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How Names Affect Your Life & The Way You Look - The Face-Name Effect // RAQUEL CRUZ

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Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, What's in a name?

Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, What's in a name? | Name News | Scoop.it
How do our names affect our lives?
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This Fun Naming Tool Predicts Which Career Baby Will Be Most Famous In

This Fun Naming Tool Predicts Which Career Baby Will Be Most Famous In | Name News | Scoop.it
Read about a fun naming tool from USDirect.com that, based on their collected data, looks at five career categories your name or baby's name will be most famous in.
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Could these baby names make your child a billionaire?

Could these baby names make your child a billionaire? | Name News | Scoop.it
Following the popularity of our millionaire baby name list earlier this year, we are excited to reveal the top 10
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BBC - Capital - Do our names push us towards certain jobs?

BBC - Capital - Do our names push us towards certain jobs? | Name News | Scoop.it
Baker, Barber, Butcher, Painter: why we want to see our own selves reflected in what we do for a living.
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What's in a name? A lot for politicians with unfortunate nicknames that stick

What's in a name? A lot for politicians with unfortunate nicknames that stick | Name News | Scoop.it
From Don't Tell Patel to Thatcher the Milk Snatcher and JuLiar Gillard, there are reasons a catchy nickname sticks, writes Gary Nunn.
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An interesting read! Found via the American Name Society.

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Name calling

Name calling | Name News | Scoop.it
Freakanomics made me think, can a name be damaging to one’s psyche?

I asked my friends on Facebook to tell me about actual people they know or knew that I could add to the list. These are real people, remember. Here they are:
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We look like our names: Research on face-name matching | American Name Society

We look like our names: Research on face-name matching | American Name Society | Name News | Scoop.it
According to a study, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, a person’s facial features actually become those we associate with their particular name.
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The blog is 3! Story, photos, and a giveaway ❤

The blog is 3! Story, photos, and a giveaway ❤ | Name News | Scoop.it
when I saw TownePlace Suites in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as one of the places they recommend, I was sold! So fun to see my name on the hotel.
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Congrats to Kate on 3 years of Sancta Nomina! And I'd definitely choose a hotel suite if it had my name :)

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Is Your Name Your Destiny?

Is Your Name Your Destiny? | Name News | Scoop.it
Not long ago, two people working as writers for a résumé service swapped names for two weeks. Martin R. Schneider signed all his client emails Nicole Hallberg,
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Fantastic essay.

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All parents should beware 'creative' baby names - just ask my son

All parents should beware 'creative' baby names - just ask my son | Name News | Scoop.it
“I’ve mostly really liked my name, but at university, I’d meet people at parties, and they didn’t believe it was my real name. I’ve sometimes had to show them my cash-card to prove it.” 
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Really good name stories from two generations.

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100 Years Ago, Were Black Names Beneficial?

100 Years Ago, Were Black Names Beneficial? | Name News | Scoop.it
In generations past, was it advantageous for a black man to have a distinctively black name?

Yes, according to a study published recently in the journal Explorations in Economic History.
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Nothing Like a Name: College Names

Nothing Like a Name: College Names | Name News | Scoop.it
When you are just so gosh darn proud of your alma mater, how do you express your school spirit? By naming your child after your college, of course!
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Will Giving My Child a “Sorrowful” Name Mean She’ll Grow Up in Sorrow?

Will Giving My Child a “Sorrowful” Name Mean She’ll Grow Up in Sorrow? | Name News | Scoop.it
I'm excited to share Sancta Nomina's first ever Guest Post! Please welcome Theresa Zoe Williams, a longtime member of the Sancta Nomina community and mother to three amazingly named children (read about her older two here, and the birth announcement for her youngest here). Theresa is a freelance writer whose work can be found online…
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Names and Success

Names and Success | Name News | Scoop.it

Jennifer and Mallory discuss the age-old question: Can a name make or break your success in life? We also speak with special guest Abby Sandel from AppellationMountain.net. Abby is a life-long name enthusiast and baby name consultant!

Names mentioned in this episode: Koven, Rockland, Touca, Bullseye, Barak, Elvis, Madonna, Kamala, Wisdom, Allure, Halcyon.

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I'm SO behind with this podcast, so I'm glad Abby mentioned it in the Sunday Summary! Lovely to hear her.

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Baby Names From Fiction Are High Stakes

Baby Names From Fiction Are High Stakes | Name News | Scoop.it
The Jolenes and Daeneryses of the world have some baggage to contend with.
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Sunday Summary: Do We Become Our Names?

Sunday Summary: Do We Become Our Names? | Name News | Scoop.it
Parents sometimes attempt to name their children into the life they wish for them. If that sounds wrong, consider that it’s only one of a zillion ways we choose for our children: where we live, how we educate them, what our family does with free time, the belief systems we pass on both intentionally and …
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We must stop placing so much importance on people’s names | Opinions | collegiatetimes.com

We must stop placing so much importance on people’s names | Opinions | collegiatetimes.com | Name News | Scoop.it
Your future is potentially in your name. Your name seems to include a prophecy that is often self-fulfilling. If your name sounds intelligent or attractive, you are more likely to
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Predicting Baby's Destiny Based On These 20 Names

Predicting Baby's Destiny Based On These 20 Names | Name News | Scoop.it
Understanding all of this can help the name-choosing process and can also help you understand why you are the way you are.
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The name you’re given as a child might affect the shape of your face

The name you’re given as a child might affect the shape of your face | Name News | Scoop.it
Shakespeare was probably wrong to suggest there’s little to labels. There’s evidence that a Rose by any other name would not smell as sweet after all. Social scientists believe that names produce a Dorian Gray effect, influencing personality, how we’re perceived, and even physical appearance. In Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Wie es sich mit einem belasteten Vornamen lebt = What it's like to live with a loaded name

Der Name Adolf ist belastet. Trotzdem gibt es in vielen Städten eine Adolfstraße – so auch in vielen holsteinischen Städten, wo es meistens daran liegt, dass
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A journalist is searching for men named Adolf, to interview them about how their name has affected their lives.

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9 baby names that will lead your kid to success (or so says this professor)

9 baby names that will lead your kid to success (or so says this professor) | Name News | Scoop.it
Looking for a meaningful baby name? A professor researched the names that lead to kids becoming successful and came up with the most beneficial names.
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[citation needed]

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Baptiste Coulmont » Line ? un prénom de coiffeuse ! = Line? That's a hairdresser's name!

J'avais apprécié la lexicologie commerciale de Mathieu Garnier (@matamix). J'ai donc téléchargé les données disponibles sur infogreffe (greffes des tribunaux de commerce). Et j'ai exploré la fréquences des prénoms dans les intitulés des entreprises (dans les données de 2013).
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Must Read: The Name Therapist - Appellation Mountain

Must Read: The Name Therapist - Appellation Mountain | Name News | Scoop.it
If you love names – or if you’re just fascinated by pop culture – Duana Taha’s The Name Therapist is a must read. Duana comes by her name obsession honestly, though her story is very much the opposite of mine. I disliked having a common given name; she was frustrated – that might not be a …
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If the review's this interesting to read, just imagine what the book's like. I've just ordered my copy.

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