My Life in Names
A Personal Reminiscence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10305485 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas J Gasque (University of South Dakota, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 300-303 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Names (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-7738 • E-ISSN: 1756-2279 |
| Publisher | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1179/nam.2001.49.4.300 |
| OpenAlex | W1966547134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
My first realization that people actually study names and their origins came from the librarian in my home town of Marion, South Carolina, who showed me an annual periodical called Names in South Carolina (NISC). The one name that I remember is "Wongway Creek," and the article suggested that the name was a misspelling of "wrongway," since the stream flowed in a direction opposite to other nearby creeks. Although my memory of this name is sharp, a recent search failed to turn up evidence of any such case
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Genealogy · Ingenuity · Linguistics · Literature · Publishing · Reminiscence · Toponymy · Classics · History · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2022 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |