as a space where historical, social, and literary dimensions of names converge, offering both scholarly rigor and cultural depth.


🇪🇸 Español

El último número de Noms (n.º 23, 2025) ofrece a sus lectores un amplio panorama de investigaciones onomásticas y reflexiones culturales.

Las primeras secciones presentan noticias de la Societat d’Onomàstica y destacan novedades bibliográficas, reflejando la vitalidad del campo. En la sección de reseñas, se comentan dos aportaciones importantes: Miquel de Crusafont i Sabater reconstruye una genealogía en Els Crusafont. Descendents sabadellencs d’una família única occitana, mientras que Emili Selfa Fort analiza los apodos en los diferentes barrios de Gandía en Els sobrenoms de Gandia, desde el centro histórico hasta Beniopa y el Grau.

La sección Onomástica y literatura conecta la creatividad con el análisis académico, y los artículos constituyen el núcleo central. Joan Bell-lloc continúa su estudio de L’Eliana como hagiotopónimo carmelita del siglo XVI, y Andreu Beltran presenta un proyecto de recopilación de malnoms valencianos. Marian Jiménez y Tomàs Pérez ofrecen una lectura feminista de la criptoginia en la toponimia urbana de Petrer. Por su parte, Rut Nolla recorre rutas onomásticas que unen el mar y la montaña, entre Cambrils y Horta de Sant Joan. El volumen se cierra con Marc Salomón y su revisión de cinco siglos de debates sobre el topónimo Alacant.

Este número confirma a Noms como una revista donde convergen las dimensiones históricas, sociales y literarias de los nombres, con un equilibrio entre rigor científico y sensibilidad cultural.


🟨 Català

El nou número de Noms (núm. 23, 2025) arriba carregat de recerques i mirades culturals sobre el món dels noms.

Les primeres seccions inclouen notícies de la Societat d’Onomàstica i un apartat de novetats bibliogràfiques, que mostren la vitalitat de la disciplina. En l’espai de ressenyes, trobem dues obres destacades: Miquel de Crusafont i Sabater explora la genealogia familiar a Els Crusafont. Descendents sabadellencs d’una família única occitana, mentre Emili Selfa Fort ofereix una anàlisi detallada dels sobrenoms de Gandia en els seus diversos barris, del centre històric a Beniopa i el Grau.

La secció Onomàstica i literatura fa de pont entre la creativitat i la recerca, i els articles constitueixen el cor del volum. Joan Bell-lloc continua el seu estudi sobre L’Eliana com a hagiotopònim carmelità del segle XVI, i Andreu Beltran presenta un projecte de recollida de malnoms valencians. Marian Jiménez i Tomàs Pérez ofereixen una lectura feminista de la criptogínia en la toponímia urbana de Petrer. Rut Nolla proposa unes rutes onomàstiques “de la mar a la muntanya” entre Cambrils i Horta de Sant Joan. Finalment, Marc Salomón repassa cinc segles de polèmica entorn del topònim Alacant.

Amb aquest conjunt, Noms es consolida com un espai de trobada on conflueixen les dimensions històriques, socials i literàries de l’onomàstica, amb una mirada científica i cultural alhora.

Monday, August 18, 2025

Nomina Africana Vol. 39 No. 1

The June 2025 issue of Nomina Africana: Journal of African Onomastics (Vol. 39, No. 1) has just been published, offering a rich set of studies at the crossroads of language, identity, history, and culture. All contributions are available in open access, reinforcing the journal’s commitment to making African onomastic research widely accessible.

Highlights of This Issue

  • Identity forged through names: Drawing parallels between biblical and amaXhosa naming practices using cultural onomastics
    By Mlamli Diko (pp. 1–13)
    This article compares biblical and amaXhosa naming traditions, showing how cultural onomastics reveals deep parallels between spiritual meaning and identity construction across distinct contexts.

  • A socio-onomastic perspective of gendered personal names in Dangme
    By William Dautey (pp. 15–30)
    Focusing on the Dangme-speaking communities of Ghana, this study examines gendered naming patterns, offering insights into how language and culture intersect in shaping social roles and expectations.

  • Derivation of given names from ethnonyms, surnames and clan praises: unveiling gendered naming trends in Nguni
    By Gcebile Malaza, Thenjiwe Meyiwa, and Sambulo Ndlovu (pp. 31–40)
    This collaborative work explores the innovative ways Nguni communities derive given names from ethnonyms, surnames, and clan praises—shedding light on gendered dimensions of naming within collective identity traditions.

  • “The Devil’s Cataract”: Demonising the Tonga people’s spirituality through colonial naming
    By Vimbai Moreblessing Matiza (pp. 41–48)
    An incisive historical-onomastic analysis of how colonial naming practices in Zimbabwe sought to undermine the Tonga people’s spiritual worldview by labeling sacred spaces in pejorative terms.

