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      • A study from the 2000s led by US psychologist Jean Twenge, found that, even after controlling for family background and general dissatisfaction with life, people who didn't like their own name tended to have poorer psychological adjustment.
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  1. Your name is often the first piece of information strangers learn about you and it can have a surprising impact on how others perceive you.

  2. May 22, 2018 · New research suggests that your first name shapes the way other people perceive your age, personality, and how good you are at your job – and the findings could mean some classic...

    • We End Up Looking Like Our Names
    • We Like The Letters of Our Name
    • Our Name Can Influence The Work We Choose to Do

    Does our birth name have an actual physical impact on our personalities? Well, they say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but evidence suggests you can match a name to a face. This is called the ‘face-naming match effect’. To expand, our birth name comes with all kinds of stereotypes and social expectations. Over time, these expectations may...

    Because we like anything that reminds us of ourselves, we tend to seek out similar things in life. And this includes the letters of our name. Don’t believe me? How many of you know parents that give their children the same initials as their first names? Or similar sounding names at least? Known as ‘implicit egotism’, this explains why we make major...

    So we’ve established that we like the letters in our name and this can influence us in terms of where we live and who we get on with. But it can also affect our choice of employment. Carl Jung was the first person to notice aconnection between our names and our personalities. In fact, he mentioned it in his 1952 book, Synchronicity. He suggested th...

  3. Dec 21, 2022 · Your name can affect your personality. In fact, it can shape the image you have of yourself and how others see you. Find out more here.

  4. Aug 29, 2024 · Names are powerful forces that can shape self-perception, influence how others see us, and even impact our life choices. By embracing the uniqueness of our names and understanding their potential influence, we can harness this power to our advantage.

  5. May 15, 2018 · Although you rarely say it yourself, your name is more important than you can possibly imagine. It’s a core part of our identity, and many feel frustrated when someone just benignly mispronounces it, as if it was an intentional slight.

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  7. Oct 3, 2015 · When parents spend hours poring over baby name books they may imagine that their choice will have a major impact on their child's life. But do names make a difference?

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