You Look Like Your Name | Facial Aesthetics & The Dorian Gray Effect

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  • @jacpod2046
    @jacpod2046 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14077

    Throwback to the episode where Gumball finds out his real name is Zach and he develops a separate douchey personality

  • @Hisham1097
    @Hisham1097 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11882

    Wonder what Elon Musk's kid will look like...

    • @worldedit96
      @worldedit96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +895

      A Moose. Dont ask me why just my instant reaction to your question.

    • @youheartmel
      @youheartmel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +405

      👾

    • @laninfapimentel311
      @laninfapimentel311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +363

      acording to the internet,his name is pronounced kyle

    • @ms.x1669
      @ms.x1669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@laninfapimentel311 😂😂😂😂😂 and his baby's name?

    • @mishynaofficial
      @mishynaofficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +171

      @@laninfapimentel311 no it's "Xash".

  • @amiashakir9935
    @amiashakir9935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3205

    Idc what anyone says, that guys name was Joseph

    • @moistorphan
      @moistorphan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +357

      I think we can all agree his name was Joseph. Even tho I've never seen a Joseph in my entire life I still guessed Joseph.

    • @amiashakir9935
      @amiashakir9935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@moistorphan yup, it was meant to be

    • @miyamiya1726
      @miyamiya1726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I wonder if this is evidence of environmental factors contributing to name-face perception

    • @amiashakir9935
      @amiashakir9935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@miyamiya1726 ya u have a good point. What if certain things that happen in a select amount of ppls lives cause them to associate a face and name together

    • @lefse2278
      @lefse2278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed

  • @asafupps
    @asafupps 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1878

    2:17 I’m sorry but that is the least dan looking man I have ever seen

    • @birgbirg111
      @birgbirg111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Prolly a Dan to Israelis

    • @Ananymous386
      @Ananymous386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +333

      He looks like joseph

    • @user-so7nd5zl2b
      @user-so7nd5zl2b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      I think he looks like a joseph too

    • @florentia9167
      @florentia9167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      My answer was Joseph too

    • @pettybee3860
      @pettybee3860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      Right he was definitely a Josef to me

  • @AK.AK.12
    @AK.AK.12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13198

    Finally found out why all the bad boys on wattpad are named Xavier or Damien

    • @rordongamsey3057
      @rordongamsey3057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +573

      I knew a Xavier once. He looked like a durian. Now whenever I hear that name I get weirdly repulsed? No that’s too strong of a word but it’ll do I guess.

    • @aricarly
      @aricarly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +413

      The only Xavier I know is my 60-year-old uncle, who has always been on the overweight side... so IDK.

    • @elibuledi5152
      @elibuledi5152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Transboys unite

    • @Tekiruru
      @Tekiruru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      And Skylar..

    • @TunaStrata
      @TunaStrata 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@rordongamsey3057 durian looks like... peanut?

  • @apsodi755
    @apsodi755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6252

    And this is how “Chads” are made.

    • @shoanacharles5158
      @shoanacharles5158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      Chad's are probably made by Karen's for some reason that makes sense to me

    • @austincde
      @austincde 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Chadwick !

    • @alegria1813
      @alegria1813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And Karen's 😭

    • @jellyfishlotusdream
      @jellyfishlotusdream 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Had to make your comment 1k haha

    • @_lil_lil
      @_lil_lil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Ah, so that's why by naming their son "Virgin", he was set up to fail from the get go.

  • @fionaparsons56
    @fionaparsons56 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3539

    As a Fiona I feel like every Fiona has some kinda librarian energy.

    • @oo8962
      @oo8962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +935

      Whenever I heard fiona i just imagine shrek :')

    • @moistorphan
      @moistorphan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +368

      Fiona... is such a feminine and cool name bc of Shrek...

    • @skylamei
      @skylamei 3 ปีที่แล้ว +271

      I think of a beautiful shade of green when I hear Fiona, it also makes me think of these green velvet napkin holder things my grandma use to have

    • @CamilaFuentes0227
      @CamilaFuentes0227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      I think of Fiona Apple or Fiona from Shrek and think Fionas are badass

    • @JaZmine147
      @JaZmine147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Fiona from the series Shameless is my inspiration if I ever was to name my kid like this. She is such a great character with power and nurturing abilities. Love her.

  • @DurvalLacerda
    @DurvalLacerda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    Fun fact: In 1958, a New York man named Robert Lane decided to name his son "Winner". Three years later, he had another son who he named "Loser".
    "Winner" became a hardened criminal and "Loser" became a detective.

    • @dddila
      @dddila 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Wth howw

    • @natalien.6051
      @natalien.6051 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      🤣😂

    • @sukanya3411
      @sukanya3411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      tf

    • @1qu4rto20
      @1qu4rto20 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      font?

    • @astolat2262
      @astolat2262 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      The real question is wtf was wrong with that man's mind

  • @sofitocyn100
    @sofitocyn100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9159

    I'm French and my dad wanted to call me France. Not because he's a chauvinist but because he really found that it sounded sweet. Now imagine if I had to spend a life introducing myself as France, from France. So embarrassing

    • @PH7018c
      @PH7018c 3 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      I Feel you!!. Just I had to change my name.. and I did!
      Lucky you, sister!!

    • @ughok8757
      @ughok8757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +879

      Francis/Frances would of been a cute name instead tbh

    • @m.meghana2365
      @m.meghana2365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      As a person whose dream is to go to France and just idolise France a lot ... THAT'S THE MOST AWESOME THING 😻

    • @AABB-zb6dv
      @AABB-zb6dv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +369

      @@ughok8757 Or Francine. Franka is a nice name as well, although everyone would think you are german.

    • @arikakarin2323
      @arikakarin2323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +242

      and the other person will say something like. "and I am, London from London" 😭😭

  • @luvley5323
    @luvley5323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5421

    More anxiety for less common names doesn’t surprise me at all, u spend ur whole childhood awkwardly correcting prononciation of authority figures and deal with peers making fun of or at least commenting on ur name

    • @vanillac0ffeebean
      @vanillac0ffeebean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      yeah exactly

    • @yusurkassem4174
      @yusurkassem4174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +419

      Honestly at this point i don't care how people pronounce my name, I just respond to everything that sounds remotely similar, or I completely ignore people.

    • @ashhcatchemall
      @ashhcatchemall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      My names less common but i always got a compliment even if people mispronounced my name. So idk

    • @fruitytarian
      @fruitytarian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      Tell me about it! I hated it and used to cry to my mum about why they gave me such a weird name 😢

    • @miaomiaou_
      @miaomiaou_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +119

      Very true for me, I grew up constantly correcting people, and struggled with anxiety all through my teens and early 20’s. I love my unique name though, it’s Seneca:) I would’ve never guessed there was some correlation!

