Have you ever struggled to pronounce a name you're unfamiliar with? You're not alone-people get plenty of pronunciations wrong, even names that belong to celebrities: Both Doctor Who actor Ncuti Gatwa ...

Baby names provide insight into the population’s culture during any given year. Some trends come and go in a single year, whereas others last for decades. Choosing a baby name is a deeply personal ...

Most Americans assume they can name their child anything they like, but every state has limits. Some names get blocked for practical reasons, while others are prohibited for legal or cultural purposes ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Connecticut was the third hardest state name for Americans to spell correctly. It was also the sixth hardest state name to pronounce. The ...

State names are time capsules. Many come from Indigenous languages that describe rivers, landforms, or people. Others carry European titles and even literary fantasies that mapmakers treated as real.

Baby names provide insight into the population's culture during any given year. Some trends come and go in a single year, whereas others last for decades. Choosing a baby name is a deeply personal ...

An analysis by language learning website Preply found that Massachusetts was the fifth hardest name for Americans to say correctly. It was also the fifth hardest state name to spell. The study found ...

A recent survey identified the most popular cat name in every U.S. state and one name appeared 21 times. For a second consecutive year, the name Luna topped the list for the most popular cat names in ...

A single, documented source for state names and officially designated symbols.