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The names Kyle and Zack have the same vibe. The names Rachel and Ashley have the same vibe.

The decision, if any, behind the abbreviation of a name: is it usually put on you as convenience or is it indicative of how you’re perceived or what?  When is a “Robert” a “Bob” or a “Rob”?

All my life my family called me, "little Mary" and I did live up to it, I am little, and also became an incredible rapper like lil' Wayne. 

It was destiny. 

People heard my name when I was younger and expected me to be a vacuous sexpot, I think.

Now... I don't even know. It's a strong name. Ok to grow old with.

Or maybe not. People don't want to get caught treating an old lady like me like a vacuous sexpot lol

Maybe that's why I don't have any friends.

Or maybe they can smell the hate on me lol

I hate people  :D

Xena said: 

People heard my name when I was younger and expected me to be a vacuous sexpot, I think.

 

Now... I don't even know. It's a strong name. Ok to grow old with.

Or maybe not. People don't want to get caught treating an old lady like me like a vacuous sexpot lol

Maybe that's why I don't have any friends.

Or maybe they can smell the hate on me lol

I hate people  :D

 Roxanne?

Buttered Toast said: 

The decision, if any, behind the abbreviation of a name: is it usually put on you as convenience or is it indicative of how you’re perceived or what?  When is a “Robert” a “Bob” or a “Rob”?

English R sounding like an animal growling, and with Rob being monosyllabic, I think it leaves a more assertive and blunt impression than Robert. Bob on the other hand is soft-sounding, even disarming.

I was talking to Cain about something similar to this recently actually, but more related to how vocals in music can have different effects on people. 

I've personally noticed more out of syllable counts, people seem to like a cluster of three as the ideal range for a name or title. If their first name and last name together add up to that count they will usually refer to the full name more often than if lets say... the three syllables were all in their first or last name. 

Vowels seem to have an affect at pushing and pulling at focus. A's seems more inspirational, E's seem to transition along with less push, I's direct to the speaker, O's seem more shocking or jarring, and U's or OO's seem to push away from the speaker. 

For consonants I've mostly noticed ones that have the tongue press to the roof of your mouth, like N or L, seem to come across more negatively, and P seems to have some spring to it that can add humor. 

None of this is from a textbook and purely from my own notes. 

Tryptamine said: 

Been thinking some about names & languages, what hearing “Tim” for your whole life does to your self-perception (think bouba/kiki language experiment). And furthermore how names usually seem to fit people; how I’ve never met an ectomorph named Hank, or a tank named Wilbert. How these genetic dispositions in body are also in the minds of parents that come up with a sound to embody (often fittingly) the essence of what comes from them. I might post a bit more on language, but I’m not sure it’s interesting enough to bother with.

 Lol, totally ludicrous. Your name won’t shape your genetic predisposition. However we can say that some people can be affected psychologically if they are granted certain names. Imagine if someone is crazy enough to name their boy, Sissy or Faggot.  Doesn’t mean they will grow up to become gay, in fact they might grow with enough anger to become huge homophobes.

It’s much more about your own perception to how people treat you than your name. You won’t grow into a tank just because you name is Hank lol.

I could say I’ve always pictured people with such names like Roy Nelson to be some kind of skinny mullet redneck wearing jeans jacket, driving a red truck with a confederate flag on the back and yet Roy Nelson is a huge heavyweight MMA fighter.

Mike Tyson. The man was gifted with the boxing talent and cursed with the most ridiculous voice a man could ever come up with, and yet he probably used the mockery he got all his life to become a terrifying athlete. 

So no, the name might influence your personality but definitely not your genetics.

The Waltz said: 

Tryptamine said: 

Been thinking some about names & languages, what hearing “Tim” for your whole life does to your self-perception (think bouba/kiki language experiment). And furthermore how names usually seem to fit people; how I’ve never met an ectomorph named Hank, or a tank named Wilbert. How these genetic dispositions in body are also in the minds of parents that come up with a sound to embody (often fittingly) the essence of what comes from them. I might post a bit more on language, but I’m not sure it’s interesting enough to bother with.

 Lol, totally ludicrous. Your name won’t shape your genetic predisposition. However we can say that some people can be affected psychologically if they are granted certain names. Imagine if someone is crazy enough to name their boy, Sissy or Faggot.  Doesn’t mean they will grow up to become gay, in fact they might grow with enough anger to become huge homophobes.

It’s much more about your own perception to how people treat you than your name. You won’t grow into a tank just because you name is Hank lol.

I could say I’ve always pictured people with such names like Roy Nelson to be some kind of skinny mullet redneck wearing jeans jacket, driving a red truck with a confederate flag on the back and yet Roy Nelson is a huge heavyweight MMA fighter.

Mike Tyson. The man was gifted with the boxing talent and cursed with the most ridiculous voice a man could ever come up with, and yet he probably used the mockery he got all his life to become a terrifying athlete. 

So no, the name might influence your personality but definitely not your genetics.

 

 Dr. Marijuana Pepsi Vandyke.