What do Mary, Olivia, and Jennifer have in common? They've each had a turn as the most popular name for American girls born over the past 100 years. Many of today's most popular girls' names borrow ...

After years of writing these columns, and seeing innumerable unofficial holidays dedicated to celebrating specific names, I’m finally giving in to the temptation to write about names. But I’ve not ...

Car company names have a variety of origins. Some automakers like Ford, Chevrolet, and Honda took the surnames of their founders as a corporate moniker. Pontiac was named after the Michigan city where ...