Damn, my parents didn't name me Adonis Einstein. (And I hope that I did my kids well)
New study finds people alter their appearance to suit their names
by Reichman University
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2405334121
A new study has found that people tend to alter their appearance to suit their names. The researchers sought to determine whether parents choose a baby name based on what seems fitting for the baby's appearance, or if individuals' facial appearances change over the years to align with the social stereotypes associated with their names.