  • @Kettie5
    @Kettie5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2125

    “Everyone wants to give their child a unique name”
    Also parents: *J o h n*

    • @pigmingus1363
      @pigmingus1363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      I work as a supply teacher and let me tell you that, in England at least, Johns are in serious decline.
      Last year I was working in a two-campus secondary school without one single John. Seriously, I checked the database.
      Plenty of Jaydens, Caydens and Haydens though. And 'Kasey May' in every possible spelling for the girls.

    • @runyanproperties2302
      @runyanproperties2302 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I think most parents actually want a "normal" name for their child so the child will fit in.

    • @coolum.5226
      @coolum.5226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@pigmingus1363 It is in a serious decline. Used to be the most generic name that was everyone’s name, not anymore

    • @georginajovanovic
      @georginajovanovic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      John & bobs

    • @coolgurl2033
      @coolgurl2033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      not john, since most ppl dont use that name, but i think that maybe ppl find popular names prettier or stronger or whatever, and so does everyone else. or maybe they just want their child to fit in

  • @towel1636
    @towel1636 3 ปีที่แล้ว +471

    I think that every Vanessa is a extrovert badass girl

    • @Aurorya
      @Aurorya 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      Add pretty to the list, all the Vanessa I met were also gorgeous for some reason

    • @user-on3mr4jv8j
      @user-on3mr4jv8j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      My best friend is a vanessa and yes this is short summarization of her lol

    • @missterious711
      @missterious711 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Vanessa Doofenshmirtz

    • @vanessayura8990
      @vanessayura8990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I guess I'm not a real Vanessa then lol :D

    • @vickyyyy
      @vickyyyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      so much to live up to, so little time

  • @Planttheseed7
    @Planttheseed7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4673

    Does anyone feel weird or awkward when saying their own name??

    • @sarah.3599
      @sarah.3599 3 ปีที่แล้ว +547

      SAME! My name is hella common but it feels so weird saying it. Like I can't pronounce it properly

    • @ojyochan
      @ojyochan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Lol, same

    • @llanasofiall
      @llanasofiall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Very much

    • @samuelrincon8294
      @samuelrincon8294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      YEAH! And I’m literally a Samuel it’s not a weird name or nothing

    • @ausernameiguess7058
      @ausernameiguess7058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Yesss! It's mostly just weird referring to my name and when other people address my by my name

  • @anxiie444
    @anxiie444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4025

    X Æ A-Xii: 👽

    • @rimuu4353
      @rimuu4353 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      lmao

    • @sherlynfernandes8864
      @sherlynfernandes8864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂

    • @potatoyoutube9225
      @potatoyoutube9225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahhahaahahhaah queen-

    • @Minceraft69
      @Minceraft69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I know this comment is a joke but I bet if there are any kids that have actually been named after XÆ A-Xii (and I know there will be some Epic Redditor Big Chungus elon fans that have done so), they'll end up being really similar because the parents that bring them up will all be on identical scales of "quirky" elon fan

    • @kuromi17920
      @kuromi17920 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hahaha lmao

  • @sahilkamal1499
    @sahilkamal1499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    NAAA THE SECOND I SAW THAT BOUBA KIKI THING MY BRAIN SAID "this is uncomfortable to look at" and when he swapped them that shit just clicked as correct in my brain. straight fuckin proof right there.

    • @zzzcocopepe
      @zzzcocopepe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah. Ball, bounce, bowl. Cut, kick, cat.

  • @doratheace
    @doratheace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    My name (Dora) actually has Greek origins, but if I told someone from the internet they would associate me with a latina cartoon character. The media very much shapes perceptions of names. (I don't look latina btw)

    • @thetwilightzone2403
      @thetwilightzone2403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Latinas can be any skin tone, I guess they think that you "act" Latina or something

    • @yYSilverFoxYy
      @yYSilverFoxYy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@Jennifahh It’s not stupid, a typical latina has dark hair, dark eyes and tan skin. I look like that and while traveling many people have assumed I’m either spanish or italian. There’s nothing stupid or offensive about that, people from different countries tend to look different.
      So you’re a pale blonde, whatever. That doesn’t change statistics.

    • @sabrina1380m
      @sabrina1380m 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Jennifahh Latinas can be from any ethnicity but it is the reality that majority of Latinas have these stereotypical characteristics

    • @lavacaqueri5454
      @lavacaqueri5454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@yYSilverFoxYy Ahm, Spanish and Italian are Europeans and white. Latinas usually refer to folks from South American

    • @missmimi6817
      @missmimi6817 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dora the explorer

  • @3v3y
    @3v3y 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5637

    So that’s why all kyles weigh 130, wear skinny jeans and vape

    • @dogie1070
      @dogie1070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      And Kyle’s mother is a chain smoker, too.

    • @mattea4338
      @mattea4338 3 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      Omg. I know a Kyle. Gangly, skinny, white with disheveled hair. He has a nicotine addiction and as he puts it: monsieur I'm not very good in academics.

    • @katiie7
      @katiie7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      This is interesting I know 6 Kyle’s. Even ones who live 3 hours away so a bit different backgrounds. & ALL of them smoke cigarettes.

    • @carlalussini
      @carlalussini 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I'm from a spanish-speaking country, so I don't actually know any, but I instantly tough of Kyle Mooney, a comedian from SNL that looks exactly like that.

    • @Kpree-_-
      @Kpree-_- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I’m a bodybuilder and my name is Kyle rip😔

  • @Jetsignature
    @Jetsignature 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4562

    Lol my name is jet and I’m a pilot

  • @Kille483
    @Kille483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    Interesting. I find that almost all male names that begin with a J makes me think of a cool teenage boy who likes skating, wears skinny jeans and play guitar in a band. Even more so if A comes after. You know, names like Jack, Jason, Jared, Jayden etc.

    • @zzzcocopepe
      @zzzcocopepe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      J is a common boy nickname too. Just the letter. Guys really like it for some reason

    • @dasaniwaterdude9439
      @dasaniwaterdude9439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      I think just a lot of good looking young guys have J names for whatever reasons lol. Josh/Joshua, James, Jacob, Jake, John, Justin, Jack, etc. It's an obvious trend that I can't unsee.

