The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland
The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland. Follow us for updates on events, publications and other name-related news. https://www.snsbi.org.uk/index.html
Starter Packs
Created by The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland (1)
@timby2.bsky.social
It's not how much you're given, it's what you do with what you've got. Folk music, archaeology, football and lefty views.
@ragnasislands.bsky.social
A project researching the place-names of Orkney & Fair Isle built around a new translation of The Saga of the Earls of Orkney by @judithjesch.bsky.social Find us at https://shorturl.at/ouzL0
@raem30.bsky.social
PhD Researcher in Herefordshire Place-Names & Celtic Language Contact @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @uonenglish.bsky.social @namestudies.bsky.social Wolfson Foundation funded
@drmjwarren.bsky.social
Writer, naturalist, medievalist, teacher. Trustee of Curlew Action. The Cuckoo’s Lea, Bloomsbury, out June 2025: birds in our ancient and modern senses of place. Marshes. Winter. Whisky. https://linktr.ee/cuckooslea www.birdsandplace.co.uk (live soon)
@ionanamescape.bsky.social
@tepowell.bsky.social
Places of Deposit Manager at UK National Archives. Interests in archives, aircraft, hillforts, Warwickshire CCC and AFC Wimbledon.
@shamrockroots.com
Discover the people and places that matter to you. Hire Ciara Chivers, Qualified Genealogist, to research your family tree or house history: http://shamrockroots.com
@govanstones.bsky.social
Stunning Viking-Age sculpture collection from early medieval Strathclyde, held in A-listed Govan Old, and surrounded by our 1,500-year-old churchyard ⏰️ Open 7 days, 11am to 4pm 🎟 Entry is FREE!
@namedropper.bsky.social
Independent researcher into place-names and etymology. Whistle-blower and survivor of abuse in academia. Library staff. Fan of live music. Proud fact-checker.
@downham.bsky.social
Medievalist, Liverpool. She/Her. Author of ‘Medieval Ireland’ (Cambridge University Press) ‘Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland’ (Liverpool University Press) currently commissioned for a Penguin Classics volume on the Viking Age
@abi-on-a-hill.bsky.social
@tallinnstreets.bsky.social
Everything you never wanted to know about Tallinn. Esimene täielik Tallinna tänavanimede sõnastik pärast Aleksander Kivise "Tallinna tänavad". Parandused ja tagasiside teretulnud. For a more light-hearted 'analysis' of the French language, see @frogologue
@socantscot.bsky.social
A membership charity founded in 1780 that supports the study and enjoyment of Scotland’s past through publications, lectures, @scarf-scot.bsky.social, @digitscotland.bsky.social and more | Visit https://www.socantscot.org/
@uonenglish.bsky.social
The School of English at the University of Nottingham, part of the Faculty of Arts. https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/English/
@namestudies.bsky.social
The Institute for Name-Studies is the centre for research into place-names and personal names at the University of Nottingham, and home of the English Place-Name Society.
@ellierye.bsky.social
Linguist working with place-names and medieval Englishes at University of York (she/her)
@shroomgirl.bsky.social
Shrooms, plants, place-names... currently working on ragnasIslands.bsky.social & the #PlaceNames of Eday, Rousay & Stronsay
@enwaulleoedd.bsky.social
Cymdeithas Enwau Lleoedd Cymru — Welsh Place-Name Society Our English account: @placenames.bsky.social
@placenames.bsky.social
Cymdeithas Enwau Lleoedd Cymru — Welsh Place-Name Society Ein cyfri Cymraeg: @enwaulleoedd.bsky.social
@kfbullen.bsky.social
Researcher/Project Manager focusing on place-names, heritage, and community engagement. PhD July 2024 @UoNEnglish explored place-names on the Isle of Axholme. https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/77421/
@k-hardy.bsky.social
@englishplacenames.bsky.social
Home of the Survey of English Place-Names, based at the University of Nottingham.
@fynoderee.bsky.social
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: [email protected]