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Scientists think that the letters in your name–especially the first letter or letters–can influence the way you live your life, including what job you take, the person you marry, and where you live. In 2008, two Belgian researchers found that workers in their country were more likely to choose a workplace if the first letter of its name matched their own.
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Years ago, New Scientist magazine did a study on “nominative determinism,” which is when a person’s name seems to dictate his or her profession (ie. someone with the last name of “Doctor” becomes a physician). They found out that professions actually DID seem to be determined by names. Now a group of psychologists say that we remember some people’s names more easily than others because people with certain names all seem to LOOK a certain way. Can this be scientific?
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