The
American Name Society was founded in 1951 to promote
onomastics, the study of names and naming practices,
both in the United States and abroad. It is a non-profit
organization that seeks to find out what really is in a
name, and to investigate cultural insights, settlement
history, and linguistic characteristics revealed in
names.Focusing on the understanding of names in all forms, the Society provides members with several vehicles for the discussion and publication of onomastic theory, views and concepts:
* an annual meeting
* regional meetings
* NAMES: A Journal of Onomastics
* the ANS Bulletin
* the ANS-L email discussion listserve
* the Ehrensperger Report
Names: A Journal of Onomastics welcomes original contributions that match the aims and scope of the journal on the understanding that their contents have not previously been published or are currently submitted for publication elsewhere. All submissions will be sent to independent referees.
See the Tables of Contents for Names at: Ingenta
*** The Society meets once a year in a major city where members participate in paper presentations, panel discussions, and other activities. In January of 2013, the ANS met in Boston, Massachusetts. In January 2014 the meeting will be held on Minneapolis, Minnesota.
JOIN THE AMERICAN NAME
SOCIETY
AND
SUBSCRIBE TO THE LEADING AMERICAN
JOURNAL OF ONOMASTICS
A History of the American
Name Society
by Thomas Gasque
ANS Annual Meeting 2014
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 2-5, 2014
ANS Sessions 2014
Chicago, Illinois
January 9-12, 2014
at the
Modern Language Association Conference
ANS Annual Meeting 2013
Boston, MA
January 3-6, 2013
ANS Sessions 2013
Boston, Massachusetts
January 3-6, 2013
at the
Modern Language Association Conference
ANS Emerging Scholar Award
Created on November 12, 1996.
