names

Human Interest

Carolina Curious: What Do You Call Residents Of Your City?

10:51am July 16, 2018

If you're from North Carolina, most people would agree: you're a North Carolinian.

But what do you call someone from High Point or Boone? What about Winston-Salem? In our latest installment of Carolina Curious, we found that the answers are all over the map.

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National

With This Ring, I Thee Take ... Your Hispanic-Sounding Surname?

6:01am September 09, 2017

by Leah Donnella

What happens when a 'Miller' becomes a 'Martinez'? This week, we offer advice for a woman whose fiance is worried about unconscious bias affecting their marriage.

Footy McFooty Face Is Stomping Competition In Vote For MLS Team Name

2:48pm March 28, 2017

by Bill Chappell

With the final round of voting set to close Friday, Footy McFooty Face has more than twice the votes of any other potential name.

A computer analysis found that people with the same name were more likely to share similar expressions around their eyes and mouths, areas of the face that are easier to adjust.

Your Name Might Shape Your Face, Researchers Say

11:45am February 27, 2017

by Angus Chen

Do you look like a Joy? Genes and culture may make it more likely that names and faces align. But researchers say people also may adjust their expressions to match social expectations of their name.

When it comes to job applications, not all names are treated equally.

Asian Last Names Lead To Fewer Job Interviews, Still

2:40pm February 23, 2017

by Jenny J. Chen

For many Asian-Americans, this kind of discrimination means that the pressure to change their names and shed the perpetual foreigner stereotype is strong.

When The Brain Scrambles Names, It's Because You Love Them

2:33pm January 16, 2017

by Michelle Trudeau

If your mom had to run through the name of everyone in the family, including the dog, before hitting yours, it's probably because you're all in a mental folder labeled "loved ones."

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The name hippocampus comes from the Greek word for seahorse. It's a part of the brain involved in emotion and memory.

The Seahorse In Your Brain: Where Body Parts Got Their Names

5:37pm December 16, 2016

What are those dog ears doing on my heart? Ancient anatomists named body parts after things they resembled in real life. So you've got a rooster comb in your skull and a flute in your leg.

A large family of camping children begrudgingly deal with being called by each other's names.

Science

Jane, Bill, Juan, Fido... Whoever You Are!?!

3:00pm May 13, 2016

by Shawn Fitzmaurice

As a parent, I can tell you that naming a child can be a drawn-out exercise in creativity and diplomacy. So with that said, why does my mom still call me by my aunt's name? I always took this as a character flaw. But recently, when I called my 6-year-old son for dinner - using the dog's name - I concluded that this must be science! And it seems I was right.

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