Do you look like your name?
Research shows people can look like their name! https://theconversation.com/do-you-look-like-your-name-74781 our-name-74781
Popularity of ‘Donald’ plunges as ‘Melania’ rises: how names accrue social meaning
Find out the who the real people were behind some famous names-now-words, like boycott. https://theconversation.com/popularity-of-donald-...
Does a baby's name affect its chances in life?
This sociologist and father of children with unique names says that names make a difference in how our lives turn out, but how they...
Before you name your baby, consider this…
We know that names are associated with gender and race. This article tells us how names can indicate social class, too....
Why some names don't just roll off the tongue
A new article in Vox gives tips for how to treat unfamiliar names with respect. https://www.voxmagazine.com/news/name-pronunciation/artic...
Baby naming time? Here’s how people judge what’s in a name
Here’s some new research on the topic of sound symbolism and names. People may consistently judge personality based on the sounds in a...
Culturally sensitive ways to learn names that are unfamiliar to you
This article offers some suggestions for teachers to learn unfamiliar names of their students. For more do’s and don’ts, check out my...
#HelloMyNameIs: A simple act to improve patients’ experiences of care
Patients who know the names of the health professionals who treat them feel better about their hospital experiences. This article...
Trump refers to Ocasio-Cortez as just 'Cortez' because it 'takes too much time' to s
Trump's remark that he didn't have the time to go with the "three different names" of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shows how the (mis-)naming...
Called the wrong name at work? Awkward...
Many people let name mistakes pass if it's a one-time encounter. But if it happens every day at work, it's a bigger problem....