Introduction
The second volume of the Proceedings of the 27th International Congress of Onomastic Sciences deals with anthroponomastics, which traditionally covers given names and surnames – more recently also referred to as “conventional anthroponyms” – as well as “unconventional” ones, such as nicknames, bynames, or Internet usernames. The volume consists of 28 chapters authored by 32 scholars representing a wide array of countries, from the Netherlands to Japan, and from Estonia to Botswana. The naming cultures studied are also stunningly diverse, ranging from that of Bulgaria to those found in China.