THE “NAME GAME” WINNERS
“What’s in a name?”, asked Shakespeare’s Juliet. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, she concluded; in other words that the name of a person is irrelevant. However, research by psychologists suggests that our name can have a direct effect on our personal happiness.
Having a popular name, it seems, can make other people think you are intelligent and attractive even before they have met you. This is because, according to psychologist Dr Philip Erwin, people associate a particular name with a stereotyped image. However, having an unpopular name can have the opposite effect. “It can even affect your employment prospects,” says Dr Erwin. “Employers usually make up their mind within two minutes of a job interview. Part of that process is reading an applicant’s name on the CV, which may immediately create a negative stereotype in the employer’s mind.”
As a result, according to Dr Erwin, people with less attractive names tend to work harder to get on in life. As part of his research, he rated the first names of 68 psychology students for attractiveness, and then compared their exam marks. He found that students with unpopular, old-fashioned names did significantly better (an average of more than 3% higher marks). This suggested that they were aware that they had an unattractive name, and were working harder to overcome negative attitudes towards their name.
Names considered to be “less attractive” were, for example, Norman, Ronald, and Albert for men, and Gillian, Pauline, and Agnes for women. “More attractive” names were Stephen, David, Emma, and Charlotte. Actors and pop stars certainly seem to take this into account and it is quite common for them to change the name they were born with to a more “glamorous” one, for example, Cary Grant (born Archibald Pearce), and Bo Derek (born Mary Collins).
In the last ten years there has been a definite tendency among British parents to choose unusual or famous names. Last year the most popular name for girls was Chloe, probably because of the character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, and Phoebe entered the top 50 for the first time, almost certainly as a result of the hi US TV series Friends. The top boy’s name, Jack, which had previously been considered an unattractive, old-fashioned name, became dramatically more popular because of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Titanic hero, Jack Dawson.
But the question is, will these names still be considered attractive when their owners grow up? “When I was at school there was no one in my class with the same name as me,” says 24-year-old Farrah Stephens, who was named after the TV actress Farrah Fawcett-Majors. “By the time I was 15 everybody had forgotten about her, and I was left with this really stupid name. In the end I decided to use my middle name, Diane.” Clearly, the choice of a name for a child is a difficult decision to take. Dr Erwin gives some practical advice: “Choose names for your children which they will be happy with in twenty years’ time, and choose a second name in case your child doesn’t like the first one”.
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Why some names are more attractive than others
The effect your name can have on your life.
How parents choose names for their children.
The ‘Name Game” Winners
“What’s in a name?” asked Shakespeare’s Juliet. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”, she concluded; in other words, the name of a person is irrelevant. However, research by psychologists suggests that our name can have a direct effect on our personal happiness.
Having a popular name, it seems, can make other people think you are intelligent and attractive even before they have met you. This is because, according to psychologist Dr. Philip Erwin, people associate a particular name with a stereotyped image. However, having an unpopular name can have the opposite effect. “It can even affect your employment prospects,” says Dr. Erwin. “ Employers usually make up their mind within two minutes of a job interview. Part of that process is reading an applicant’s name on the CV (=curriculum vitae [BrE kә’rikjulәm ‘vi:tai, AmE kә’rikjulәm ‘vitә, ‘viti, ‘vaiti]), which may immediately create a negative stereotype in the employer’s mind.”
As a result, according to Dr. Erwin, people with less attractive names tend to work harder to get on(=to succeed)in life. As part of his research, he ratedthe first names of 68 psychology students for attractiveness, and then compared their exam marks. He found that students with unpopular, old-fashioned names did significantly better (an average of more than 3% higher marks). This suggested that they were awarethat they had unattractive names, and were working harder to overcomenegative attitudes towards their names.
Names considered to be ‘less attractive” were, for example, Norman, Ronald, and Albert for men, and Gillian, Pauline, and Agnes for women. ‘More attractive names’ were Stephen, David, Emma, and Charlotte. Actors and pop stars certainly seem to takethis into accountand it is quite common for them to change their name they were born with to a more “glamorous” one, for example, Cary Grant (born Archibald Pearce), and Bo Derek (born Mary Collins).
In the last ten years there has been a definite tendencyamong British parents to choose unusual or famous names. In 2000 the most popular name for girls was Chloe, probably because of the character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, and Phoebe [‘fi:bi] entered the top 50 for the first time, almost certainly as a result of the hit US TV series Friends. The top boy’s name, Jack, which had previously been considered an unattractive, old-fashioned name, became dramatically more popular because of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Titanic hero, Jack Dawson.
