https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 01 Aug 2026 08:13:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1820536 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:05:43 +0000 leelee 1820536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very interesting. Thanks for sharing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1820432 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:38:30 +0000 artsyfartsy 1820432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Good point </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1820361 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:08:17 +0000 Anagram 1820361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBananaGrabber: and different names have different positive/negative associations that cause resume readers to make assumptions (and obviously many times they will be inaccurate).</p> <p>Like.... looking for your new IT manager? You're going to call a Xao Min or a Sandeep Patel before you call a McKartlee Buffington. But then looking for your new kindergarten teacher and suddenly McKartlee is getting more calls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1819188 Sat, 16 Aug 2014 09:59:30 +0000 MrsBananaGrabber 1819188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This sometimes goes the other way as well. A lot of companies want to "add diversity" when hiring, and would be pretty surprised if an applicant named Jamal Jefferson turned out to be white. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1819183 Sat, 16 Aug 2014 09:57:19 +0000 808love 1819183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting! I like Freakonomics kinda stuff. The comments were pretty good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1819178 Sat, 16 Aug 2014 09:51:49 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1819178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: um, all the names on her list are equally fugly.</p> <p>We used an Arabic name but we made sure to spell it as simple as possible and not use excessive letters as to not draw more attention to it's foreignness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1819164 Sat, 16 Aug 2014 09:43:39 +0000 dc yoga bee 1819164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm black, and my parents have common race ambiguous names, and gave my brother common race ambiguous names. My DH really wants our kids to have a name that isn't commonly white, but we will choose what fits. I don't want to name our kids based off a resume, but I am glad going into interviews they don't know whether I'm black or white. I feel I get more of a fair opportunity to show what I've got! Also, I apparently "sound white" on the phone as well. Some of my clients have actually told me to my face they totally thought I was a white woman in her 30s on the phone. Nope, not at all. And not 30...yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1815814 Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:08:37 +0000 artsyfartsy 1815814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bluemasonjar: We are from the south but not chick fil a fans or fans of the owner. When we named Truett I found out that was his name. Just an unfortunate coincidence. Lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1815803 Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:00:39 +0000 Bluemasonjar 1815803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DANIZAUR Truett makes me think of Chick fil a since that is the name of the owner/founder. Are you from the south? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1814190 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:56:39 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1814190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think he has a good point about not being able to make an immediate connection with someone by not being able to pronounce their name. That's why "alternative" spellings bother me. If you have changed the spelling of the name so much that's it's unreadable to a stranger, you should reconsider. I love "unusual" names that you don't hear often (my son has one!), but the spelling thing really irks me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1814102 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:25:53 +0000 artsyfartsy 1814102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dreamocracy: Haha I never thought of that. I'm sure that gets annoying. Lol!!! DH and I both love Luna. </p> <p>I could always name her Luna Luna for Moon Moon. Hahaha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1814035 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:00:48 +0000 fairy 1814035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: My daughter is Luna &lt;3 I love her name and everyone seems to like it, though it is a little tiring to hear "ooh do you know that means moon in Spanish/Italian/Russian/everyfreakinlanguage" lol as if I named my kid not knowing what her name means. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813478 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:36:40 +0000 mrsjyw 1813478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: name: barf prekgrad ad: barf barf. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813468 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:34:47 +0000 loveisstrange 1813468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MediaNaranja: It's my name too, same spelling. Can confirm, no one spells it right. Everyone wants to add the h </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813351 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:57:07 +0000 mediagirl 1813351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MediaNaranja: that's ridiculous!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813331 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:53:48 +0000 MediaNaranja 1813331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I have the same name as your lo (spelled the same). When I was a baby someone gifted my parents an ornament that said "___'s First Christmas. " I guess they weren't sure how to spell it, because It has all sorts of extra letters-e, a, h, y....</p> <p>Like if you weren't sure why not go with the most common spelling? Why invent your own? 30 years later and it still baffles me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813238 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:21:51 +0000 Anagram 1813238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And check out this judge, who went by his middle name his whole life. Judge Barefoot Sanders. true story.