Judging by name

[TornFromTheInside]

There are a few threads about names for children, and invariably people associate names with character or style (old-fashioned, dull, frumpy, chav etc).
It got me to thinking about the phenomenon of making assumptions based on a name. I know it's illogical and wrong to do this, but I believe it's commonplace.

Sometimes we associate a name with a past experience involving a namesake. Sometimes good, often bad.

What's the name that gets your back up right away (and why), or gives you a warm fuzzy feeling (and why)?

Susan - first girlfriend's name and I invariably tend to see Susan's as mellow and friendly

Sharon - I can never really get past an 80's big hair image, but at the same time imagine Ozzy Osbourne's 'Shaaaaarrrrrooooon'.

I teach, there are so many...
Jordan is always a naughty boy, so is George, but they also tend to have middle class, pushy parents who make excuses for them.

I’m also suspicious of girls who are named after reality TV or pop stars.

Susan, girl at school, very proud of herself and her long hair, a real bitch to anyone that wasn't her friend Janet. Fortunately don't meet Susans these days, they seem to have died out.

As for warm and fuzzy names, I’ve known many a lovely Oliver.

Daisy and Alice, these names make me cringe and I don’t know why. They just make me think of little girls with pigtails who who speak with a lisp and cry at everything.

Jason, cool boy at Primary School- always my target when we played kiss chase!

Kirsty. Always had green snot in her nose at primary.

lol green snot - every school had one of those!

I associate the name Julie with a certain type of fun-loving, yet down to earth and quite 'strong' woman, because all the Julies I have known have been like that.

Lisa I associate with smelly hair.

Even though I know it's wrong, it means someone has to work a little harder to overcome their name, whilst someone else gets a head start.

Crazy really isn't it?

Do we equate it to intelligence and status too? (I think we do)

Austin I associate with snot and dirt

Gemma is always a slightly neglected shabby looking kid in my mind's eye.
Jonathan a little swot.
I can't imagine a Ben could ever be anything but delightful.

names with punctuation in them

dread seeing that on the register for the new year.....

Jaydens, Dwaynes, Leroys, Kaynes, the ones i know are little shits. Thankfully there aren’t many.

Camille. A real stuck up mean girl.

Her nickname was 'Mealy' which made me feel slightly more benevolent towards her.

To me Claires are mean bullies.

Pamela - terrible BO.
Lucy - all the Lucy's I've known are pretty.
Scott - badly behaved.

Reading most of these names, I find myself immediately visualising whoever I know with that name, and getting a 'vibe' right away. Is that typical?

To me Claires are mean bullies Ditto. Worked with two who were utter bitches.
I've never met a Toby I didn't like.

I read on one of these threads that my name is a fat name. It is. I'm fat as are the three other women I personally know with my name.

I can't believe there are any Jordans with middle class parents.

Maybe there is a correlation between socio-economic circles and names, and that leads to lifestyles...

I meant 'Tristram' or 'Tristan' is probably more prevalent in some circles whilst 'Sharon' or 'Tracy' could be in others. I doubt there's a huge correlation in behaviours based on the name, but maybe environmental factors.

Hmmm

Going against the grain with Claire, I've never met a Claire who wasn't lovely. I had three Gemmas in my classes in high school and they were all arseholes. Rachels are sporty.

Would be quite interesting to do a league table of these names!

Marnie I hate and Maria - both are trrrible bullies and total c*unts in my life and many other people's lives - literally the dregs if the earth!

Jennifer is a bit wet as is Jessica which reminds me of frank Spencer

The only names I hear that make my tummy get butterflies are children or adults with the same
Name as my children ❤️