    • @aayutidere3237
      @aayutidere3237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jonny Depp

    • @julesb.8290
      @julesb.8290 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My name’s Jules and I pretty much like those things lmao

    • @justme8841
      @justme8841 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or M like Max or Mike

  • @OpheliaSerafina
    @OpheliaSerafina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +203

    Worked at a call center and clients always thought my name was either: Pretty, weird, unique, difficult, memorable, or tragic.
    😶

    • @felipebleichvel6823
      @felipebleichvel6823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Magic yep, nice name

    • @MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl
      @MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sometimes one of my friends calls me Ophelia (he thinks it could be the best name for me in English😂) & I like the way he says it😇
      Serafina sounds enchanted and fantasy-like.
      Conclusion: Your name is unique and I kinda like it.

    • @cheeseboogar
      @cheeseboogar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Gorgeous, memorable name 👌

    • @shawna_mills8414
      @shawna_mills8414 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My grandma was called Ophelia

    • @walkthemoon6533
      @walkthemoon6533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ophelia is a painting of a dead girl lol

  • @akai9401
    @akai9401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3624

    Perfect example: Thimothée Chalamet, you wont imagine someone looking like Tom Hardy or Jason Statham with that name

    • @LucielStarz123
      @LucielStarz123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +405

      Ah yes. Teamoretea Marmalade

    • @jadaabbygale4002
      @jadaabbygale4002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      Timitè Dekoratè 😂😏

    • @theodora1901
      @theodora1901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      Really ? Im french and the only thimothée i know are tall and skinny

    • @lilinectar29
      @lilinectar29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @@theodora1901 for me, all Thimothees I know have freckles!!

    • @angrydoodle8919
      @angrydoodle8919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @@lilinectar29 and they’re small and have light brown hair and round glasses lol

  • @sharon-bp9pk
    @sharon-bp9pk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12174

    So this is why Karens always look like Karens... wow

    • @TeeSilvera
      @TeeSilvera 3 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      I wanna speat to the manager, _now_

    • @snowduck1157
      @snowduck1157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +333

      And that's why manager looks like manager....

    • @dogie1070
      @dogie1070 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      I so agree! The attitude speaks so loudly!
      They even choose similar clothing styles, as if wearing a uniform!

    • @jasonn_lifts
      @jasonn_lifts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@snowduck1157 🤣🤣🤣

    • @HayGurlHay
      @HayGurlHay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @Nibbler800 lol

  • @cmaeb9208
    @cmaeb9208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +619

    "our facial features actually change over the years to represent our expectations of how we should look"
    This makes so much sense!! So if I expect to not look good, I actually wont - but if I start expecting to be beautiful I will be?.. wow

    • @natalien.6051
      @natalien.6051 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Believe in yourself and love yourself, I always did! 💕💕🙌

    • @iiwokeup
      @iiwokeup 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Yes basically. Also your body (outward appearance) only is a reflection of your thoughts. So feed you mind beautiful thoughts. Love yourself ❤️

    • @user-xs5hc5mq1c
      @user-xs5hc5mq1c 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      not really i used snapchat filters in all of my early teenage years and thought i was actually pretty but when i looked at myself in the mirror and photos without filters I couldn't accept that im really ugly. so i dont think expectations really work it will just affect your perception of yourself and then mess up your mental health when that perception fades for some reason

    • @lolawho8676
      @lolawho8676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is true

    • @meowWwW21
      @meowWwW21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      It’s basic subliminal science, it’s all in your subconsciousness

  • @vikkki1163
    @vikkki1163 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    i kind of noticed that when i am referred to by my birth name i am more quiet, shy, and soft spoken. But when i am called by my chosen name i am more bold, out spoken, and more extroverted

    • @bigmanrui3503
      @bigmanrui3503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I was waiting for a trans person in the comments! Figured it’s super relevant seeing as a lot of trans people change their names. I’d love to see a section of this video talk about it

    • @LilPoopsie
      @LilPoopsie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@bigmanrui3503 I also like going by a different name, but I'm not trans.. I just hate my birth name..

    • @nebulousdraconic4642
      @nebulousdraconic4642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@bigmanrui3503 Pov: You're trans and looking through the comments for a name stereotype that fits your goals

    • @GoldenBoyDims
      @GoldenBoyDims 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bigmanrui3503 how do you know he/she is trans

    • @bigmanrui3503
      @bigmanrui3503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@GoldenBoyDims I probably shouldn’t have assumed, but given that saying things like your ‘birth name’ and ‘chosen name’ are pretty common in the trans community it seemed likely

  • @bubblegumbitch218
    @bubblegumbitch218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5037

    I wish there was a database where I could just look up names and see all the psychological associations people have with them (my name’s Natasha)

    • @starboy4319
      @starboy4319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +600

      urban dictionary

    • @k_mma
      @k_mma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +233

      @@starboy4319 My urban definition fits me to a t. Either other kaylas are like me or im subconsciously modelling myself after that definition

    • @biademoraes5169
      @biademoraes5169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +267

      In Brazil people usually link this name to a personality of an adventurous party girl. Not a very common name here though.

    • @LaLaLo
      @LaLaLo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +223

      It is common name for sexworkers from ex-USSR countries working in Middle East and Europe.

    • @gll9830
      @gll9830 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      It was the name of a horse girl at school

  • @vlad-igor
    @vlad-igor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4661

    What did you guess pick for that guys name?
    I thought he looked like a Josef.
    I felt Josef fits his face rather than Dan.

    • @SureTina
      @SureTina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      Same!

    • @ljshainevillan1523
      @ljshainevillan1523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      Same!

    • @josyk2142
      @josyk2142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Same!

    • @carlalussini
      @carlalussini 3 ปีที่แล้ว +274

      For me looks like a Dan OR Josef, but he looks hotter as a Josef.

    • @giuliascrafts5050
      @giuliascrafts5050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +179

      Same! We are probably conditioned by the part of the world we come from. What then ... American names all seem short and phonetically all the same. Nick, Rick, pic, sick, rip, dip, sip XD I'm sorry.

  • @crystalfumes4915
    @crystalfumes4915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    There's a huge class aspect to this that shouldn't be forgotten. In France, english-sounding names like Kevin, Jordan, Steven, Jessica, Beverly, etc are usually associated with being stupid. The reason behind this is that these names are usually given by poorer parents to their kids, usually because working class moms in the 80s and 90s were often fans of cheesy american tv shows where the protagonists had those names.
    Of course, kids with those names are not stupid, at least not all of them. However, studies have found that Kevins, for example, had the lowest grades in the country and were the least likely to graduate. Unfortunately, since class is usually linked to how well you do in school, and since your name is basically a class "tag", people will be quick to judge your intelligence and your success based on the name you were given.

