Namedrop - Your Name

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Join me on the Namedrop podcast while I, and you, explore names (anthroponomastics, onomastics, nomeclature, monikers). Let's look at the meaning, history, etymology, popularity, and social us... more

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October 19, 2020 Abu Bakr : Father, why do you love camels?
Venturing into Arabic names and the concept of KUNYA (no, I did not misspell Kanye).
Ever heard of a parent taking a nickname/honorific from a child?
The web calls this teknonym.
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8min
October 18, 2020 My Name Is -Twitter hashtag
Trending on Saturday night
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9min
October 18, 2020 My Name Is Hashtag on Twitter
Looking at the Twitter trend #mynameis.
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7min
October 13, 2020 Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile
Wonderwoman actress, Gal Gadot has been tapped by Patty Jenkins to star in the latest film adaptation of Cleopatra, a story based on the famed Ancient Egyptian, albeit, Macedonian-Greek queen who seduced two would-be Roman rulers before being killed by an actual Roman emperor, or so the story goes.
Cleopatra, which means the glory of the father, is a fitting name for a woman is was the last of a powerful paternalistic dynasty.
Join me to learn about this dynamic personality, her name, and why her story fascinates the world.

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5min
October 07, 2020 Black Names , Ghetto Names, Hood Names --What? Part 1
Keke, can you hear me?
What is a black name? What do people mean by that? Well, a black name, according to Internet logic, is a name associated with so-called black people—to be read here as African Americans, or ADOS (American descendants of enslaved Africans). In theory, that’s what it means. And on this episode, we’ll explore exactly why "black" people give their children "black" names.
e.g. Are these so bad?
Airwrecka, Darealyst, Sheeluu, DeShawn, L'bron, Lateesha.
More readings:
1. Da'Shaun Harrison: https://wearyourvoicemag.com/the-politics-of-a-name/
2. Marijuana Pepsi: https://www.npr.org/2019/06/21/734839666/dr-marijuana-pepsi-wont-change-her-name-to-make-other-people-happy
3. What's Up With Black Names: https://www.salon.com/2008/08/25/creative_black_names/
4. https://madamenoire.com/320750/gave-my-daughter-a-ghetto-name/
5. Black Names Matter:The Black Names Book Paperback – Nov. 6 2015. https://www.amazon.ca/Black-Names-Matter-Book/dp/0692570624
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42min
October 07, 2020 My Name is Older Than Yours
A note on names, etymology for common names (Sara, Adam, Andrew, William, etc.).
The title of this podcast has changed to Your Name Is?
You can find me online at anchor.fm/moniker
Send emails to [email protected]
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32min
October 03, 2020 Andromache is Ready for Battle
Andromache, an Amazon who fought Heracles and was defeated; only known from vase paintings. Not to be confused with Andromache, wife of Hector. She was portrayed by Charlize Theron in the film The Old Guard.
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4min
September 21, 2020 Dominic, Master and Lord
Domenic. Dominator, Domino, Domingo, Dominique, Dominica, Dominicus!
In honor of the 2020 US Open Men's champion, Dominic Thiem.
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4min
September 14, 2020 Cordelia Has The Heart of a Lion
Obscure but powerful ... the way I like it.

Coeur de Leo? Heart of the lion or Creiddylad ... ooh, very Welsh but it does mean jewel of the sea.

Cordelia Chase, this is for you.

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7min
September 07, 2020 The Nihilistic Nietzche
Nietzsche is a 19th Century German, uh, Prussian, maybe Polish nobleman, but definitely a philosopher most famous for the phrase "God is dead" and the theory of NIHILISM.
Everyone's a nihilist these days.
This is our first 'LAST NAME' episode as we delve into the origins of a last name that is fun is say and controversial to mention,
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6min

FAQs about Namedrop - Your Name:

How many episodes does Namedrop - Your Name have?

The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.