Before you go and shell out big bucks for your naming consultant,
make a check out to me for this little gem: Don't name your kid
something starting with 'C' or 'D'. And if you hope to raise a slugger,
steer clear of names starting with 'K' (cuz that's how strikeouts are
recorded.) According to this article,
people have an affinity for the letters in their own names, especially
their initials. It's unconscious, but people gravitate towards stuff
with their initials: "So for example, we know now that people
named Jack are more likely to move to Jacksonville as compared to
people named Phil, who are more likely to move to Philadelphia." And
people buy products that sound like their names, and get together with
partners with similar names. Chris and Christina. Paris and Paris. It's
so cute! You get the idea.
Anyhow,
the researchers found that students with a 'C' or 'D' as an initial...
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