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posted January 29, 2009 05:46 PM         

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28916131/

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posted January 29, 2009 09:43 PM         

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So ironic... Ivan is porbably one of the most popular names in Russia... Maybe all the Davids there commit all the violent crimes... WTF

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posted January 30, 2009 10:00 AM         

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This is one of those things where it's not really clear what the cause and effect is.

I think it is poorer people who are more likely to name their children "unique" names. Poorer people have more incentive to commit crimes, generally (not saying all poor people are criminals). The name does not cause the action. Which is why I hate statistics.

Anyway, I'm naming my son Linus, which hasn't been in the top 1000 for the past 100 years.

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posted January 31, 2009 05:48 PM         

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Unpopular, or unusual?

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posted January 31, 2009 10:25 PM         

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Well I guess I was destined for a life of crime, I don't think anyone else in this country has my name.

And I've always liked the name Ivan which I recently found out was the Russian version of "John". Random, I know, but cool.

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posted January 31, 2009 10:36 PM         

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I should have been royalty!

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Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain.

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posted January 31, 2009 10:38 PM         

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Dulce http://www.nameplayground.com/Dulce
http://www.nameplayground.com/luna

http://www.nameplayground.com/

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posted January 31, 2009 11:45 PM         

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Well my screenname is really just the combo of two Latin words but I never thought of them as actual names...interesting. I think Dulce would be a sweet nickname though (no pun intended) for a child or loved one.

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posted January 31, 2009 11:54 PM         

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It's funny, because looking at the kids in my children's classes, it's always the same names that cause trouble. I'm sure teachers see this frequently. I've had that discussion with our family doctor and he definitely sees patterns in names. But they are the very very common names.

My children have uncommon names - not unusual ones. I'm not a big fan of subjecting people to a lifetime of Sputnik or PapSmear Jones. I don't mind unusual names, but some are just too much - cruel for the kids. I figure that some of the parents are attention-seekers.

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posted February 01, 2009 12:05 AM         

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I knew of a girl named Shi-thead.
It was pronounced Shih-thayed.
However remove the hyphen from the poor unfortunate girl's name...

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posted February 01, 2009 04:48 AM         

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Sooooo......

Rumpelstiltskin is out then?

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posted February 01, 2009 07:23 AM         

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From the original article:

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While the names are likely not the cause of crime, the researchers argue that "they are connected to factors that increase the tendency to commit crime, such as a disadvantaged home environment, residence in a county with low socioeconomic status, and households run by one parent."

"Also, adolescents with unpopular names may be more prone to crime because they are treated differently by their peers, making it more difficult for them to form relationships," according to a statement released by the journal's publisher. "Juveniles with unpopular names may also act out because they consciously or unconsciously dislike their names."

The findings could help officials "dentify individuals at high risk of committing or recommitting crime, leading to more effective and targeted intervention programs,the author conclude.

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Oh, yeah. Name profiling, the new war on crime.

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posted February 01, 2009 08:51 AM         

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Oh, yeah. Name profiling, the new war on crime.

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New? Maybe, maybe not.
My family has many German names.
During WW2, and for a time after... having a German name was a reason for the English named folk to be paranoid of the folks with very German names.
Even in the late 1950s and all the 1960s...
I would get called a big fat Nazi for my last Name.

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posted February 02, 2009 12:23 AM         

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My last name is a very common German one.

But its also VERY Jewish, so...

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