    • @Eramor
      @Eramor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      this is probably where the "kyle" stereotype came from

  • @natania_lk
    @natania_lk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    shoutout to all those kids who cant find anything with their name on it in souvenir stores

  • @EldritchCloak
    @EldritchCloak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1314

    I remember reading this book "Eragon" and one of the lines was "your name could either be a blessing or a curse"

    • @fruitygarlic3601
      @fruitygarlic3601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      If you liked the book and that line touched you, check out Le Guin's Earthsea series.

    • @EldritchCloak
      @EldritchCloak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@fruitygarlic3601 thanks for the recommendation 🙏🙏🙏

    • @elijahbryce9526
      @elijahbryce9526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      I've always been pretty sure Paolini just misspelled "dragon" and went "huh, that sounds cool."

    • @diarajade7621
      @diarajade7621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks mom and dad :')

    • @SashiKouran
      @SashiKouran 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine is a curse based on where they got it from.

  • @bryan7300
    @bryan7300 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2113

    Another possible theory is that, certain parents who look a certain way may have the tendency to prefer certain names for their child. For example, a goofy and simple parent who is average looking and doesn't care too much about their attractiveness may give their child some generic names like Bob or Dan. Then their child will inherit their parents looks.

    • @dominodomino1853
      @dominodomino1853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

      My name is daniel and im a literal clone of my dad

    • @techo___o
      @techo___o 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      That's exactly what I thought 😂

    • @kikicvt
      @kikicvt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      What an impact it has - giving a name to a child :O
      Image you had a different name ^^

    • @budstar9288
      @budstar9288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      This is the true answer

    • @mazuki7602
      @mazuki7602 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      i have my dads name but look like my mom. My dad and I are complete opposites. Only thing we have similar is hands and feet

  • @ruetube
    @ruetube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    my grandad would make a really good case study for this effect. he was named vincent after saint vincent de paul. just like saint vincent, he grew up in poverty, was great at literacy, and was the only one of his siblings who continued school past the age of 15. i doubt anyone will see this but i find the correlations so fascinating ngl.

  • @micaelaclifford2729
    @micaelaclifford2729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +757

    That's why some people stand out even just by hearing their name: Beyoncé, Rihanna, Shakira, Zendaya, Dua Lipa, Selena. Now I think I should give my child a rare name and see what they can do about it, no pressure tho.

    • @vanilla5245
      @vanilla5245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

      Are those their real names though? Or those their stage names. A lot of famous people change their names

    • @valerialuna3598
      @valerialuna3598 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@vanilla5245 those are their real names

    • @noneya7880
      @noneya7880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      Seems like names ending in "ah" have some higher level for fame heh heh

    • @aliceliddell8413
      @aliceliddell8413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      you'll give em anxiety

    • @pooja350
      @pooja350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@noneya7880 lemme tell ya something lol

  • @Mieczyslaw_Mason
    @Mieczyslaw_Mason 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1544

    is this why Kevin's are so Kevinish?

    • @chrissyosozzy6465
      @chrissyosozzy6465 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Are you from germany?

    • @Mieczyslaw_Mason
      @Mieczyslaw_Mason 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@chrissyosozzy6465 Nee leider nicht, hab aber schon viele Kevine(?Kevin in Mehrzahl??¿¿) begegnet...

    • @shaskins15
      @shaskins15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I feel like all Kevin's are douchebags.

    • @toothless3835
      @toothless3835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      My brother's name is pronounced kevin but is spelled kavin.
      Kid has depression, is the youngest, is the shiest, and is a pushover. I'm the oldest and definitely more controlling, and usually demand for the things to be done a certain way. I have control issues and anxiety when things are going to plan.
      Anyway, kavin, not a douche.

    • @shaskins15
      @shaskins15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@toothless3835 aww 😢

  • @luvley5323
    @luvley5323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +777

    This reminds me of the twitter post that’s like: whoever names frogs got tha right those things r frogs

    • @brynjames3779
      @brynjames3779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      I think it's the round O and the general roundness of frogs that makes it work. Plus toads, they're a bit more ugly than frogs and I think the name reflects that (I still love toads too)

    • @ThrottleKitty
      @ThrottleKitty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      wolfs go woof and look so wolfy

    • @itscris01
      @itscris01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@brynjames3779 should’ve been p h r o g

    • @liz257
      @liz257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      The word frog is short and round a little bit unusual (not many words sound like frog in daily conversation) ... and so are frogs! Short round and unusual

  • @shenanigan505
    @shenanigan505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    my parents thought it would be cute to give me a completely unique and difficult to spell name bc it'd make me special, but rather it set me up for a lifetime of constantly correcting people and repeating it over and over till they get it

    • @starburst9053
      @starburst9053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I dont even correct people. People call me Elsie, Alyssa anything except for Elisse.

  • @interdimensional4288
    @interdimensional4288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Me, who chose my own name:
    Now, reality can be whatever I want

    • @thefantasylife
      @thefantasylife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The power you hold is immense

    • @davyddocarmocabral2989
      @davyddocarmocabral2989 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did you do that?

    • @interdimensional4288
      @interdimensional4288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@davyddocarmocabral2989 I transitioned to non-binary and didn't like my birth name so I chose another

    • @thefantasylife
      @thefantasylife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@davyddocarmocabral2989 plus you don’t even have to be non-binary to change your name, just go through the legal papers and your name will be legally different

  • @Eli7owls
    @Eli7owls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1712

    As a person with a rare and difficult to pronounce name, I find myself subconsciously drawn to people in the same boat. I feel more connected to them. Like we’re in a secret club that common named people aren’t in and will never understand.

    • @keeshy
      @keeshy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I had a friend in elementary school with your name! :) Maybe we became friends because we both had unusual names 😄

    • @keeshy
      @keeshy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I haven't met anyone else with the name Elisheva other than my friend. And I haven't met anyone with my name.

    • @Eli7owls
      @Eli7owls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@keeshy I’ve heard of the occasional other Elisheva in roundabout ways like this, but I’ve never actually met one personally and I’ve always struggled explaining it to people with no Jewish background. I don’t think I’ve ever met an Acacia so I’m sure I would be drawn to you too lol

    • @worstusernameintheworld9871
      @worstusernameintheworld9871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      lowkey I think it would be cool to hang out with someone who has an uncommon name, unfortunately I don't really get along with those people who do and most people have very common names here

    • @airamaulestia4484
      @airamaulestia4484 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My name is uncommon, I want to join the club too, but my name is easy to pronounce😞

  • @yellowbubblequeen
    @yellowbubblequeen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2443

    My name is Shalishah. Many people assume it’s ghetto and made up. But it’s not...it’s Biblical. I do believe when I tell people this it changes their perspective of me.

