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Lists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field. They are organized alphabetically and by field.
initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc, pronounced cee dee; pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words).
H-E-B – Howard Edward Butt (founder's son; turned the family grocery store into a supermarket chain) H. J. Heinz Company – Henry John Heinz; H.K. Porter, Inc. – Henry Kirke Porter; H&R Block – Henry W. Bloch and Richard Bloch; Haas Automation – Gene Haas; Haas Lola – Carl Haas; Haas Outdoors, Inc. – Toxey Haas
This is a list of named minor planets in an alphabetical, case-insensitive order grouped by the first letter of their name. [a] [b] New namings, typically proposed by the discoverer and approved by the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN) of the International Astronomical Union, are published nowadays in their WGSBN Bulletin and summarized in a dedicated list several times a year.
Amethyst crystals – a purple quartz Apophyllite crystals sitting right beside a cluster of peachy bowtie stilbite Aquamarine variety of beryl with tourmaline on orthoclase Arsenopyrite from Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico Aurichalcite needles spraying out within a protected pocket lined by bladed calcite crystals Austinite from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico Ametrine ...
According to the Social Security Administration, top names that begin with “M” for girls since 1922 include Margaret, Mary, Melissa, Michelle and Madison. Top “M” names for boys include ...
200 baby names that start with “E” for baby boys and girls including popular classic names like Eric and Emily and unique modern names like Easton and Essence.
Post-nominal letters are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, office, or honour. An individual may use several different sets of post-nominal letters. Honours are listed first in descending order of precedence, followed by degrees and memberships of learned societies in ascending order.