“Components with and without an extension may have the same meaning or may have different specializations or degrees of productivity.” –Unami, Goddard pg. 116
Yugtun Script | Created By A Yup’ik Shaman-Turned-Christian
This is a very unique entry, since it deals with a Yup’ik Shaman who invented a script for the Alaskan Yup’ik language
Catarina Zitajonez | Catherine Zeta-Jones’ What-If Name
What if Catherine Zeta-Jones’ famous role gave her a new name and identity?
John Avis I Of Portugal | Name Changes
From the Portuguese city and its Military Order
Lamsam Family | Name Changes
The name of the Thai family descended from a Hakka Chinese immigrant.
Hogenwia | Cornish Neologism
Kernewek for “waffle”
Philip Melanchthon | Name Changes
This is the name change of a humanist, theologian, and educator. Philipp Schwartzerdt (1497-1507) Melanchthon was born to an armorer, Georg Schwartzerdt, and Barbara Reuter. […]
Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics | Brahmic Inspirations By A Missionary
It was created in 1840, by a British missionary named James Evans, which was based on the scripts for the blind–James Frere’s alphabet and Thomas […]
Larry King | Name Changes
Lawrence Harvey Zeigler (1933-1959) He was born to Orthodox Jewish parents in Brooklyn, New York. His mother was a garment worker from Lithuania and his […]
African Names Brought To America
While Africans were given names upon being forcibly brought to America, there were some names which were recorded or stayed with the people for generations. […]