    • @kathklim
      @kathklim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      You look like a Shalishah.

    • @josyk2142
      @josyk2142 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yeah I always want that people don’t ask for my name because of that

    • @anarchsnark
      @anarchsnark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      I like it. It's pretty

    • @maxamillion2140
      @maxamillion2140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +245

      Yeah I'm a blonde blue eyed white guy with a name that people assume is black. I rarely get called back on applications but when i get interviews i usually get the job. It's bizarre. I also randomly qualified for an ethnic scholarship in college. I'm naming my kid something that fits their ethnicity.

    • @3XPrince
      @3XPrince 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      @@maxamillion2140 Yess good plan for your kids. I got an androgynous, foreign name and its been bothering me ever since i was young

  • @BlazerT48
    @BlazerT48 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Fun fact : In Indonesia if a baby who is just born got sick, sometimes we would consider that the name is "too heavy" for the child and need to be changed. Funnily enough after the renaming the baby would be cured. Everytime I heard it from friends' experience, I would look at my friend's face and think, no, I can't imagine them being named by their former name. Ofc it's probably just a coincidence, but I thought it's pretty neat

  • @rationalcynic8416
    @rationalcynic8416 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    This reminds of this one day 8 years ago, when an entire class, including myself, thought this one girl was named Mitchy. This girl never said what her name was, but everyone just assumed her name was Mitchy. When a student called her by the name Mitchy, we were all shocked to learn her name was actually Elizabeth, and we didn't think it matched how she looked, it seemed off. But then she explained that she prefers to go by Lizzy, and we all agreed that matched her face a lot more. I don't know, it still amazes me how everyone thought she looked like a Mitchy. Needless to say Lizzy was very confused that day.

    • @allthingslexi6046
      @allthingslexi6046 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mitchie like from camp rock

    • @rationalcynic8416
      @rationalcynic8416 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@allthingslexi6046 She actually did look a little bit like Mitchy from Camp Rock when I think about it. But I don't think that was on any of our minds at the time as we were in the middle taking one of the standardized tests.

  • @Guus115
    @Guus115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +763

    Thats why Peter Griffin completely changed when he realised his middlename is Justin.

    • @Squeegees123
      @Squeegees123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Lol love the episode

    • @justinmob224
      @justinmob224 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      my name is Justin and I'd like to know what episode you are referring to?

    • @sijenkai3928
      @sijenkai3928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@justinmob224 do you remotely look like Justin from rocket league team nrg?

    • @justinmob224
      @justinmob224 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sijenkai3928 I see a bit of a ressemblance...

    • @sadsmmr
      @sadsmmr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      or Gumball changed when he realized his real name is Zak

  • @firstnamelastname904
    @firstnamelastname904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1791

    Abby's are either preppy white girls or goths

    • @OutOfYourVulcanMind
      @OutOfYourVulcanMind 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Most Abbys I've met are latinas.

    • @lightdove7
      @lightdove7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Yep the Abby I know is a preppy white girl

    • @abigailoliver8285
      @abigailoliver8285 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah :-)

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      all the abby's, abi's, abigail's etc. i know are cunts tbh jvsdklv (no offense to anyone called abby though :') ) also jess/jessica's for some reason

    • @jadaabbygale4002
      @jadaabbygale4002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Idk in my country Abbygale or Abigail is known as common a middle name...my cousin and I have the same but spelt differently🌚

  • @winst
    @winst 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    i changed my name when i turned 18 and it's a nickname my friends gave me. i feel like i did this backwards, giving myself a name that fits me better. i love it and would 100% recommend. life's too short for boring names or names that don't sit right with you

  • @angelaengle12
    @angelaengle12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "Lindsey Stirling" does sound like someone who'd play a string instrument, lol.

  • @Dancing_on_Kitten_Heels
    @Dancing_on_Kitten_Heels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1009

    When I joined the military, I had to get used to being called by my last name. It was strange at first, but then as I got used it, it started feeling like separate personalities. Ultimately, I was able to put on and take off the military mindset with the name and uniform.

    • @romkobomko3200
      @romkobomko3200 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am usually called by surname not name

    • @AthenaIsabella
      @AthenaIsabella 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I do the same thing with teaching!

    • @ninaahmad1352
      @ninaahmad1352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Interesting

    • @namedrop721
      @namedrop721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      This is part of why they do it.

    • @runningfromabear8354
      @runningfromabear8354 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I grew up in Britain. Teachers always called us by our surnames.

  • @hazelnutisnuts
    @hazelnutisnuts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +550

    "More anxiety and neuroticism were attributed to those with less common names"
    I swear the anxiety i always have when i am saying my name to someone new and then they heard it almost everytime wrong🤦‍♀️

    • @ll2058
      @ll2058 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Same, I actually changed mine because I couldn't handle having a foreign weird masculine sounding one in a western country. I was bullied for it a lot as a kid and it got to the point where I dreaded travelling and meeting new people and I just voluntarily made myself an outsider. THAT'S how much a name affects your child, parents!!

    • @user-on7zd8yi8g
      @user-on7zd8yi8g 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@ll2058 I can’t imagine that, but I believe you! Leila is a beautiful name- you chose well, would you mind telling what your name was before?

    • @Iden_Elihio_1999
      @Iden_Elihio_1999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ll2058 What was your name tho?

    • @flyingdordish1160
      @flyingdordish1160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed.......a disappointing reality

    • @susanahoria8714
      @susanahoria8714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Same, m'y name Is Noel (spelled like that ) and It Is not Common in argentina (specially because Santa Claus Is called papá Noel hère and It Is a unisex name).

  • @Aiko-jf1lq
    @Aiko-jf1lq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I literally had this theory ever since I was a child, you could always see a pattern between someone's name and their appearance

  • @KisaragiTheKing
    @KisaragiTheKing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    For the people with unusual or uncommon names, I think it would be interesting to finally meet someone with the same name and see if you’re alike at all

  • @seb61709
    @seb61709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +900

    All I know is there are specific names where I automatically know everything about you: Chloe, Ashley, etc

    • @ashlyn6145
      @ashlyn6145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      :o

    • @voguexperimental
      @voguexperimental 3 ปีที่แล้ว +213

      Sarah

    • @joezic
      @joezic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      or sarah

    • @Manvir.
      @Manvir. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      ironic that you're named Sarah LMAO 💀

    • @spiritmatter1553
      @spiritmatter1553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Hence the dark comedy of the 1980s or 90s, the film _Heathers_.

