What do Nimrod Weiselfish, Tokyo Sexwale, Miracle Wanzo, Tanqueray Beavers and Princess Nocandy have in common?

April 3rd, 2007

They were each winners in this decade’s “Name of the Year” awards (Name of the Year is a group founded 25 years ago to “discover, verify, nominate, elect, and disseminate great names.”)

The 2007 winner was just crowned: Vanilla Dong. See the full list of winners at the Name of the Year blog here.

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