Encyclopedia - Name: Encyclopedia - Name
A name is a label for a thing, person, place, product (as in a brand name) and even an idea or concept, normally used to distinguish one ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Name - Philosophical Accounts Of Names
Proper names function in the same way as common nouns do in many natural languages. Philosophers have thus often treated the two as simil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Name - Naming Convention
A naming convention is an attempt to systematize names in a field so they unambiguously convey similar information in a similar manner. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Name: Encyclopedia - Common Name
In science, a common name is any name by which a species or other concept is known that is not the official scientific name. Common name ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unisex Name: Encyclopedia - Unisex Name
A unisex name, also known as an epicene name, is a given name that is often given to either a male or a female. Some countries, however, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Name: Encyclopedia - Carl Name
Carl is a name of Anglo-Saxon (Germanic) origin. It is a popular given name as well as the name of various places. The most popular male ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bardic Name: Encyclopedia - Bardic Name
A bardic name is a pseudonym used, in Wales, by poets and other artists, especially those involved in the eisteddfod movement. The term b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daniel Name: Encyclopedia - Daniel Name
Daniel is the name of two biblical figures. Daniel can be either a given name or a surname and may also refer to: Daniel, Metropolitan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Correct Name Botany: Encyclopedia - Correct Name Botany
In botany, the correct name is the one and only botanical name that is to be used for a particular taxon, when that taxon has a particula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arabic Name: Encyclopedia - Arabic Name
Old Arabic names are based on a very sophisticated naming system: most Arabs do not simply have first/middle/last names, but a full chain...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Name: Encyclopedia - Chinese Name
Chinese personal names follow a number of conventions different from those of Western personal names. Most noticeably, a Chinese name is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Name: Encyclopedia - William Name
William is a popular proper name of old Germanic origin. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman Conquest of 1066...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Name: Encyclopedia - Christian Name
Christian name is more or less synonymous with forename or given name. It can be seen as an archaism due to the increasing secularisation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 99 Names Of God: Encyclopedia - 99 Names Of God
The 99 Names of God also known as The 99 attributes of Allah, according to Islamic tradition, are the names of God revealed to man in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of God: Encyclopedia - Names Of God
Monotheistic faiths believe that there is a supreme being, who is necessarily unique, and the different names given to that being in diff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art-name: Encyclopedia - Art-name
An art-name (in Japanese, gō) is a pseudonym, or penname, used by a Japanese artist, which they sometimes change. In some cases, artists...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Style Name: Encyclopedia - Chinese Style Name
A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name, is an extra name that could be used in place of the given name. It could b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of God In Judaism: Encyclopedia - Names Of God In Judaism
Adonis | Anat | Asherah | Astarte | Ba'al | Berith | Dagon | El | Elyon | Elohim | Hadad | Mot | Salem | Shaddai | Yaw Adonai | El | Eloh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Code Name: Encyclopedia - Code Name
A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used clandestinely to refer to another name or word. Codenames are often used for military pur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebrew Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebrew Name - Hebræo-greek Names
Many of the names in the New Testament are of Hebrew and Aramaic origin, but have been adapted to the Greek by Hellenistic Christian writ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taiwanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Taiwanese Name - Han-chinese Names
Taiwanese name - Family names. Taiwanese family names of the Han Chinese heritage are nearly all Chinese family names, particularly of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebrew Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebrew Name - Hebræo-english Names
James I of England commissioned a translation of the Tanakh from Hebrew to English, which became the Old Testament component of the new K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnamese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnamese Name - Middle Name
The middle name, or more correctly, intercalary name, (tên đệm or tên lót), is selected by parents from a fairly narrow range. For ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indonesian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indonesian Names - Indonesian Naming System
Most Muslim Indonesians do not have family names. Usually, men and women have a given name and take the name of their father. Some marrie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Name - Historical Names
Korean name - Native names. Prior to the adoption of Chinese-style names, Koreans had indigenous names. They did not have family names,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnamese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnamese Name - Family Name
The family name, positioned first, is passed on by the father to his children (patronymic naming system). It is estimated that there are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnamese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnamese Name - Given Name
The given name is the primary form of address for Vietnamese. It is chosen by parents, and usually has a literal meaning in the Vietnames...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Name - Family Names
Korean family names are influenced by Chinese family names, hence, as in Chinese, the term the hundred family names (baekseong; 백성; �...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Korean Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Korean Name - Given Names
Korean given names are usually composed of two characters or syllables. A few people have one- or three-character given names, like the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebrew Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebrew Name - Hebræo-latin Names
Many Hebrew names were adapted into Latin, but mostly through Greek, as Greek was the language of the first Christian Septuagint. Such na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebrew Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebrew Name - Mormon Hebrew Names
The Book of Mormon and the Pearl of Great Price are scriptures of the LDS Church that contain many names that are not found in other wide...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indonesian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indonesian Names - Naming Forms
Indonesians do not generally use the Western naming practice of a given first name and a family last name. The majority of Indonesians do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tone Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Tone Name - Chinese Tone Names
A Tone Name consists of Chinese tones derived from the traditional Middle Chinese tone classes, known as Ping Sheng (平聲), Shang Sheng...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebrew Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebrew Name - Hebræo-arabic Names
