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Bonus #23 - Naming people (and especially babies) | Lingthusiasm on Patreon
Here’s a riddle:
Everyone has one, but I use yours more than I use my own.
What is it?A name!
Naming a brand-new tiny human is a big linguistic task. They might carry that name for the rest of their life – or at least for a number of formative years, if they decide to change it when they’re older. But a baby can’t tell you anything about what kind of name they’d like. So how do you pick a name for someone?
In this 23rd bonus episode, Lauren and Gretchen get enthusiastic about the linguistics of naming people. There are lots of factors to consider: does a name sound old-fashioned or super-trendy? How does the name fit in with the rest of the family and with the cultural context? How might a name get misspoken, misspelled, misheard, or mis-nicknamed? Plus, we share how our parents decided on our names, and other name decision strategies to consider as Lauren prepares to name her upcoming tiny human.
To listen to this bonus episode, plus 22 other previous bonuses, support Lingthusiasm on Patreon!
About Lingthusiasm
A podcast that's enthusiastic about linguistics by Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne.
Weird and deep conversations about the hidden language patterns that you didn't realize you were already making.
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