But the question is if these name will still be considered attractive when their owners grow up “When I was at school there was no one in my class with the same name as me,” says 24-year-old Farrah Stephens, who was named after the TV actress Farrah Fawcett-Majors. “By the time I was 15, everybody had forgotten about her, and I was left with this really stupid name. In the end I decided to use my middle name, Diana.” Clearly, the choice of a name for a child is a difficult decision to take. Dr. Erwin gives some practical advice: “Choose names for your children which they will be happy with in twenty years’ time, and choose a second name in case your child doesn’t like the first one.”
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___ 1. Your name doesn’t have any influence on how happy you are.
___ 2. Your name could prevent you from getting a job.
___ 3. People with unattractive names don’t normally work as hard as people with attractive ones.
___ 4. An actress called Agnes might want to change her name.
___ 5. British parents today tend to call their children after film or TV characters.
___ 6. Parents shouldn’t give children two names.
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The name game
Shirley!
Shirley, Shirley bo Birley
Bonana fanna fo Firley
Fee fy mo Mirley, Shirley!
Lincoln!
Lincoln, Lincoln bo Bincoln
Bonana fanna fo Fincoln
Fee fy mo Mincoln, Lincoln!
Come on everybody!
I say now let’s play a game
I betcha
I can make a rhyme out of anybody’s name
The first letter of the name,
I treat it like it wasn’t there
But a B or an F or an M will appear
And then I say bo add a B
then I say the name and Bonana fanna and a
fo
And then I say the name again with an F very plain
and a fee fy and a mo
And then I say the name again with an M this time
and there isn’t any name
that I can’t rhyme
Arnold!
Arnold, Arnold bo Barnold
Bonana fanna fo Farnold
Fee fy mo Marnold Arnold!
But if the first two letters are ever the same,
I drop them both and say the name like
Bob!
Bob drop the B’s Bo ob
For Fred!
Fred drop the F’s Fo red
For Mary!
Mary drop the M’s Mo ary
That’s the only rule that is contrary.
Okay? Now say Bo: Bo
Now Tony with a B: Bony
Then Bonana fanna fo: bonana fanna fo
Then you say the name again with an F very plain: Fony
Then a fee fy and a mo: fee fy mo
Then you say the name again with an M this time: Mony
And there isn’t any name
that you can’t rhyme
Everybody do Tony!
Pretty good, let’s do Billy!
Very good, let’s do Marsha!
A little trick with Nick!
The name game
Игра в имена
Ширли!
Ширли, Ширли бо Бирли
Бонана фанна фо Фирли
Фи фай мо Мирли, Ширли!
Линкольн!
Линкольн, Линкольн бо Билнкольн
Бонана фанна фо Филнкольн
Фи фай мо Милкольн, Линкольн!
Давайте все!
Я говорю, давайте сыграем в игру!
Держу пари,
я могу подобрать рифму к любому имени!
Первая буква имени,
я не обращаю на неё внимание,
Вместо нее появляются «Б» или «Ф» или «М».
И тогда я говорю «бо», добавляю «Б»,
потом произношу имя и «Бонана Фанна» и
«фо»
И потом я произношу имя снова с «Ф» очень просто,
«фи фай» и «мо».
А потом я произношу имя с «М» на этот раз,
И нет ни одного имени,
к которому я не смогла бы подобрать рифму!
Арнольд!
Арнольд, Арнольд бо Барнольд
Бонана фанна фо Фарнольд
фи фай мо Марнольд, Арнольд!
Но если две первые буквы совпадают,
Я отбрасываю их обе и произношу имя так:
Боб!
«Боб» отбрасываем обе «Б» – получаем «Бо об».
Для Фреда!
«Фред» отбрасываем обе «Ф» – «Фо ред»
Для Мэри!
«Мэри» отбрасываем обе «М» – «Мо эри»
Это единственное исключение из правила.
Понятно? Теперь скажите «Бо»: «Бо!»
Теперь Тони с «Б»: «Бони!»
Затем «Бонана фанна фо»: «Бонана фанна фо»
Затем произнесите имя с «Ф» очень просто: «Фони!»
Затем «фи фай мо»
Затем произнесите имя с «М» на этот раз: «Мони!»
И нет ни одного имени,
к которому вы не смогли бы подобрать рифму!