What do you call the @ symbol used in e-mail addresses?

The funny little a with its tail circling back around it is probably one of the most commonly used symbols today. So it is truly amazing to learn that there is no official, universal name for it. The most accepted term, even in many other languages, is to call it the at sign. But there are dozens of different words used to describe it. A lot of languages use words that associate the shape of the symbol with some type of animal.

Here are a few examples of the many exotic terms associated with the @ symbol:
apestaart - Dutch for "monkey's tail"
snabel - Danish for "elephant's trunk"
kissanhnta - Finnish for "cat's tail"
klammeraffe - German for "hanging monkey"
kukac - Hungarian for "worm"
dalphaengi - Korean for "snail"
grisehale - Norwegian for "pig's tail"
sobachka - Russian for "little dog"
Before it became the standard symbol for e-mail, the @ symbol ... ... ...
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Well i always new it as the "at" symbol never new there were so many different versions.... well you learn something everyday

 

I used to call it 'at the rate'... I wasnt aware that there are so many other versions of this symbol... Thats cool... Keep sharing such interesting and knowledgeable stuffs..

 

I just call it "at"

 

its "at the rate of" in mail or "at" in general world

 

it means at there are no another meaning

 

just simply @ - at

 

"The at sign".

 

Yeh i usually say "at"

 

Simply "at"

 

The "at" symbol...other things are just stupid.

 

How do russians get little dog from @

 

I always call it 'at the rate of'.

 

I only have heard it being referred to as at

 

I call it the "at" sign.

 

in spanish we call it "arroba" (and it's the official name for the symbol in spanish). Wich is certainly not something near to "at" (en).

 

I pronounce it "at"

 

The symbol formally known as "at"

 

For me @ = at the rate of. Just say = [xyz at the rate of xyz.com]

Chota Don