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Due to a hazy bureaucratic screwup, a newborn girl was given a truly bizarre name: "Unakite Thirteen Hotel."

Hospital Named Abandoned Baby “Unakite Thirteen Hotel”

By Victor Tangermann

In a new study, researchers have found a correlation between adults' faces and names — but strangely, the same could not be said of children.

Your Facial Features Gradually Change to Go With Your Name, Researchers Find

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a new study, researchers from the University of Utah took an analytical look at the theory of nominative determinism.

Study Finds Fascinating Link Between First Letter of Your First Name and the Trajectory of Your Life

By Noor Al-Sibai

Research scientist Janelle Shane trained a naming AI to conjure up new monikers for self-aware spaceships like those in author Iain M. Banks' Culture books.

Artificial Intelligence

This AI Gives Other AIs Names Like “Ass Federation” And “Hot Pie” Because Robots Can Be Weird Too

By Kristin Houser

With the help from research scientist Janelle Shane, an animal refuge created a neural network that came up with a series of weird and cute cat names.

Artificial Intelligence

This Neural Network Gives Kittens A+ Names Like “Mr Sinister”

By Victor Tangermann