named

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Renaissance author Giovanni Boccaccio named Giotto, who died in 1337, "the best painter in the world".

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Bear Scotland, who look after the country's roads, named one of their gritters "Snow Scotland Snow Party", complete with someone dressed up as a kilt-wearing polar bear.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

In 1965, when the Beatles were named members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Paul McCartney told the press that the initials M.B.E. stood for Mr. Brian Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Cipriani named others, including the Ellisons’ investment partner, RedBird Capital Partners.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

One afternoon, a priest named Father Luis Torralba comes to see her.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly