Is your name your identity?

Your identity includes unique characteristics that distinguish you from others, but it also can include your self-esteem and self-awareness. It’s a process. When you are born, you are given an identity through your name. A name helps differentiate you from others.

Does your name determine success?

10 Surprising Ways Your Name Can Determine Your Success

• Common names are more likely to get hired than unique ones.
• Easy-to-pronounce names gravitate towards higher-status positions.
• Last names nearer the start of the alphabet may be more likely to get into good schools.
• Having middle initials makes you appear smarter and more capable.

Does your name matter?

The fact is that your name will probably not affect your life too much in any significant way – but it can tell people a little something about who your parents are. There are patterns to be gleaned from names data – not only ethnic and religious patterns but clues about your parents’ values, and their social standing.

How do you deal with uncommon names?

How to Remember People’s Names (and Deal with Unusual Names)

1. Tip 1: DO remember someone’s name the FIRST time he/she tells it to you.
2. Tip 2: DO make extra efforts to learn foreign-sounding or unconventional names.
3. Tip 3: DON’T make any remarks about people’s unconventional names.

How do I make my name sound good?

Picking a Name with Rhythm

1. Alphabet Soup. Rhythm is the sense of movement created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, either in a line of verse or in a name.
2. Name Dropping. Single-syllable first and last names can work well if there’s a contrast between the length of the sounds in each name.
3. Alphabet Soup.
4. Name Dropping.

What to do when you hate your name?

7 Things You Can do if You Hate Your Name …

1. 1 Consider Why You Hate It. Why do you actually hate your name?
2. 2 Shorten It. Using a shorter version of your name can make it more palatable.
3. 3 Use Your Middle Name or Nickname.
4. 4 Go for a Variation.
5. 5 Look for an Inspirational Namesake.
6. 6 Change the Spelling.
7. 7 Choose a New Name.