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TrekRotkosky


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Molly-Berryman wrote:

I don't understand the whole concept of naming a child. Like, you're just gonna stick this newborn baby with a name that's going to define it for the rest of it's like, based off WHAT? Considering most parents have the name picked out long before the baby is even born, there is no way they could have spent any time with the child to see if the name fits.

 Do you (or anybody) have a better idea as to how it should be done?



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This study demonstrated that people with five-or-fewer-letter first names tend to make more money than people whose first names are longer.

http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/first-name-boost-salary-181600198.html

Excerpt: The Ladders, an online job-matching site, recently crunched the numbers in its database of over 6 million career professionals to determine the top names for corporate executives as well as the names of the highest earners. They found that people with first names longer than five letters lose out on about $3,600 in salary every yearand that's per letter. So, for little Alexander that means potentially missing out on more than $500,000 over the course of a 40-year career.

Do you think this is legit or something that can be explained away by other factors?  Is this something you'd ever consider when choosing a baby name? People with longer first names, would this make you consider choosing a shorter nickname when you enter the workplace?

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I think that maybe the only way this could be legit is by this: You tend to remember shorter names than longer ones, so if you meet a fellow business man, he may not remember you or your name becuase it is Austin, Lauren, Rebecca, or Wesley. But even this concept is a stretch.

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I think this is not true. A completely random choosing of a name can not alter one's position or employment or their salary. At least, that's my opinion. It just doesn't seem plausible.

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I don't understand the whole concept of naming a child. Like, you're just gonna stick this newborn baby with a name that's going to define it for the rest of it's like, based off WHAT? Considering most parents have the name picked out long before the baby is even born, there is no way they could have spent any time with the child to see if the name fits.

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Well my life is a lie lol

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HAHA i cant wait till im a millionaire and this study is throw away =) hahah interesting idea anyway...

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that's an interesting idea, but i hope its not true...

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