Do you think people get judged by their name?

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Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 13:48 on 9th September 2009 For example Ronald (Ron) Further, I only ever got called 'Ronald' by my Mother when I was in trouble! So what about your names Andrew (Andy), Barbara (Babs), Deborah (Debs), Jack (John), Frederick (Fred), Sarah (Sadie) and so on. Do people judge us by our name? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 13:54 on 9th September 2009 Good question. I think people do get judged but only because you associate people with names...say you knew a Helen but didn't like her so now every Helen you meet, you will associate the two...make sense. I personally do not like my name. I get Kristine, Krissy (mostly by family) and most of all I dislike Kris. Too masculine. Now see...I like the name Harold. I do...but if I had a boy and named him that he would be laughed at in this day in age..because it is associated with an elderly person...or a nerd. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Lyn Brant Posts: 105 Joined: 23rd Apr 2009 Location: UK	quotePosted at 14:20 on 9th September 2009 Edited by: Lyn Brant at:9th September 2009 15:49 My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:26 on 9th September 2009 On 9th September 2009 13:54, Krissy wrote: Now see...I like the name Harold. I do...but if I had a boy and named him that he would be laughed at in this day in age..because it is associated with an elderly person...or a nerd. ...or "Fat Albert" lol. (Harold was Fat Albert's best friend.) My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:33 on 9th September 2009 Hey hey hey!!! LOL!!! I forgot about him!!!! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:33 on 9th September 2009 My youngest brother calls me "Di" and I don't mind that at all. But I HATE it when people persist in calling me Diane, especially when I have corrected them once already. I think that is just plain lazy and disrespectul. Diane is a completely different name from Diana. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 14:54 on 9th September 2009 So Diane, what really gets you going then? Lol My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:00 on 9th September 2009 I just realized I didn't really answer your question. I do think people get judged by their name initially. As Krissy says, when we hear a name we tend to associate it with others we have known by the same name. That being said, I think that once we have come to know the new person, the old associations slip away and we think of the name differently. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ron Brind Posts: 19041 Joined: 26th Oct 2003 Location: England	quotePosted at 15:22 on 9th September 2009 That backfired Diane. Perhaps you read the post above a little quickly eh? Lol My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:29 on 9th September 2009 LOL! Ronald...very funny! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions