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122. How Much Does Your Name Matter?

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The Importance of Names in Your Life

Eric Oliver: 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. He says almost every name that becomes popular starts out as a high class name or a high education name. As names become popular among the less educated, the higher educated parents absolutely abandon these names and don't want anything to do with them," he says.

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