Do you like it or would you prefer something shorter? A shorter name would be more convenient on a sign.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

They were sure that Missus Trotter could be trusted and that it was safe to leave the money in her name.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

A listener wanted to know if Billie Jean is considered a girl's name, or if it can be used as a boy's name.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

He decided that art would be his life goal and soon changed his name to Mister Imagination.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

You see how this might be an issue. Unlike some countries, the United States has no laws restricting what parents can name their children.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

He got that name ecause any man who rode that horse would be thrown off and killed and his wife would become a widow.

VOA: special.2009.11.28

The name was meant to be a joke, because all of the members hated collectivism.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

That name would go away. The current policy calls for every student to be ableto pass state tests in reading and math by two thousand fourteen.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

A nickname also can be a descriptive name for a person,place or thing.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

Neither name was friendly. Southern whites had a reason to be bitter.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

He asked that his name not be put before the convention.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

The man's name was said to be Murlock.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

The new domain name will be "dot.msr" Arabic for Egypt, and promises to open up the Web to millions of Arabic-only readers.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16