Call for nominations for Name of the Year

[ckevans]

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL

NAME OF THE YEAR

The American Name Society requests nominations for the “Name of the Year for 2007”. The name selected will be the one that best illustrates, through its creation and/or use during the past 18 months, important trends in North American culture. All categories of names and naming, including given names, surnames, brand names, place names, street names, building names, pseudonyms, and names from fiction, are eligible! All members of the American Name Society attending the annual meeting in Chicago will select the winner from among the nominees on January 4, 2008. The winner will be announced that evening at a joint celebration with the American Dialect Society.

Nominations must be received by December 31, 2007. Please send your nominations, along with a brief one paragraph rationale, by United States mail or e-mail to:

Dr. Cleveland K. Evans
Psychology Department
Bellevue University
1000 Galvin Road South
Bellevue, NE 68005-3098
cleveland.evans@bellevue.edu

[KNY]

Very cool!

Remind us, what was the name of the year last year? I remember Kathryn picked it!

[speechykeen]

I think it was Pluto last year.

[racquet]

Pluto :lol:

I will have to think long and hard this year.. The pressure is on.. :haha:

[Jennifer]

I nominate:

Sanjaya (American Idol contestant, ironically his name means victory)
Dannielynn (Anna Nicole's daughter)
Barack Hussein Obama

[dishmanbabes]

I going with Sanjaya as well.

[racquet]

I'm going to go with Apple since the company had such a huge year with the unveiling of the IPhone and such. Also their stock doubled this year..

[rainysundays]

I think Sanjaya and Apple are great picks. Personally I'd pick Mylie- that child is EVERYWHERE right now!

[Jennifer]

Oooh, Mylie is a good choice.. By the way, that is not her real name but a nickname. However it is making its way up on the pop charts!!

[lunastar]

I'm wondering if Blackwater will make the list.

[blue_eyed]

Apple is a good choice

[Sobes]

Maybe iName - with iPods and iPhones and iCarley (isn't that a show? I see the commercials during Spongebob.) And I hear gripes about college students adn their iBooks playing solitaire during class.

[IDreamOfPhoebe]

The first thing that popped into my head was Madeleine because since Madeleine McCann went missing her name is everywhere but I don't think that is the case in America so I am going to second Miley (Yeah, it is a nn, her real name is Destiny) and maybe suggest Britney, she has been in the media more than ever this year I think. :)

[LisaLou]

My first thought was Mylie too, i was coming to post it but now i just second it :)

[CarriePea]

I guess I am gonna go with Suri, the name is everywhere, on every magazine, in every tabloid, on every talk show....

[speechykeen]

Who the heck is Miley? :uhoh:

I think something to do with lolcats would be good. :think:

[WillCall]

I'm going with "Hokie" for Virginia Tech

[Jennifer]

what about MCLOVIN ?? :lol:

[JessiesGirl]

Britney lol .. since she is the headline of everything lol
Luciano or Pavoratti.....since he died this year