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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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Following the popularity of our millionaire baby name list earlier this year, we are excited to reveal the top 10
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Baker, Barber, Butcher, Painter: why we want to see our own selves reflected in what we do for a living.
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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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Freakanomics made me think, can a name be damaging to one’s psyche?
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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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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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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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“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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In generations past, was it advantageous for a black man to have a distinctively black name?
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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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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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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!
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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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The Jolenes and Daeneryses of the world have some baggage to contend with.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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