Some Arab tribes converted to Judaism before the coming of Islam; these tribes often used Hebrew names in Arabized forms. An example well...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taiwanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Taiwanese Name - Taiwanese Aboriginal Names
Prior to contact with Han Chinese, the Taiwanese aborigines named themselves according to each tribe's tradition. The naming system varie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taiwanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Taiwanese Name - Japanese Names
In the early phases of Japanese rule over Taiwan after 1895, the Japanese government did not make any strong effort to encourage Taiwanes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personal Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Personal Name - Nonhuman Personal Names
Apart from the Linnaean taxonomy, some individual nonhuman animals and plants are given names, usually of endearment. In some cultures, p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebrew Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebrew Name - Names Of Aramaic Origin
At the end of the First Temple Period, the Kingdom of Judah was destroyed, and its inhabitants were taken into captivity in Babylon. Whil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of China - Other Names
Names used in the rest of Asia, especially East and Southeast Asia, are usually derived directly from words in a language of China learne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personal Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Personal Name - Naming Convention
In contemporary Western society (except for Iceland and Hungary), the most common naming convention is that of a given name, usually indi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of China - Sinitic Names
In modern China, the term Zhongguo is used to refer to all of China, including China proper, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Names - South Indian Names
South Indians, for long time, had a simple naming system. Historically, everyone was called by a single name, which was chosen in one of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personal Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Personal Name - Name Order
Since a name is made up of several parts, the order in which those parts are arranged can be significant. The order family name, given na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of China - Other Names
Names used in the rest of Asia, especially East and Southeast Asia, are usually derived directly from words in a language of China learne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Names - Given Names
A proper name, or given name, is the name to which a person most often answers. Usually this name is also used in legal documents and off...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Names - Last Names
Many Indians do not have family names. Faced with the modern necessity of a last name, Indians have resorted to various means to get last...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of China - Sinitic Names
In modern China, the term Zhongguo is used to refer to all of China, including China proper, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, and Tib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personal Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Personal Name - Feudal Names
The royalty, nobility, and gentry of Europe and Britain traditionally have many names, including phrases for the lands that they own. An ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Name - Family Names
The Chinese name system is the original pattern of names in Eastern Asia. In fact, all countries in Eastern Asia have followed the Chines...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Name - Given Names
Generally speaking, Chinese given names have one or two characters, and are written after the family name. When a baby is first born pare...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebrew Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebrew Name - Names Of Hebrew Origin
Most Hebrew names used by Jews (along with many Hebrew names used in Christendom) come from the Jewish Tanakh, known by Christians as the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proper Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Proper Name - Theories Of Proper Names
Many theories have been proposed about proper names, none of them entirely satisfactory. Proper name - Traditional theory. In tradition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Name - Alternative Names
Nicknames are usually an alteration of the given name, sometimes based on the person's physical attributes, speaking style or even their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Name - Alternative Names
Nicknames are usually an alteration of the given name, sometimes based on the person's physical attributes, speaking style or even their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian Names - North Indian Names
In West Bengal, especially amongst Hindus, it is common to have a first and last name as well as a Daak naam, or a nickname, which is no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of China - Official Names
Names of China - People's Republic of China. The official name of the People's Republic of China in various languages and scripts. Sim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Historical Names
The current structure (family name + given name) did not materialize until the 1870s when the government made the new family registration...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personal Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Personal Name - Structure
Common components of true names given at birth include: Given name: Universal. In most of Western culture, the given name precedes the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Given Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Given Name - Name Changing
People may change their names for a variety of reasons. In many countries there is a mandatory or voluntary official procedure. Popular r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Given Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Given Name - Name Changing
People may change their names for a variety of reasons. In many countries there is a mandatory or voluntary official procedure. Popular r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Names: Encyclopedia Ii - French Names - Last Names
A child's last name, until recently, was inherited from the father unless the father was unknown, in which case it was inherited from the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arabic Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Arabic Name - Structure Of The Arab Name
Arabic name - Ism. The main name of an Arab person is the ism, his or her personal name. This could be for example Karim or Mahmud. Mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Posthumous Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Posthumous Name - Miscellaneous
To combine an emperor's temple name and posthumous name, place temple first. The process of naming somebody posthumously is in Chinese ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Professional Names
Actors and actresses in Western and Japanese dramatic forms, comedians, sumo wrestlers, and practitioners of traditional crafts often use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Japanese Names In English
As is the case for other transliterations, writing Japanese names in English poses several issues, mainly romanization and name order iss...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of Japan - Other Names
Another old name for Japan is Ōyashima (大八洲) meaning the country of eight islands. The eight islands refers to the creation of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Imperial Names
The Japanese emperor and Crown Prince have no surname for historical reasons, only a given name such as Hirohito (裕仁), which is rarel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Names: Encyclopedia Ii - French Names - Given Names
