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Some Baby Names Mark Troublemakers
I just read this article on AOL, and thought I would share with everyone. It was very interesting; however, this was a survey done outside of the US, so I'm not sure how true this suits for us!
http://tinyurl.com/ocwod6
here's the article:
If you named your baby Brooklyn, he already packs a mean street rep. Of course, the same would be true if his name was Jack or Kyle.
Certain names put teachers on edge, according to a survey by Bounty, a British pregnancy and parenting club.
The 3,000 British teachers surveyed by Bounty said names can peg kids as potential troublemakers. Boys named Brooklyn, Jack, Kyle, Liam and Jake reportedly strike fear in the hearts of educators, as do girls named Chelsea, Aliesha, Brooke, Demi, Jessica, Casey and Crystal.
"Teachers are only human and make assumptions like the rest of us," said Bounty spokesman Faye Mingo when unveiling the survey on the group's Web site.
"Rightly or wrong, most of us make assumptions based on something as simple as a person's name, and we base these on our previous experiences," she said. "It's only natural for teachers to make assumptions based on behavior and performance of former pupils with the same name."
Mingo added: "But I bet they're happy to be proved wrong."
The poll reported that 49 percent of teachers said they make assumptions about students as soon as they see the names of the class roster. However, while teachers may roll their eyes at little Brooklyn or Chelsea, 59 percent of teachers said those same kids are usually the most popular among their peers.
The teachers surveyed said half of the naughty kids chill out as the school year progresses.
"While many parents may worry about the name they choose for their child, all children will make a name their own," said Mingo.
Re: Some Baby Names Mark Troublemakers
Oh that's interesting. I guess it's a good thing we didn't name Bryce "Jackson" instead.
I would like to add to the article that Maddox= stickengly handsome, intelligent, witty, very mild tempered, talented, oh so sweet and sure to be a favorite amongst the ladies!
Thats my boy!
Leelah--welcome back & congrats on the new addition!
Deb--your too damn funny!
That was in our top 5 list, and probably would have been Rylie's name if she had been a boy. I guess if Brendon ever gets a little brother, you'll have to have that one on your list!
Thank you!
I LOVE the name Jackson, but unfortunately with my very Polish last name not too many "unique" names sound good with it.... we will most likely have to stick with some traditional names.
So if we ever get a pet it will be on the pet name list! lol.... It's bad enough my dog sounds like she is straight from Boca Raton....NO OFFENSE TO ANYONE ;-)