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/us/24sanders.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/us/24sanders.html?_r=0</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813237 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:21:24 +0000 Anagram 1813237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beaker: You know my situation is similar. My husband has both a first and last name that doesn't really exist in English and it hasn't hurt his career or social life at all. But I think the key in this article was "all other qualifications being the same...".</p> <p>Just a good reason to make sure you (your kids) are MORE qualified than the next Joe Smith. When you are more qualified, you don't have to worry so much.</p> <p>I never would have thought "Marissa" is a powerful name, but look at Marissa Meyer. Same for Oprah Winfrey. Indra Nooyi is the CEO of PepsiCo. Cisco's PTO is Padmasee Warrior...that's a name you won't see often. Ertharin Cousin is the World Food Programme Executive Director...and Ertharin is not a name I've ever even seen before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813231 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:19:22 +0000 anonysquire 1813231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: well thanks haha. I've just started not caring if people don't like it :) unfortunately Zuma is my most tame name choice. But thank you :) I like it too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813190 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 08:06:20 +0000 loveisstrange 1813190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: haha, I dig Ts name too. It reminds me of a romance novel hero. (Not in a bad way) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813157 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:52:15 +0000 artsyfartsy 1813157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anonysquire: I like Zu Zu's name. The names I can't stand are the ones like that chalkboard lady had picked out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813154 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:51:45 +0000 blackbird 1813154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So the answer to "who wins the name game" is basically....white men, lol. </p> <p>I read a similar article that discussed a man named Kim X. And he had a hard time getting a job until he put "Mr. Kim X" on his resume. Then the calls came flying in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813143 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:45:31 +0000 mediagirl 1813143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: and what stinks is, I didn't realize it until after she was born, too. EVERYONE wants to add an extra letter to her name. Drives me effing bonkers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813133 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:36:31 +0000 Dandelion 1813133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I have a naming rule that our kids need to be able to go to a tourist shop and get a souvenir already on the shelf with their name on it. We actually picked S's name at a tourist shop in Daytona. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813111 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 07:10:31 +0000 anonysquire 1813111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's not my kid, name them whatever YOU want. I'm not a fan of making fun of others name choices. But then again I've gotten a lot of crap over my daughters name (mostly from family) so I think I've become more tolerant to names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813102 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:59:06 +0000 Adira 1813102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: I LOVE STFU Parents, haha. I get some parenting advice (what NOT to post on FB) from there. :D</p> <p>@Danizaur: I have a Luna in my family! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813076 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:29:22 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1813076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsTiz: me too...just recently one of our execs used the common spelling to include me on a group email and yeah I didn't receive it. </p> <p>@mrsjazz: as much I would like to think my super popular common "white" name insulates me from name discrimination I really think the creative spelling takes away from the name's usefulness. </p> <p>The article mentioned using middle initials is associated with higher intelligence. Finally, I'm doing something right. I use my middle initial all the time because my name is so common and vanilla that I figure my initial helps set me apart from the rest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game/page/2#post-1813071 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:14:23 +0000 looch 1813071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: We had the same criteria, that we had to be able to easily pronounce the names in two languages.</p> <p>I think simple is better, this coming from someone that has an ethnic first name, a middle name that is my former ethnic maiden and a rather simple married last name. My first name is 3 syllables, the middle is 4 and the last is 2. You wouldn't believe how many people stumble on it and call me random names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game#post-1813029 Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:57:07 +0000 lamariniere 1813029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought this was interesting from the international perspective. Since DH and I are from different countries we wanted our kids names to be more "international" sounding and easy to pronounce. We have no idea where they will end up living, so I didn't want them to have difficult names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/article-who-wins-in-the-name-game#post-1812828 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:53:10 +0000 Boheme 1812828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Danizaur: I :heart: T's name! </p> <p>That girl's list is horrific. Taylee? Nykee? Nayvie? NO. </p>