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Name... Does it really matter?

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A unique name for an individual is quite handy when it comes to the recognizing one’s identity in a large group. There’s been lot of research being carried out on whether a person’s name can have any sort of impact on the future, and the results are evident. “ Names tell us a lot about who you are .” - Simonsohn             Just like any other external indicators of a person such as accent or clothing can give a gist of what kind of a person an individual is with respect to the person’s character or the surroundings in which the individual was brought up, so can the first name. And just like any other external indicators, names lie as well.  A name can have a profound impact on a child that reverberates well into adulthood, a growing body of research suggests.                          As the time goes by, the results of theories keep changing and so does our perspective about a particular aspect irrespective of research. Names undoubtedly have influence, but "destin