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

When a bone is broken in more than two places or gets crushed, the name for it is a comminuted fracture.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

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

Sometimes a difference in spelling can identify whether the person with the name is male or female.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

Almost any time of day, you can see people looking for the name of a family member or friend who died in the war.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

Katherine Cole has more. Call it a crash-landing, a ditching, a splash-down, or a nicer name.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

They gave a name to this mysterious continent: Terra Australis Incognita, or the "Unknown Southern Land."

VOA: special.2009.06.03

So we took my mother's name and her name. "He is a third so,and I didn't like Trip or Tre, so Tres had it.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

At first, they forget simple things, like where they put something or a person's name.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

Let's see if I can name a few off the cuff, or without any preparation.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

He did not care how his name was spelled: with or without a "u."

VOA: special.2010.01.10

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

VOA: special.2010.01.03

The many areas of hardened or scar tissue give the disease its name.

VOA: special.2009.01.06

But many women now add their husband's name or keep their own name.

VOA: special.2011.05.23