Why It Matters

This issue demonstrates the diversity and vitality of African onomastic research. From gendered personal names in Ghana and southern Africa, to spiritual and colonial dimensions of naming, to cross-cultural parallels with biblical traditions, the contributions provide valuable insights into how names shape and reflect identity, power, and cultural continuity.

Nomina Africana continues to be a central platform for scholars of African linguistics, history, and anthropology, and this latest issue strengthens its role as a forum for vibrant discussions on names and naming practices.

Nordic Journal of Socio-Onomastics (NoSo) Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025)

 


English

New Issue Released: Nordic Journal of Socio-Onomastics (NoSo) Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025)

The Nordic Journal of Socio‑Onomastics (NoSo) has just published its latest issue - Volume 5, Number 1, released on August 14, 2025. As always, the issue is open access under CC‑BY 4.0, making the rich contributions widely accessible.

Featured research articles include:

  • Names as resources for gendering trends within the field
    Emilia Aldrin examines how onomastic resources shape gendered naming practices in socio-onomastic research.

  • Attitudes towards the adaptation of foreign personal names
    Eduardo T.R. Amaral explores perceptions toward adapting non-native names in local contexts.

  • “S med en liten fjång nertill” – Det dagliga bruket av diakriter hos namnbärare med invandrade namn
    Märit Frändén (in Swedish) offers a linguistic ethnographic study of diacritic use among name-bearers with immigrant backgrounds.

  • Fostering inclusivity in education: Addressing challenges for trans pupils' pronoun choice in Swedish schools
    Karin Milles investigates how schools navigate pronoun use for trans students, touching upon the onomastic layer of gender identity.

  • Der Müller Peter and (s) Fischers Emma – Grammar and pragmatics of unofficial personal names in German dialects
    Theresa Schweden brings grammatical and pragmatic insights into dialectal name forms.

  • Expression of Lithuanness in the names of children of Lithuanian emigrants in Norway, 1991–2020
    Daiva Sinkevičiūtė analyzes how Lithuanian identity is maintained in children’s names in diaspora.


NoSo is published annually by the Royal Gustavus Adolphus Academy for Swedish Folk Culture and Halmstad University. It's dedicated to socio-onomastics—the study of names in social context - across historical and contemporary settings, and encourages interdisciplinary contributions of Nordic and global relevance.

Whether you're interested in identity, language policy, diaspora naming, or onomastic innovation, this issue offers rich insights. Let me know if you’d like a deeper summary of any article or ideas on applying these findings!


Svenska

Nytt nummer publicerat: Nordisk tidskrift för socioonomastik Vol. 5 Nr. 1 (2025)

Nordisk tidskrift för socioonomastik (NoSo) presenterar sitt nya nummer - volym 5, nummer 1, publicerat den 14 augusti 2025. Numret är Open Access under CC-BY 4.0-licens, vilket innebär fritt tillgängligt innehåll.

Originalartiklar i detta nummer:

  • Names as resources for gendering Trends within the field – Emilia Aldrin om hur namn fungerar som genusmarkörer inom det socioonomastiska forskningsfältet.

  • Attitudes towards the adaptation of foreign personal names – Eduardo T.R. Amaral om attityder till anpassning av utländska personnamn.

  • “S med en liten fjång nertill” – Det dagliga bruket av diakriter hos namnbärare med invandrade namn – Märit Frändén (på svenska), en språk- och diskursanalys av diakritiska tecken bland bärarna av immigrerade namn.

  • Fostering inclusivity in education: Addressing challenges for trans pupils’ pronoun choice in Swedish schools – Karin Milles belyser inkluderande utbildning och pronomanvändning bland transstudenter.

  • Der Müller Peter and (s) Fischers Emma – Grammar and pragmatics of unofficial personal names in German dialects – Theresa Schweden undersöker grammatik och pragmatik i informella personnamn i tyska dialekter.

  • Expression of Lithuanness in the names of children of Lithuanian emigrants in Norway, 1991–2020 – Daiva Sinkevičiūtė analyserar hur litauisk identitet speglas i namnvalet hos barn till litauiska emigranter i Norge.


NoSo ges ut årligen av Kungliga Gustav Adolfs akademien för svensk folkultur och Högskolan i Halmstad. Tidskriften fokuserar på socio-onomastik—namn i samhällelig och social kontext—med både historiska och samtida infallsvinklar, och välkomnar tvärvetenskapliga bidrag med nordisk eller internationell relevans.

Monday, June 16, 2025

Onomástica desde América Latina – Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025)

The latest issue of Onomástica desde América Latina - volume 6, number 1 (2025) - is now published! This Open Access, peer-reviewed journal continues its mission to promote naming research across Latin America and beyond, featuring high-quality scholarship in Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French.

What’s Inside This Issue?

  • An insightful “Presentación” introducing the editorial focus and thematic scope for the year.

