The college football world has been buzzing this week following Michigan’s unexpected decision to fire second-year head coach Sherrone Moore for cause after he was allegedly found to have an ...

Can you legally name your baby anything you want in America? Not quite. But you can name your baby almost anything you want. Having the right to select a name of your choosing for your baby is as ...

Historical norms and a bit of whimsy play a role in why we have middle names When a baby is born, the first name gets all the glory—and scrutiny. But the middle name, if there is one, can seem like an ...

This election year, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance's name has become better known across the country, but it's not the only one he's ever gone by. Vance first received national ...

I have a number of hang-ups — to paraphrase Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates, all of us are a little (screwed) up — but one I didn’t realize I had until recently is alexinomia: the fear of ...

As far as we can tell, the No. 1 perk of writing for The Washington Post isn’t the parties you’re invited to or the celebrities you meet — though this may be because invitations addressed to the ...

James David Vance has had a number of names in his life, a function of an upbringing marked by domestic instability. By Rebecca Davis O’Brien In May 2022, when J.D. Vance was a primary candidate vying ...

All hail Liam, all hail Olivia. Again. Liam and Olivia were the top baby names in 2023, according to the Social Security Administration, which released its annual list of the most popular names for ...

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably asked yourself, “Why is it so hard to remember a person’s name?” I had the same question, so I turned to Charan Rangathan, a neuroscience professor at the ...