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Fortune 1000 CEOs More Likely to Have Common Names

Leave a comment | 24 November 2009
The names John, Robert, James, Richard, Paul and Edward are overrepresented among Fortune 1000 CEOs. Psychologist Jean M. Twenge thinks that common names like these may help people succeed in life. Do you agree? Source: ‘Fortune’ 1000 CEOs popular names are also fairly common
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Baby Name Needed – Sibling of Lorna, Zacharias and Louis

4 Comments | 9 October 2009
A reader named Maisie is expecting her fourth child (gender unknown) and she’d like some help coming up with names. Her first three children are named Lorna, Zacharias (Zach) and Louis. Here are the names Maisie and her husband have been considering: Anastasia Caitlin Catya Eva-May Lara Lena Marlena Willa-May Winefred Alfred Arthur Freddie Joshua Laurence Leo Myro An intriguing mix, isn’t it? Even before reading the list, though, my very first thought [...]
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Surnames of Saints – Becket, Drexel, Kirby, Seton

1 Comment | 30 September 2009
A couple of days ago, a reader named Christie mentioned in a comment that she’d named her first son after St. Maximilian Kolbe. Nope, her son’s name wasn’t Maximilian–it was Kolbe. Her comment reminded me of Elisabeth’s post on names from French birth announcements. One of the baby boys on the list, Vianney, was probably named [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Boy Name that Starts with R

7 Comments | 7 July 2009
A reader named Anna is expecting a baby boy. His middle name will be Anderson. She’d like his first name to begin with the letter R. The baby’s father’s name is Rei, so I’m not sure if he and Anna are looking for another short R-name, but I threw a few in just in case: Radley Rafferty Ramsey Raphael Reece Reeve Reid Reginald Regis Rex Richard Ridley Ritter Robert Roderick Rodney Roger Ronald Roscoe Royce Rudy Rupert Russell Ryder I also [...]
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Baby Name Needed – Middle Name for Chase

5 Comments | 18 June 2009
A reader named Rose Ann is expecting a baby boy. She knows his first name will be Chase, but needs some help coming up with a middle. She’s especially interested in suggestions that start with J. Personally, I’d avoid J-names that have either a long A-sound or an S-sound. I think either of those sounds [...]
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Double Names – Thomas Thomas, Lars Larsen, Gerald FitzGerald

11 Comments | 10 September 2008
I find it interesting that some people are given forenames that exactly match their surnames. A few historically significant examples include: Henry Henry (1846-1908), Irish Catholic bishop James James (1833-1902), composer of the Welsh national anthem Morris Morris (1845-1906), Jamaican-American stage actor Morgan Morgan (1688-1766), early West Virginia settler Thomas Thomas (1804-1877), Welsh Anglican clergyman Thomas Thomas (1917-1998), Indian cardiothoracic surgeon Thomas [...]
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