ICA course on Toponymy

Available documents:

D02-01: Meiring, B.A. (1993). The syntax and semantics of geographical names. pp 269/289 in P.S.Hattingh e.a. Training Course in Toponymy for Southern Africa. Dept of Geography, University of Pretoria, 1993.
D02-02: Ferjan Ormeling (2010). The naming process. Proceedings UNGEGN toponymy course, Yaoundé.

Literature:

Gläser, R. (2001). Toponymic changes in East Germany. In Lucie A.Möller and J.U. Jacobs, A world of names vol1, Nomina Africana vol 15.
Kadmon, N. (2000). What's in a name. In N. Kadmon (2000) - Toponymy: the lore, laws, and language of geographical names, New York: Vantage Press.

Online resources:

Wikipedia: Product naming
NOOA National Weather Service National Hurricane Centre: Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names
Department of the Navy - Naval history and heritage command: FAQ - Ship naming in the US Nav

The United Nations sell the following publications which also can be downloaded from the UNGEGN website:

Glossary of Terms for the Standardization of Geographical Names (New York 2002) / pdf

Manual for the national standardization of geographical names (UN - Ecosoc, New York, 2006 ST/ESA/STAT/SERM/88 Sales No. E.06.XVII.7 ISBN 92-1-161490-2, available in the 6 UN languages) / pdf

Technical reference manual for the standardization of geographical names (New York, 2007) / pdf

Resolutions adopted at the ten UN Conferences on the standardization of geographical names (English (pdf) / French (pdf)