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Names Affect Children’s Future

‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet’ is a common Shakespeare reference from Romeo and Juliet.

Where is this Shakespeare reference from? This Shakespeare reference is from Romeo and Juliet.

In the play, Juliet tells Romeo that his family name is not important. Their love is what matters.

What does Juliet tell Romeo is not important? Juliet tells Romeo that his family name is not important.

To many soon-to-be mothers and fathers, names do matter.

Who do names matter to? Names matter to many soon-to-be mothers and fathers.

Young parents spend countless hours trying to find the perfect name for their baby.

How long do they spend trying to find the perfect name for their baby? They spend countless hours trying to find the perfect name for their baby.

Many research studies have fed the belief that names can affect children’s futures.

What can affect children’s futures? Names can affect children’s futures.

A 1948 Harvard study looked at 3,300 graduates and found a connection between their names and their academic performance.

How many graduates did the study look at? The study looked at 3,300 graduates. What kind of connection did they find? They found a connection between their names and their academic performance.

Students with more common names were found to have done better in comparison to those with more unique names.

Who was found to have done better? Students with more common names were found to have done better. Did they do better in comparison to those with more unique names? Yes, they did better in comparison to those with more unique names.

Similarly, a study looking at students at the University of Oxford found that people with certain names were much more likely to attend the elite school.

What university were the students from? The students were from the University of Oxford. Which people were much more likely to attend the elite school? People with certain names were much more likely to attend the elite school.

After controlling for name popularity, they found that a student named Eleanor was 100 times more likely to get accepted than a student named Jade.

Did they control for name popularity? Yes, they controlled for name popularity. Did they find that a student named Eleanor was 100 times more likely to get rejected than a student named Jade? No, they didn’t find that a student named Eleanor was 100 times more likely to get rejected than a student named Jade. They found that a student named Eleanor was 100 times more likely to get accepted than a student named Jade.

Another study has shown that female company CEOs were also more likely to have common names, but male executives were more likely to have unique names.

Did another study show that male executives were more likely to have common names? No, another study didn’t show that male executives were more likely to have common names. Another study showed that male executives were more likely to have unique names.

Whether this is a case of people growing into expectations that society places on them or whether it’s a result of people unconsciously discriminating against others with certain names isn’t clear.

Do you think this is a result of people unconsciously discriminating against others with certain names?

Further studies have shown a connection between names and who people marry, and even where they live.

What have further studies shown? Further studies have shown a connection between names and who people marry, and even where they live.

Strangely, researchers have found a higher rate of marriage between people with similar sounding names.

Is there a higher rate of marriage between people with similar sized noses?

No, there isn’t a higher rate of marriage between people with similar sized noses. There is a higher rate of marriage between people with similar sounding names.

Another study found a higher rate of people named Virginia living in Virginia, Mildreds living in Milwaukee, Philips in Philadelphia and Jacksons in Jacksonville.

What are there more of in Virginia and Milwaukee? There are more people named Virginia living in Virginia and Mildreds living in Milwaukee.

Some psychologists think this is a form of egotism where people feel attracted to people and places with similar sounds to their own names.

Do some psychologists think this is a form of insanity or a form of egotism?

Some psychologists think this is a form of egotism. Are you more attracted to people and places with similar sounds to your own name?

While many parents have sweated over finding the perfect name, New Yorkers Dalton Conley and Natalie Jermijenko have bucked the trend.

Where are Dalton and Natalie from? Dalton and Natalie are from New York.

What have they bucked? They have bucked the trend.

When their daughter was born two months early, they found themselves still debating between a handful of names that started with the letter E.

Who was born two months early? Their daughter was born two months early. What were they debating? They were debating between a handful of names that started with the letter E.

Not being able to decide, they chose to just name her E until she was old enough to make the decision by herself.

What did they choose to name her? They chose to name her E. Did they choose to name her E forever? No, they didn’t choose to name her E forever.

They chose to name her E until she was old enough to make the decision by herself.

At the age of 16, E hasn’t yet felt the need to change.

What hasn’t E felt the need to change? E hasn’t felt the need to change her name.

Her brother Yo Xing Heyno Augustus Eisner Alexander Weisner Knuckles has taken his parents up on the offer to change.

What has Knuckles done? Knuckles has taken his parents up on the offer to change.

He chose to add Heyno and Knuckles at the age of just 4.

How old was he when chose to add Heyno and Knuckles? He was just four years old when he chose to add Heyno and Knuckles.

His parents, respecting his wishes, officially changed his name.

Who respected his wishes? His parents respected his wishes. What did they officially change? They officially changed his name.

Dalton Conley says, “I have been called a child abuser online….I don’t think I’ve saddled them with some horrible burden.”

What has he been called online? He has been called a child abuser online.

Has he saddled them with some horrible burden? No, he hasn’t saddled them with some horrible burden.

“They like the fact that they have unique names now.” What does he think they like? He thinks they like the fact that they have unique names. Do you think they like the fact that they have unique names?