  • @Ifra444
    @Ifra444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    I remember noticing that people looked like their names when I was really little and I used to ask my parents for the other names they would have named me and imagined what I would look like if I had that name

    • @Laura-in9kg
      @Laura-in9kg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      same

    • @nortche6339
      @nortche6339 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      my mother decided how she's gonna name me when she was little so that was pretty much certain, but i remember wonderig how different i would be if my second name was my first one

  • @wattpadusergeek342
    @wattpadusergeek342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I give my book characters far out names to bypass the stereotypical imagined faces that names create in a reader’s mind. I like to think it makes my readers pay more attention to the character descriptions or that they becoming more aware that they might be bias based on what they’ve always assumed about the protagonist, antagonist or other characters in stories.

    • @its_t_nang6909
      @its_t_nang6909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I do the same too without realizing it. I want my characters to have names that gives depth to them or, the opposite of who they are. It’s fun. This video gave me a good insight!

  • @shahad2814
    @shahad2814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I think meaning of a name also plays a big role. My parents named me Shahad (meaning honey), and told me the meaning of my name quite early on. Growing up I found myself striving to be as nice and sweet as possible, so that my personality would reflect my name. Even if there were people I originally disliked. I had the tendency to go that extra mile just to make sure they liked me.

    • @StoatoftheSouth
      @StoatoftheSouth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Unless your name means something you can't possibly be.... o_0

  • @christiantava442
    @christiantava442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1273

    Suggestion: a video about androgyny features

    • @abner9404
      @abner9404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What's androgyny?

    • @miele6963
      @miele6963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      @@abner9404 not really looking like a boy or girl, gender neutral

    • @ilinel1321
      @ilinel1321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yessssss✨

    • @yeuxdebiche3915
      @yeuxdebiche3915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nooo

    • @tp4883
      @tp4883 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      hell yeahh

  • @III-wb5dk
    @III-wb5dk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1675

    Interestingly the name “Kevin” is in Germany somehow perceived as someone being more stupid.. So if you ever plan to raise your child in Germany do your kids a favor and don’t name them Kevin 😅
    it even got that far that in 2018, people named Kevin protested a dictionary’s pick as Kevin being the “young’s people insult word” of the year :/
    (edit: Does anyone actually know where this association in so many European countries stems from?🤔 I always wondered why...)

    • @Yellow.1844
      @Yellow.1844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      in France too

    • @mishynaofficial
      @mishynaofficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      Also avoid Adolf/Adolph.🌚

    • @edocsil123
      @edocsil123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +218

      same stereotype in belgium, Kevin here is compareable to the american Kyle

    • @inspireandbeinspired579
      @inspireandbeinspired579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      This is the exact same in france 😂

    • @III-wb5dk
      @III-wb5dk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

      Wow I had no idea that it´s more a European than German thing with the name Kevin 😂

  • @harperladd9733
    @harperladd9733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s why I love people watching and guessing their names!

  • @XyphileousLF
    @XyphileousLF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Living life as an Alexandre in the midwestern USA has really instilled a matrix of complexes about who my ideal self is.
    If it weren't for my last name being such a powerfully down to earth statement my first two names 'Alexandre Etienne' would have had free reign in guiding me toward a life of ego-maniacal villainy.

  • @sekar_exe
    @sekar_exe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +844

    In my country (Indonesia), sometimes parents change their child's name because of 'keberatan nama'. It basically means the name carries too much burden to the name owner. Parents change their child's name when their child constantly sick. I don't know if there's any criteria for the weigh of someone's name 😅 The last time I know someone who did this was 11 years ago lol

    • @sjgee4309
      @sjgee4309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      How cool! This is a thing in Jewish culture too 😍

    • @sekar_exe
      @sekar_exe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@sjgee4309 Whoa really? 😮 I learn something new XD

    • @kathh_1467
      @kathh_1467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      YES!! THIS HAPPENED IN MY PLACE TOO!!
      I'M FROM NTT
      THEY DID THIS TOO IF YOU'RE CONSTANTLY SICK ALL THE TIME.
      AND THE CHILD'S NAME WILL CHANGE TO THEIR GRANPA/GRANDMA NAME

    • @monwodah
      @monwodah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      We have this here in Pakistan too! My mom's cousin's name was changed thrice until he finally stopped being sick and unlucky in general

    • @kathh_1467
      @kathh_1467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@monwodah wow.. I thought that it was only in Indonesia😂
      High five 🙌🏻🙌🏻

  • @ijustusethisaccounttocomme2325
    @ijustusethisaccounttocomme2325 3 ปีที่แล้ว +860

    Are you telling me that when I entered school and they asked what my nickname was (original name: Annabel) and I said 'Annie' that that literally shaped who I am as a person and had I said 'Anne' (the name I had always wanted to go by because of the famous five's Anne) I might LITERALLY style myself differently?

    • @Fifi-jb3yx
      @Fifi-jb3yx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      So call yourself anne when you go to college!

    • @ljshainevillan1523
      @ljshainevillan1523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      I was "Shaine" till high school. And now in college, I go by "LJ". It's amazing how your name can affect people's perception about you and their treatment towards you.

    • @missygee531
      @missygee531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      That happened to my daughter. There were 2 Melanies in her 1st grade class. The teacher called my daughter "Mel". I told her not to bc i didnt name my daughter that. But she told me it was easier for her as the teacher (whaaaat??) Well it followed my daughter all thru school. I believe it shaped her. She was so unlike me..she turned into a tomboy. Thats ok, but darn that teacher...i gave my daughter a pretty name for a reason.

    • @chibijennie4564
      @chibijennie4564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      @@missygee531 theres nothing wrong in the teachers logic though. there wer two girls with the same name and so one had to be shortened anyway, its pure coincidence your daughter was chosen instead of the other but theres nothng wrong with being a tomboy. i doubt that it was JUST her name that influenced that lol

    • @missygee531
      @missygee531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@chibijennie4564 thats what i said - nothing wrong with being a tomboy "thats ok"(??) but my daughter mentioned the name incident a short time ago. She remembered it like it was yesterday. She didnt like it. I believe a child has a right to be called by their given name and not a name 'given' by someone else. The other Melanie had some developmental issue and the teacher felt drawn to help her. My daughter had no issues til the name Mel stuck. The kids teased her about her 'boy' name. I knew it wud happen. Well what came next?? A child that was confident and really pretty turned inward. Then came the child that felt she wasnt accepted very well by her peers. No dear, not ok to change someone's name bc u the teacher isnt sharp enough to keep things straight.

