Episode 92 – Jennifer and Mallory are joined by Dr. Iman Nick, onomast and researcher in names and prejudice. We talk about name bullying, prejudice and discrimination against names, and how name-calling can affect a person for the rest of their lives.
Names mentioned in this episode: Everette, Sage, Paprika, Basil, Veva, Iman, Mallory, and Janice!
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Professor I. M. Nick is a sociolinguist with a specialization in forensic onomastics and investigative psychology. She is the President of the Germanic Society for Forensic Linguistics and the Editor-in-Chief of NAMES, the scientific journal of the American Name Society. Among her many publications is her latest book, Personal Names, Hitler, and The Holocaust: A Socio-onomastic Study of Genocide and Nazi Germany.
Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media.
Jennifer entered the tech arena in the 80s as a software developer and database architect, and became a pioneer in the Internet industry. In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California.
