They got this name from their political opponents, who charged that they were willing to burn down the barn to get rid of pro-slavery rats.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

That was when a Louisiana newspaper writer began calling New Orleans by this name.

VOA: special.2010.03.14

No one knows for sure who gave it this name in the eighteen thirties.

VOA: special.2010.03.21

There are several explanations for where this name came from.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

This plant expert helped develop a new version of a fruit that now carries his name, the Bing cherry.

VOA: special.2010.03.03

What all this adds up to is a big responsibility for parents to consider what's really in a name.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

We might answer in on this show. Please remember to tell us your name and where you live.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

Maybe organizers should change the name of the awards to the "Bobs" as Schneider and his band had ten wins this year.

VOA: special.2010.04.02

But wherever the name for this golden statue came from, the award remains one of the biggest honors in the movie business.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

We might answer it on this show. Please remember to tell us your name and where you live.

VOA: special.2010.07.16

It is from this line of poetry about Shackleton that the Third Man syndrome takes its name.

VOA: special.2010.02.24

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

VOA: special.2009.06.03

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

And this is my daughter Caitlin and with this one we just liked the name."

VOA: special.2009.07.06