CNN: Does your name shape your destiny?

Release Date: May 26, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article on CNN on children's naming trends reports some academic studies show that a name can have consequences for a person's job, residency and even school grades, and quotes Brett Pelham, associate professor of psychology. Women named Georgia and Virginia are about 44 percent more likely to move to a state with the same name, he said.

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