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.
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:
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.
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,
“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.”
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…
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.
Clare's insight:
I'm SO behind with this podcast, so I'm glad Abby mentioned it in the Sunday Summary! Lovely to hear her.
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 …
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
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
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
Clare's insight:
A journalist is searching for men named Adolf, to interview them about how their name has affected their lives.
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).
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 …
Clare's insight:
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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