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Dates for you #Orkney September diary! Join us for a talk (26th Sep) and a walk (28th Sep) looking at the Place-Names of North Ronaldsay. Details on the posters!

More details of the talks at our Autumn Day CInference in York can now be found at : snsbi.org.uk/2024_York.html

A CHANGE OF DATE for our #NorthRonaldsay #PlaceNames walk event! It will now be on Friday 27th September - all other details remain the same - see updated poster!

The poster for this year's SNSBI Autumn Day Conference at University of York, with all the details / prices. Booking link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/snsbi-autumn…

Autumn Day Conference 2024 News - IN-PERSON REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday 3 October 2024 (hosted at the University of York) eventbrite.co.uk/e/snsbi-autumn… 26GB for members (15GBP for student members), 40GBB for non-members.

The first circular and cfp for our 31st annual conference - April 11-14th 2025 - at the University of Stirling has been released. More details on how to book will follow, but be sure to mark your diaries!

Fab autumn SNSBI day conference: names, creativity and innovation, plus launch of new website exploring names snsbi.org.uk/exploring-names! English Place-Name Society Institute for Name-Studies

Our annual Essay Prize is now open for submissions - with a deadline of 31 December 2024. If you are interested and have not hitherto had work in onomastics published - or know of someone who fits the bill - please do check out the further details : snsbi.org.uk/essay_prize.ht…

On the subject of essay prizes, we are proud to announce Hannah Ellis won the 2023 prixe, with the paper: 'Cedar Heights: exploring the contexts and graphic language(s) of suburban house signs in the UK' - congratulations! ^_^

An interesting advert / marketin strategy from 1942...!

SNSBI How funny, a few years ago I blogged about a few of the ads in this marketing campaign. :) Here's another one... (the post: nancy.cc/2019/12/09/wha…)

Muhammad finally overtakes Noah in the naming of British newborn boys, whist Olivia remains no.1 for girls. New entries include Jax, Enzo and Bodhi (b); Lilah, Raya and Hazel (g). bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

This year's Rhind Lectures will be presented by Dr Simon Taylor, focused on the placenames of Scotland. It is a free event both in-person and online, but interested parties need to register - more details and the progamme can be found at : fellows.socantscot.org/events/details…

A CfP on the Social Life of Names and Naming Practices in Migration Contexts has been unveiled for a workshop in Paris, November (20-21) 2025. All details provided in the call posted below.

Please join us on our new - preferred - profile : bsky.app/profile/snsbi.…

Speaking imminently SNSBI - Stirling. Pre-conference walk looking at Logie Old Kirk (SPNS Thomas Clancy eprints.gla.ac.uk/135558/1/13555… and Simon Taylor eprints.gla.ac.uk/222543/), a standing stone at the county boundaries (now rugby pitch) and a hogback or two. 2/2

e-Onomastics: Discovering #Scotland Through #Place-#Names: A Preview of the 2025 #Rhind #Lectures e-onomastics.blogspot.com/2025/04/discov… June 20, 2025 by Dr Simon Taylor, hosted by the #Society of #Antiquaries of Scotland is an event you won’t want to miss #toponymy #placenames