Nomen is . . . oh, man!
Everyone's read this, right? Lede of the week!
Goodbye, Tutankamen del Sol.
So long, Hengelberth, Maolenin, Kerbert Krishnamerk, Githanjaly, Yornaichel, Nixon and Yurbiladyberth. The prolifically inventive world of Venezuelan baby names may be coming to an end.If electoral officials here get their way, a bill introduced last week would prohibit Venezuelan parents from bestowing those names — and many, many others — on their children.
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Elsewhere in name news: Did you know that the director of Brooklyn Planning for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development is named Jack Hammer?
http://gothamist.com/2007/09/05/battle_for_bam.php#comments
That's great! Nomen-omening is the best.
In *other* name news—this isn't really a nomen/omen, but...well actually, maybe it is??
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/dining/05book.html
It's a piece about a new book:
“Aromas of Aleppo: The Legendary Cuisine of Syrian Jews” by Poopa Dweck
(My friend Jane passes this along.)
TAR ART RAT had a link a while back (which I have naturally failed to track down) about a Chinese couple who wanted to name their son @
that chinese baby story is HERE
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