  • @scorpioj3
    @scorpioj3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always know about how people's names effect their appearances since I was a child so I'm very happy a video is being made about it

  • @brry8729
    @brry8729 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    when i meet a stranger (example, charlie) i sometimes say "you look like the most charlie looking charlie ive ever seen" or "charlie looks more charlier than you" because i dont know how to start a conversation

  • @buchanannny
    @buchanannny 3 ปีที่แล้ว +806

    This is so terribly interesting. I've been wondering about this my whole life. Growing up in Japan as an Andrew pronounced Andoryuu, I've noticed a difference not only in the facial muscles used when I speak Japanese vs English, but also changes in my countenance and personality depending on the language I'm conversing in. You've given me great resources to look further consider.

    • @taoist32
      @taoist32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Language changes perception as well as appearance.

    • @Omgyoucanchangeyourhandle
      @Omgyoucanchangeyourhandle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Same here, when I lived in Taiwan my name was Mina which sounds cuter than my English name. My Chinese speaking friends often consider me to have a cute personality whereas my American friends wouldn't describe my personality as cute, I think language can make a difference in personality as well as name.

    • @newchangeunlisted_viewer5594
      @newchangeunlisted_viewer5594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Uh I like this topic too but using different muscles in your face when you speak in a different language is basically a given.

    • @chloereed2434
      @chloereed2434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@newchangeunlisted_viewer5594 its very different tho because Japanese dont have a one letter alphabet like us it's alot of 2 letter sounds usually put together to make a word and they struggle with pronouncing some letters western people use.

    • @5-starmichelin760
      @5-starmichelin760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm not a native English speaker but I also feel that my personality changes when I speak in English compared to my native language. My voice sounds different as well, which is interesting.

  • @abstrakt8709
    @abstrakt8709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    I remember when I was younger , my sister and I would say , for example , that the girl over there looks like a Katie or that a boy we saw on the street looks like a Kevin . It was really strange , and kind of doesn’t make sense , but I guess we associated some features to specific names , and weirdly synced these thoughts despite a two year difference

    • @yusurkassem4174
      @yusurkassem4174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      My sister and I did that once while we were waiting in a long queue 😂
      I feel like it worked for a while but there was a lot of arguing to agree on a common name lol

    • @adr_x1114
      @adr_x1114 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg sameeeee

    • @fieldmouse8910
      @fieldmouse8910 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes!! I do that too!!

    • @abstrakt8709
      @abstrakt8709 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yusurkassem4174 I don’t think we ever argued about it , it was more like , “ omg wasn’t she such a ... Lucy “ ma sister “ nah she defiantly a Maddy “ me - “ oh ye , she does look more like a Maddy “ lolol 😂

    • @shafiabduljabber7155
      @shafiabduljabber7155 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yo you watch saiki k?

  • @DarthYall
    @DarthYall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This would explain why I felt the need to change my name when I escaped my bad childhood environment. I really feel like my original birthname is not my name. I hate the sound of it, I hate saying it. It feels like a bad word because people were so hateful towards me

  • @Applepear893
    @Applepear893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is fascinating. Someone once told me that my name suits me, and I thought it was interesting because I never really gave much thought to my name being a part of me

  • @andrew-qb5le
    @andrew-qb5le 3 ปีที่แล้ว +330

    Quoves serving up the content I didn’t know I needed. I gotta figure out what to name my kid now

    • @ilinel1321
      @ilinel1321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Dont get a kid

    • @noufilasif323
      @noufilasif323 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Justin or Jason for chadness and hotness

    • @starlessfae
      @starlessfae 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damon>>>

    • @AABB-zb6dv
      @AABB-zb6dv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hercules

    • @user-sg4ov7ng4h
      @user-sg4ov7ng4h 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      kyle so he can break your wall when you need it

  • @spiritmatter1553
    @spiritmatter1553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    I’ve been serious about skin care, especially sun protection, all my adult life. People assume that I’m younger than my chronological age because of the lack of sun damage to my skin. Sometimes I make a joke about how I have a portrait in my attic that looks horrible....and nobody gets it. So....Thanks for mentioning "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

    • @kathrinat9824
      @kathrinat9824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Share those skin care tips

    • @spiritmatter1553
      @spiritmatter1553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@kathrinat9824 So simple, so easy, so cheap! I don’t leave the house during daylight hours, even to take out the trash, without at least a sunscreen of 10-25 SPF on my face and arms. I wear brimmed hats outside when I can. And I stopped smoking at the age of 29. Hadn’t been a heavy smoker anyway, but I feared those fine nicotine wrinkles far more than lung cancer!

    • @hunter-xp3nu
      @hunter-xp3nu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@spiritmatter1553 imma need to get me a trimmed hat now

    • @spiritmatter1553
      @spiritmatter1553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@hunter-xp3nu Do it, you won’t regret it! And depending on your choice, you’ll acquire a stylish retro look as well. 🤠

    • @dima-jw7lt
      @dima-jw7lt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is why I want Korean&Japanese style swimwear for sea in my country but I can't find 😿

  • @user-ce5ez4up4x
    @user-ce5ez4up4x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is fascinating! I’ve never met anyone with my name, but my parents did make an effort to spell it in a way that would make it easiest to pronounce. People still get it wrong more than half the time. I do tend more toward neuroticism, and I haven’t ever felt like I quite fit in, even though I’m generally socially accepted. I’ve actually usually felt that people found me more memorable in a positive way because my name was different.

  • @iiAngelic
    @iiAngelic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I changed my legal name for the reasons this entire video denotes. Good to see such a complicated analysis explained and played out!

  • @kurtliammagsumbol6219
    @kurtliammagsumbol6219 3 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    You should do a vid on what makes a good smile because it’s not just teeth that matters

    • @mariamb7409
      @mariamb7409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      In my opinion a good smile has to do a lot with the expression of the eyes because they mostly show ones true emotions,
      less than with what your teeth look like
      For example if someone has a cold look in their eyes and smiles it seems kinda weird and creepy
      The smile suddenly doesn't match their actual emotion and it feels off suddenly making them seem less sympathetic

    • @Ashraf-wl9iq
      @Ashraf-wl9iq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I think it's about the shape of your lips and face too

    • @mondaysandtuesdays6842
      @mondaysandtuesdays6842 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      when someone smiles with their whole face

  • @belle2716
    @belle2716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    Doesn’t anyone else really want to know if their face matches their name now🤔

    • @m_jyi6185
      @m_jyi6185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      You look like a belle lol

    • @gabrielavasquez7395
      @gabrielavasquez7395 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes like do I look like a Gabriela???

    • @beccareid4816
      @beccareid4816 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@gabrielavasquez7395 hmmmm you look like a Lisa.

    • @demonic6042
      @demonic6042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Oh you look like a belle alright, you look like you could be belle from beauty and the beast, tbh.

