name

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      678 words ...name / nām / • n. 1. a word or set of words by which...merely as a word and lacking substance or reality: simply a name in a gossip column. 2. a famous person. ∎  [in sing. ] a reputation, esp. a good one: a school with a name for excellence. • v. [ trans. ] give a ...

What's in a name? Trouble, trouble, trouble THINLY READ

News Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  April 3, 2007 ;     551 words ...What's in a name? It depends on the couple you ask. A story...couple elected to share the bride's last name. And while the story itself was harmless...nothing on the sanctity of the husband's last name. Internet news forums are not exactly sanctuaries...

The art of name-calling. (the importance of knowing clients' names)

American Salesman;  November 1, 1989 ;     538 words ...The Art of Name-Calling Ever since the beginning of time, the importance of knowing an individual's name has grown in significance. Agamemnon (in...that it builds up a person's ego if his name is known by his peers or superior. Politicians...

Don't fail at the name game

Pharmaceutical Representative;  May 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ..."A good name is better than riches" -Cervantes The name is perhaps a person's most valuable possession. It helps carry...Is it any wonder then that people can get upset when their name is mispronounced, misspelled, abbreviated or - perhaps worse...

Playing the name game can become confusing.(Features)(Homefront)

The Christian Science Monitor;  January 10, 2001 ;     548 words ...I kept my last name when I married because I liked it. Maureen Webster stood for who...corrected. When our first child was born, we gave him his dad's last name, with my last name as his middle name: Benjamin Webster Hoeffler. But when I was pregnant...

NAME AND FORTUNE AN UNUSUAL MONIKER CAN SET AN UNUSUAL COURSE

Rocky Mountain News;  March 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ...What's in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet. - William Shakespeare OK, Bill, but...well, Mahala-like? In other words, there's oodles in a name. While people with names most Americans find unusual can...

Dilemmas: What's in a name?

The Independent - London;  August 29, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Since everyone who favours the name of Gertrude is long dead and six feet under...her friends by refusing to react to the name of Gertrude, even if they are screaming...should simply frown angrily and say: "My name is Stephanie." Oh yes, they'll kick and...

Living up to your name. (social studies activity)

The Social Studies;  September 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Name, though it seem but a superficial and outward matter, yet...self-concept by allowing them to reflect on the purpose of their name. The first and perhaps the most lasting gift that parents give to a child is his or her name. Among the first words children learn to say and to pronounce...

What's in a name? The art of corporate naming

The CPA Journal;  October 1, 2003 ;     586 words ...When a corporation is forced to change its name, the circumstances are usually adverse. A name may become a liability or a burden, be injured...consumers. The reasons for changing a corporate name include the following: The name is similar or...

BY ANY OTHER NAME, SHE'D BE SOMEONE ELSE

Roanoke Times & World News;  October 7, 2004 ;     624 words ...How to name a baby? Shakespeare aside, we know that "what's in a name" does matter. It's said that we like to hear our names...Influence People," because they'll keep repeating your name. A friend, a now-recovering Romeo, feared calling girlfriends...

Branding's the name of the game

The Press;  October 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ...What's in a name? For businesses, REUBEN SCHWARZ discovers...company Designer Textiles Ltd changed its name last month, it wanted to recast itself from...a "fashion management company". Its new name: Pod. Managing director Mark Bilton says...

A Gallery's Name Can Build Integrity.(Brief Article)

Art Business News;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Putting your name on your gallery can help seal your reputation...will know, said Solomon. Each coat has my name on the label. Retailers who practice this...who understand the importance of their name relating to the product they sell--are rare...

What's in a name? Everything! (using personal names for companies)

Direct Marketing;  April 1, 1991 ;     700+ words ...What's In a Name? Everything! As consumers become more skeptical...and visibility. I am looking for a great name for my business, can you help me? That's...I give them a short answer: Use your own name. That surprises them. They are uncomfortable...

The first name: use it right and it confers a strange power. Use it wrong...

Esquire;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...A NAME IS LIKE A TATTOO. It distinguishes you at...and Wham. I figure I have about five to nine name slots free in my memory palace at any one...struggle through: I stick out my hand and say my name first. I dread introductions. And occasionally...

You name it

Jerusalem Post;  September 12, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Headline: You name it Byline: LIAT COLLINS Edition; Up Front...of families, and you've given them a bad name (shem ra) for life. In the wonderful "Le'kol Ish Yesh Shem" - "Every person has a name" - the poet Zelda also notes that everyone...