Appellationer

Appellationer is a neologism used to describe an agent who designates appellations—names or designations assigned to things such as places, products, or people. The word combines appellation, meaning a name or title, with the English agent suffix -er. It is not widely used in standard dictionaries and appears mainly in discussions, speculative writing, or as a playful label for naming professionals.

Usage and meanings

In a regulatory or policy context, an appellationer could loosely refer to a person or body that approves or assigns legal appellations, such as geographic indications or wine appellations. In branding and marketing, it could denote a consultant who creates names for products or brands, or for fictional worlds. In linguistic or anthropological settings, appellationers might be imagined as scholars who study or curate naming practices (onomastics) within a culture.

Relation to established terms

Appellationer overlaps with related terms such as toponymist (a person who studies place names) and with casual notions of a “namer” or “brand strategist.” However, it is not a standard, legally defined title. In official contexts, terms like appellation authority or geographic indication regulator are the common descriptors.

In fiction or speculative contexts

Appellationer can function as a character role who designs or assigns nomenclature for cities, planets, peoples, or other categories, offering a thematic hook around naming, identity, and cultural authority.

See also

Appellation; Nomenclature; Toponymy; Brand naming; Appellation authority; Geographic indication.