An amalgamated name is a name that is formed by combining several previously existing names. These may take the form of an

acronym An acronym is a type of abbreviation consisting of a phrase whose only pronounced elements are the initial letters or initial sounds of words inside that phrase. Acronyms are often spelled with the initial Letter (alphabet), letter of each wor ...

(where only one letter of each name is taken) or a blend (where a large part of each name is taken, such as the first

syllable A syllable is a basic unit of organization within a sequence of speech sounds, such as within a word, typically defined by linguists as a ''nucleus'' (most often a vowel) with optional sounds before or after that nucleus (''margins'', which are ...

). Amalgamated names are most commonly used for amalgamated businesses, characters and places. Newly arising

partnership A partnership is an agreement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments or combinations. Organizations ...

s may also choose to name themselves by amalgamating their names.

Examples

* Grevan Spiridellis, screen name crediting both Greg and Evan Spiridellis * DHL, originally meaning Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn * Grant Naylor, a production company founded by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor * ABC region, area in Greater São Paulo named after Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, and São Caetano do Sul. This is also used for

Aruba Aruba, officially the Country of Aruba, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the southern Caribbean Sea north of the Venezuelan peninsula of Paraguaná Peninsula, Paraguaná and northwest of Curaçao. In 19 ...

, Bonaire and

Curaçao Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the southern Caribbean Sea (specifically the Dutch Caribbean region), about north of Venezuela. Curaçao includ ...

in ABC islands (Lesser Antilles) and for Admiralty Island, Baranof Island and Chichagof Island in ABC islands (Alaska). *

ExxonMobil Exxon Mobil Corporation ( ) is an American multinational List of oil exploration and production companies, oil and gas corporation headquartered in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Founded as the Successors of Standard Oil, largest direct s ...

, a combination of the companies Exxon and Mobil created when the two oil companies merged in 1999. *

Goldwyn Pictures Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company that operated from 1916 to 1924 when it was merged with two other production companies to form the major studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was founded on November 19, ...

, a motion picture production company founded by Samuel Goldfish (later Goldwyn) in partnership with Edgar and Archibald Selwyn * TriBeCa, a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York in the United States. Its name is an

composed of the words "Triangle below Canal Street". Also in

Manhattan Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, larg ...

are SoHo (from "South of Houston street"), NoHo (North of Houston Street), NoLIta (North of Little Italy, Manhattan) and NoMad (North of Madison Square); on the other hand, DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is in

Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

. *

Stockard Channing Stockard Channing (born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard; February 13, 1944) is an American actress. List of awards and nominations received by Stockard Channing, Her accolades include three Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a nomination for an Acade ...

, stage and screen name of Susan Stockard and her married name of Channing (the first, from 1963 to 1967, of four marriages) * AZ, a Dutch football club that was formed in 1967 with the merger of two other clubs, Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek *'' 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours'', a 1991 compilation album by

Green Day Green Day is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. In 1994, their majo ...

, combining their debut album, ''

39/Smooth ''39/Smooth'' is the debut studio album by the American Rock music, rock band Green Day, released on April 13, 1990, by Lookout Records. After finalizing their line-up, the band played frequent shows at the 924 Gilman Street venue, where they st ...

'', their 1990 EP '' Slappy'' and their 1989 EP '' 1000 Hours''. This is often regarded as Green Day's debut album. * Brangelina, a celebrity supercouple consisting of American actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, combining part of their names, Brad and Angelina. * Renesmee Cullen, is the name given to '' Twilight Saga'' protagonist Bella Swan's daughter. It is the blend of Bella's mother name, Renee, and her husband Edward Cullen's adoptive mother, Esme. * Jalen Rose, sports analyst and former NBA player who is named after his father and uncle James and Leonard, respectively, and has inspired a trend of young athletes named after him.

Linguistics

Amalgamation is also a term used in linguistics when a compound contains roots from several languages, without it being part of a blended language. For example, a word with an English and a Spanish root would not be an amalgam, if part of Spanglish, while an English word with a Greek and a Latin root would. This is also known as a hybrid word.

References

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