Think twice about giving your kid a stupid name

[sammyg2]

I've watched a trend where people make up ridiculous names for their kids, maybe they shouldn't do that.
Or............... maybe the type of people who do that are more prone to have criminals for kids?

Boys With Unusual Names More Likely to Break Law
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Boys in the United States with common names like Michael and David are less likely to commit crimes than those named Ernest or Ivan.

David E. Kalist and Daniel Y. Lee of Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania compared the first names of male juvenile delinquents to the first names of male juveniles in the population.

The researchers constructed a popularity-name index (PNI) for each name. For example, the PNI for Michael is 100, the most frequently given name during the period.

The PNI for David is 50, a name given half as frequently as Michael. The PNI is approximately 1 for names such as Alec, Ernest, Ivan, Kareem, and Malcolm.

Results show that, regardless of race, juveniles with unpopular names are more likely to engage in criminal activity. The least popular names were associated with juvenile delinquency among both blacks and whites.

The findings, announced Wednesday, are detailed in the journal Social Science Quarterly.

While the names are likely not the cause of crime, the researchers argue that "they are connected to factors that increase the tendency to commit crime, such as a disadvantaged home environment, residence in a county with low socioeconomic status, and households run by one parent."

"Also, adolescents with unpopular names may be more prone to crime because they are treated differently by their peers, making it more difficult for them to form relationships," according to a statement released by the journal's publisher. "Juveniles with unpopular names may also act out because they consciously or unconsciously dislike their names."

The findings could help officials " identify individuals at high risk of committing or recommitting crime, leading to more effective and targeted intervention programs," the authors conclude.

[equality72521]

I know a guy named Jack Goff

[onlycafe]

dick palmer.

[TerryH]

Paging Mike Hunt!


Got ribbing as a kid for Terry. Not the most masculine of names. I survived it and even have a niece named after me, but she spells it Tari. My best friends wife is named Terri.

[equality72521]

Originally Posted by TerryH

Paging Mike Hunt!


Got ribbing as a kid for Terry. Not the most masculine of names. I survived it and even have a niece named after me, but she spells it Tari. My best friends wife is named Terri.

Actually, I went to school with a Mike Hunt.

[HardDrive]

Al Cahalik.

[JMPRO]

I don't think any of this is funny.

Adolf

[Dantilla]

I know a couple where both the husband and wife are named "Kelly".

Great people, with lots of phone goof-ups.

[Aurel]

There is a young Adolph Hitler here in NJ...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,468250,00.html

[the]

lol, it's not the stupid names that cause kids to engage in crimes, it's the fact that the vast majority of parents who give their kids stupid names are stupid themselves, and the apple doesn't end up falling far from the tree.

[Fishman7]

Had a professor by the name Dick Loose.

[poorsche930]

This is not a joke. Way back in 6th grade, I'll never forget this. The middle school librarian's name was Harold Dix. True story.

[equality72521]

Let's not forget Nascar"s own Dick Trickle.

[rammstein]

There was a Harold Sack in the pharmacy computer at my high school job many years ago.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

I've watched a trend where people make up ridiculous names for their kids, maybe they shouldn't do that.
Or............... maybe the type of people who do that are more prone to have criminals for kids?

Then this country is in real trouble
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/10/america/10babies.php

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/21/obama-babies-post-inaugur_n_159722.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/01/21/2009-01-21_mother_of_children_named_after_nazis_we_.html

[URY914]

The mini series ROOTS started a whole new trend in strange names...

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by TerryH

Paging Mike Hunt!


Got ribbing as a kid for Terry. Not the most masculine of names. I survived it and even have a niece named after me, but she spells it Tari. My best friends wife is named Terri.

The local wal-mart pharmacist is Michael Hunt.

[gassy]

[ckissick]

Does Mike Litoris have a sister named Delores?

There was a guy in Santa Barabara named Dick Stillhard.

[legion]

People I know exist:

Harry Dick
Tijuana Hooker
Randy Cox
Harry Butt and his wife Iona Butt

First names (not nicknames) of people I know whose parents should be beaten:

Spooner
Steel
Tijauna