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Displaying all articles tagged:
Names
bad news
Mar. 4, 2019
Bad News: Kate Winslet’s Husband, Ned Rocknroll, Changed His Name Back to Smith
Ned Rocknroll … were we ever so young?
By
Kelly Conaboy
dogs
Dec. 11, 2018
At Last, the Top Dog Names of 2018
Unfortunately, use of the name Pennywise has gone up 500 percent.
By
Kelly Conaboy
science of us
Aug. 3, 2018
When Your Name Doesn’t Feel Like You
Believing that your name doesn’t fit your personality can cause its own kind of constant impostor syndrome.
By
Cari Romm
wedding season
May 24, 2018
3 Married Men Talk About Taking Their Wife’s Last Name
When it just makes more sense.
As told to
Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
Feb. 28, 2017
Yes, You Really Do Look Like Your Name
“Our given name is our very first social tagging.”
By
Drake Baer
Aug. 2, 2016
A Neuroscientist Explains Why You’re Terrible With Names
In a purely objective sense, a person’s face and name are, by and large, unrelated.
By
Dean Burnett
July 5, 2016
Girls’ and Boys’ Names Literally Sound Different
Does yours vibrate the vocal cords?
By
Drake Baer
May 19, 2016
Why You Sometimes Mix Up Your Friend’s Name With Your Dog’s Name
A new study on a strange little brain tic.
By
Cari Romm
love and war
Apr. 20, 2016
Would You Pay Someone to Help Name Your Baby?
Consultants are standing by to do market research on the name of your choice!
By
Laura June
dong watch
June 18, 2015
Is Gilbert Really a Good Name for a Penis?
Channing Tatum, let’s talk about this.
By
Allison P. Davis
May 8, 2015
Charlotte: A Name Fit for a Princess or a Monkey
It’s very popular.
By
Allison P. Davis
endangered species
Mar. 10, 2015
Your Next Boyfriend Probably Won’t Be Named Gary
Garys face extinction.
By
Allison P. Davis
motherhood
Jan. 27, 2015
Don’t Even Try to Pick the Perfect Baby Name
Give up now: The game is rigged.
By
Meaghan O'Connell
June 12, 2014
Will Dave Brat’s Weird Name Cost Him at the Ballot Box?
Research suggests it might, but mostly among voters with the least information.
By
Jesse Singal
baby names
Oct. 24, 2013
Name Your Child As If You Were a Celebrity in the 1880s
Trot on over, Texie.
By
Maggie Lange
name game
Oct. 18, 2013
Girls Are Named in America
An animated map shows the most popular girls names, state by state, since 1960.
By
Maggie Lange