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Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland
The SNSBI exists to promote the study of place-names, personal names, and other names. It has members within and beyond Britain and Ireland, some of them academics (students or staff) in relevant fields, but most from other walks of life.
Call for papers! Our autumn meeting will be held on Saturday 14 November from 1000 to 1630 at the University of Sheffield and online. ![]()
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The theme is 'Names and Power'. Abstracts are invited from across the broad field of name studies and related disciplines by 4 September 2026.![]()
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For more information, see www.snsbi.org.uk/meeting/2026-autumn-meeting-university-of-sheffield/
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The SNSBI spring conferences have long had a resident bard. Often he prefers to remain anonymous, but sometimes signs his work “PRK”. His latest composition, on the 2026 Bury St Edmunds meeting, can now be read at the bottom of the conference webpage www.snsbi.org.uk/meeting/2026-spring-conference-bury-st-edmunds/ .
2026: Spring Conference - Bury St Edmunds - SNSBI
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The spring conference conference of the Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland was held 27-29 March 2026 in the historic Guildhall in Bury St Edmunds.
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Celebrating the arrival of Nomina volume 41 (2022-25), which is out now! Browse a selection of articles by John Baker, Richard Coates, Peter McClure, Paul Tempan, Jeremy Harte, Alaric Hall, James Butler, Christopher Donaldson, Fiona Edmonds and Ian Gregory. Contents cover selected place-names, personal names and more, together with a bibliography (2018-2022). www.snsbi.org.uk/nomina/