French people have one, two or more given names. Only one of them, almost always the first, is used in daily life; the others are solely ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carl Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Carl Name - Etymology
Carl derives from the Anglo-Saxon word churl which means "a common person" or "a free man". In the Scandinavian languages, Karl retains i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Name Mangling: Encyclopedia Ii - Name Mangling - Name Mangling In Java
As the language, compiler, and .class file format were all designed together (and had object-orientation in mind from the start), the pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Name Mangling: Encyclopedia Ii - Name Mangling - Name Mangling In C++
C++ compilers are the most widespread, and yet least standard, users of name mangling. The first C++ compilers were implemented as transl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Name Mangling: Encyclopedia Ii - Name Mangling - Name Mangling In Python
A python programmer can explicitly designate that an identifier is a "private name" (i.e. that its scope is confined to the class) by set...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Icelandic Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Icelandic Name - Typical Icelandic Naming
For example, a man named Jón Stefánsson has a son named Fjalar. Fjalar's last name will not be Stefánsson like his father's; it will b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Name - Traditional Gaeltacht Names
In Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) areas it remains customary to use a name composed of the first name, followed by the father's name in the g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Name - First Or Given Names
The Irish have a traditional system for naming children: the first son is named after the father's father, the second son after the mothe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Art-name: Encyclopedia Ii - Art-name - Art-names And Schools
An woodblock print artist's first gō is usually given to them by the head of the school (a group of artists and apprentices, with a seni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Structure
Structurally, Japanese names are simple compared with names in many other cultures. All Japanese people have one surname and one given na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arabic Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Arabic Name - Structure Of The Arab Name
Arabic name - Ism. The main name of an Arab person is the ism, his or her personal name. This could be for example Karim or Mahmud. Mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Code Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Code Name - German Code Names
Ewen Montagu, a British intelligence officer, discloses in Beyond Top Secret Ultra that during World War II, Nazi Germany habitually used...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Customs
In ancient times, people in Japan were considered the property of the Emperor and their surname reflected the role in the government they...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish Name - Imię Given Name
A child in Poland is usually given one or two given names and it is illegal to officially use more than two given names. Parents normally...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arabic Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Arabic Name - Example
Or, transliterated: abū karīm muhammadu-l-jamīl ibn nidāl ibn 'abdi-'azīzi-l-filastīnī This means, in translation: "Father-of-K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Middle Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Middle Name - Catholic
Males in some predominantly Catholic communities (mostly Bavarian (but almost never other German), Belgian, French, Italian, Spanish, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Man With No Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Man With No Name - Characteristics
"The Man with No Name", as personified by Eastwood, embodies the archetypical characteristics of the American movie cowboy — toughness,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Domain Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Domain Name - Unconventional Domain Names
Due to the rarity of one-word dot-com domain names, many unconventional domain names, domain hacks, have been gaining popularity. They ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungarian Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungarian Name - Orthography
Modern Hungarian orthography is slightly different (simpler) than that of 18th or 19th century, but many Hungarian surnames retain their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Name: Encyclopedia Ii - John Name - John
The name John derives through Jewish and Christian tradition ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Name: Encyclopedia Ii - John Name - John
The name John derives through Jewish and Christian tradition ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Victoria Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Victoria Name - Etymology
Victoria is the female form of Victor, but it is also the original Latin word for Victory. Victoria was the Roman goddess of victory. Cf....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of Japan - History
Both Nippon and Nihon literally mean "the sun's origin", that is, where the sun originates, and is often translated as the "Land of the R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Man With No Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Man With No Name - The Character
In three of Leone's most popular films, A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Eastwood plays ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of God - Taboos
Several religions advance taboos related to names of their gods. In some cases, the name may never be spoken, or only spoken by inner-cir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pen Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Pen Name - Japan
Japanese poets who write haiku often use a haiga or penname. The famous haiku poet Matsuo Basho had used fifteen different haiga before h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indonesian Names: Encyclopedia Ii - Indonesian Names - Modifications To The Name Outside Of Indonesia
Countries often modify the official Indonesian name to conform to their typical naming standards. This is most apparent where individuals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of Korea - History
See also: History of Korea The earliest records of Korean history are written in Chinese characters, despite the languages being unrelate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese Name - Characters
Japanese names are usually written in kanji (Chinese characters), although some names use hiragana or even katakana, or a mixture of kanj...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Street Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Street Name - Etymologies
The etymology of a street name is sometimes very obvious, but at other times it might be obscure or even forgotten. Some streets are give...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suffix Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Suffix Name - Social
Social name suffixes are almost exclusively applied to men. The most common name suffixes are senior and junior, which may be written wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of The Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of The Greeks - General Names Of Greece
In most European languages, and in languages that have borrowed the name from one of these, the name of Greece has a common "gr" initial:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Name - Use Of Names
Naming is the process of assigning a particular word or phrase to a particular object or property. This can be quite deliberate or a natu...   » Read the article