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It is generally observed that we become our names and our names become us. Now, this
leads to an obvious question, Can something as simple as our names have a good impact on who we end
up becoming? Can they shape our final destinies? Going back to my friend Bindu as an example, would
she have been less popular if she had a name like Bambina or Bijili?
As expected, the answer to these questions is an obvious 'Yes'. Psychologists say that happy people
are generally happy with their names. While it is possible to find a certain degree of happiness with
lots of given names, there's no denying the fact that common, accepted names – the perennial classics
like Rahul, Vijay and Neeta – are easier for most people to handle than names like Labangalata (a
flowering creeper), Bahugandha (great name for a soap, not a kid, means one with lot of scent), or
Lajwanti.
Giving children very foreign or highly uncommon names can cause social trauma at a very young age,
leading to psychological scars that can be permanent or difficult to overcome. Even a common name with an
unusual spelling can traumatize a little kid, If you want to name your kid Bindu and if the spelling you
chose was Bindhoo, she is gonna have trouble through out her life correcting people of the way her name
is spelled.
However, carrying an unusual name can also have its benefits. In his book, Unusual and Most Popular Baby
Names, renowned name researcher Cleveland Kent Evans notes that people with uncommon first names are more
likely to be listed in Who's Who and that college women with unusual first names often score higher
when measured on sociability and self-acceptance. In addition, they often have a much stronger sense of
individuality than their peers.
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