On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Daniel E. Renfer
<duck@kronkltd.net> wrote:
Luke Bergen <
lukeabergen@gmail.com> writes:
> One thing I've thought about in the past, if you know a bunch of people with the
> same name as you who have certain personality traits, are you more likely to
> pick up those traits yourself? For instance, "I've never met a ____ who wasn't
> a jerk" is a phrase I've heard some times. Do you think there could be any
> truth to that?
>
> - Luke Bergen
talking about this book on the radio that compiled a list of names and
the common associations with those names. (ie. Dexter tends to be nerdy,
etc.)
You might be thinking of "The Baby Name Survey Book" by Bruce Lansky, (and its sequel, "The New Baby Name Survey" but then again, you might not. (Interestingly enough, there is a website,
about-name.com, that is doing the same thing).
The problem with unique names is it makes it impossible to find those
little personalized lisence plates or pencils for your kids. (my
children are named Tobias and Random)
I know how you feel, My kids also have unusual names, at least in the generalized society, and even though they're not out of place in my community (Orthodox Judaism), at least one (Rashi) has an unusual name even for there....
--gejyspa