  • A collection of dossier and regular articles exploring topics such as:

    • Anthroponymy and toponymy in Latin American contexts

    • Naming practices and identity construction

    • Toponymic documentation in Indigenous and regional languages

    • Emerging onomastic methods in digital humanities

Each contribution undergoes double peer review, maintaining quality and relevance. The average submission-to-publication timeline is impressively under 48 weeks academia.edu+1ppgte.ufc.br+1e-revista.unioeste.br+3e-revista.unioeste.br+3academia.edu+3.

Why Read This Issue?

  • Continue tracking major onomastic research published since 2020.

  • Discover studies grounded in regional languages and cultural contexts.

  • Access freely available scholarship with no publication or access fees


📅 Spread the Word

Please share this launch within your academic networks, especially among scholars in linguistics, geography, cultural studies, and digital humanities. Onomastics continues to be an essential lens through which cultural identity and linguistic heritage are explored across Latin America—and there's much to discover in this issue!



Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer la parution du dossier thématique « Les Dynamiques de l'Anthroponymie : Héritages et Identités au Maghreb et en Afrique Subsaharienne », qui clôture le volume 6 (2025) de la revue Onomástica desde América Latina.

Ce dossier réunit six contributions qui interrogent les pratiques anthroponymiques contemporaines dans divers contextes africains, en dépassant la simple approche linguistique. Les noms y sont analysés comme faits sociaux, pratiques discursives et marqueurs identitaires, traversés par l’histoire, les dynamiques de pouvoir, les mutations culturelles et les tensions intergénérationnelles.

Deux grands axes structurent l’ensemble :

  • L’étude de la transmission et recomposition des noms dans des contextes familiaux, migratoires ou communautaires ;

  • L’analyse de la nomination comme acte discursif dans les espaces fictionnels et numériques.

Par une approche croisée – empirique, littéraire et sociolinguistique – ce dossier met en lumière la richesse d’une onomastique critique, située, et attentive aux voix africaines et à leurs manières de formuler et revendiquer l’identité.

📖 Auteures et auteurs :

  • Nadjia Nehari-Roubaï (Université A. Ibn Badis-Mostaganem)

  • Warayanssa Mawoune

  • Amina Taibi-Maghraoui

🔗 Lire le dossier complet : DOI : 10.48075/odal.v6i1.35483

Nous vous souhaitons une excellente lecture de ce dossier stimulant, au croisement de l’anthroponymie, de la mémoire et des identités africaines.


New Onomastic Dossier: Names, Memory, and Identity in Africa

We are pleased to announce the publication of the thematic dossier “Les Dynamiques de l'Anthroponymie : Héritages et Identités au Maghreb et en Afrique Subsaharienne”, which closes Volume 6 (2025) of the journal Onomástica desde América Latina.

This dossier brings together six thought-provoking articles that explore naming practices in North and Sub-Saharan Africa. More than a simple linguistic examination, the authors treat names as social facts, discursive acts, and identity markers shaped by history, power relations, cultural shifts, and generational tensions.

The contributions are divided into two major themes:

  • The transmission and transformation of personal names in familial, migratory, or community contexts;

  • The discursive function of naming in fictional and digital spaces.

By bridging empirical, literary, and sociolinguistic perspectives, the dossier showcases a vibrant and situated African onomastics, attentive to local voices and identity narratives.

📖 Authors:

  • Nadjia Nehari-Roubaï (Université A. Ibn Badis-Mostaganem)

  • Warayanssa Mawoune

  • Amina Taibi-Maghraoui

🔗 Read the full dossier: DOI: 10.48075/odal.v6i1.35483

We wish all readers a rewarding exploration of these essential contributions to African onomastic studies!


🌍 Novo Dossiê Onomástico: Nomes, Memória e Identidade na África

Temos o prazer de anunciar que os artigos do dossiê temático “Les Dynamiques de l'Anthroponymie : Héritages et Identités au Maghreb et en Afrique Subsaharienne” foram publicados, encerrando o volume 06 (2025) do periódico Onomástica desde América Latina.

O dossiê reúne seis artigos que analisam as práticas de nomeação no Magrebe e na África Subsaariana, tratando os nomes não apenas como formas linguísticas, mas como fatos sociais, práticas discursivas e marcadores de identidade moldados por contextos históricos, relações de poder, transformações culturais e tensões intergeracionais.

Os textos se organizam em dois eixos principais:

  • A transmissão e recomposição onomástica em contextos familiares, migratórios e comunitários;

  • A nomeação como ato discursivo em espaços ficcionais e digitais.

Articulando abordagens empíricas, literárias e sociolinguísticas, o dossiê destaca uma onomástica africana crítica e situada, atenta às vozes e formas de expressão identitária do continente.

📖 Autores:

  • Nadjia Nehari-Roubaï (Université A. Ibn Badis-Mostaganem)

  • Warayanssa Mawoune

  • Amina Taibi-Maghraoui

🔗 Leia o dossiê completo: DOI: 10.48075/odal.v6i1.35483

Desejamos a todos uma excelente leitura e uma imersão enriquecedora no campo da onomástica africana!