Like McSweeney’s articles and Non-Governmental Organizations, the names of sketch groups often run the gamut from hyper-literal to the impossibly esoteric. If a group is successful, it can define its ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

THE study of mineral names by Prof. Chester was originally begun in the interest of Murray's New English Dictionary: the results of years of patient work and search are conveniently collected together ...

Naming a car is a massive process. The name has to convey a certain image to the demographic it’s being marketed to and it has to be original enough to stand out. Great names like GT350 and Viper have ...

It's Ghana Month and once again, in a series of features, GhanaWeb seeks to put into perspective the history behind many of the country’s places, towns, cities, tourist sites among others. We begin ...

Etymology - the origin of words - is a fascinating subject on its own (especially for a word geek like me), but apply it geographically and it throws up a smorgasbord of interesting, out-there and ...

Sam Cullen, co-author of What's in a London Pub Name? tells us how he set out to find the meaning behind the names of 650 pubs across the capital. Not as naughty as it sounds. Image courtesy Young's, ...

It's Ghana Month and once again, in a series of features, GhanaWeb seeks to put into perspective the history behind many of the country’s places, towns, cities, tourist sites among others. We begin ...