    • @elirchi9214
      @elirchi9214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Totally agree with the other reply, u look like Belle from Beauty and the Beast, go rock that name girl

  • @evaskarlou4908
    @evaskarlou4908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was telling my girl friends about how I feel like if I had a different name I wouldn't be who I am today, and they just wouldn't understand it. I always thought it had an impact on people so it's nice to see that this actually exists

  • @musics4me
    @musics4me 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love how you put a real David on your thumbnail!

  • @devansh7514
    @devansh7514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    As Joey says - "no way are you cool enough to pull off a Clint"

    • @fjdjzfhrsut8063
      @fjdjzfhrsut8063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Who's Joey?

    • @fjdjzfhrsut8063
      @fjdjzfhrsut8063 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      What's a clint?

    • @devansh7514
      @devansh7514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@fjdjzfhrsut8063 He is the character from friends who tells his friend Chandler if he ever changed his name to "Clint", he can never pull it off cause he isn't cool enough, so just as the narrator says "one looks like their name"

    • @tp4883
      @tp4883 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeahh

    • @fentanylgod
      @fentanylgod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@fjdjzfhrsut8063 clint eastwood

  • @dd-uf9nw
    @dd-uf9nw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    That's why all the rich kids in India have names like Ahana Aashana and middle class kids have names like Mohan Vijay Adarsh.

  • @vanessahollenbach85
    @vanessahollenbach85 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aight I'ma head off to FB to use the search bar to do some research

  • @sofia-rosegionomo8201
    @sofia-rosegionomo8201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Crazy how this works, my parents actually named my sister after someone solely because they thought she was beautiful (Vanessa Williams btw and they're not wrong she's gorgeous) so she subconsciously always keeps up her appearance where as I'm named after both of my grandmothers and not only so I look weirdly like both of them but I just happen to have a lot of their same interests and taste in things

  • @maxamillion2140
    @maxamillion2140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    I wonder how much of an effect this has casting roles in movies. Like Mark Hamill looks like a Luke to me, not a Mark.

  • @gv5884
    @gv5884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    How we are called totally affects our personality: in middle school, there were a lot of girls with my name, so people called me by my last one, and I behaved kinda accordingly (?), until it started bothering me, because being called by your surname passes a cool and fun vibe, which was not what I wanted. In the last year of middle school, I was transferred to a different one, where there weren't any "Giovana"s. Then, as there I was perceived as differently, I behaved differently. Idk, I actually don't think I look like my name. Some people say I look like a Pamela.

    • @dima-jw7lt
      @dima-jw7lt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      In Sufism it is said all letters have different frequency and energy, and their combination too, so affect.

    • @yusurkassem4174
      @yusurkassem4174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah you don't look like your name

    • @llanasofiall
      @llanasofiall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@yusurkassem4174 hmm I'd say she does, there is nothing wrong with a giovanna haha

    • @zzzcocopepe
      @zzzcocopepe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Giovana is an Italian name right? You look Italian

  • @Barjavelle131
    @Barjavelle131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    This is how we got "Heather, Heather... and Heather.."

  • @Giovaramos
    @Giovaramos 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is fascinating.

  • @constantindenis8130
    @constantindenis8130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    Just found out Denis means Dionysus - an ancient greek god. That's really cool since I've always loved greek mythology.

    • @alexandriettaavarie1179
      @alexandriettaavarie1179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      you must be fun at parties then

    • @moommoom6915
      @moommoom6915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@alexandriettaavarie1179 ???

    • @alexandriettaavarie1179
      @alexandriettaavarie1179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@moommoom6915 u know what 'god of' dionysus is?

    • @alexandriettaavarie1179
      @alexandriettaavarie1179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@moommoom6915 wouldve told u but i forgot the exact detail & i cant be bothered to google it, sorry hahahaha

    • @BallsMcgrubber
      @BallsMcgrubber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      God of wine and parties

  • @Nadiaputriangginita
    @Nadiaputriangginita 3 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    My dad named me Nadia just because it sounds pretty and everyone can pronounce it. Later I found out it means hope in slavic languages

    • @nadiaarsenijevic8594
      @nadiaarsenijevic8594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Oh a fellow Nadia!! Haven't seen one in ages! As a slav I can attest it is an abbreviation of Nadežda which means hope! (Also J Hope in your pic🥺💚)

    • @Nadiaputriangginita
      @Nadiaputriangginita 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Richard Wellington Damn right. Cause people would be disappointed how ugly this Nadia compared to Nadia in American Pie

    • @eggegg8181
      @eggegg8181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nadia is a nice name

    • @nadyafairuzr.261
      @nadyafairuzr.261 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey there, may I join? Lol 😆
      Instead of using the 'i' letter, my parents chose 'y', but it's still pronounced as Nadia.

    • @blackvelevet3172
      @blackvelevet3172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hobi ?

  • @kuyomixd
    @kuyomixd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ive been thinking about this for so long finally

  • @meagan1510
    @meagan1510 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "less commonly spelled names are more likely to have less uniformly attractive traits" this video just called me ugly

  • @MoonLightOnWater1
    @MoonLightOnWater1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I never felt an emotional connection to my name. Two former boyfriends apparently felt the same and said my name didn’t fit me....so much so, that they independently gave me names that better fit me (in their opinions).

    • @dorrolorro
      @dorrolorro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      you should give yourself a name that you love

    • @MoonLightOnWater1
      @MoonLightOnWater1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dorrolorro so true! I’m already “branded” by my name which is very “cheerleader” like. Not a bad thing but it’s almost the complete opposite of my life which is a nerdy Happy bookworm world explorer 🤣

    • @zzzcocopepe
      @zzzcocopepe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What about your middle name

    • @MoonLightOnWater1
      @MoonLightOnWater1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@zzzcocopepe You would think they would have chosen my middle name, but no: one named me Samantha and the other (I married him twice) called me Sakile (Sah-KEY-lay) an KiSwahile (African) name....

    • @masteryodawhoisdummythicc1864
      @masteryodawhoisdummythicc1864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The strangest name I've ever heard, MoonLightOnWater is.

  • @kekoakaawa8879
    @kekoakaawa8879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    My name is Kekoa, and I’m glad my parents gave me my name as I have grown into and and I think it suits me well. 💕

    • @ER-nh9ss
      @ER-nh9ss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Your name is sooo cute

    • @kekoakaawa8879
      @kekoakaawa8879 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      E R thank you 😊

    • @zzzcocopepe
      @zzzcocopepe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Is that Hawaiian?

    • @kekoakaawa8879
      @kekoakaawa8879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cucumamacacapipi yes 😊

    • @thegalhorowitz
      @thegalhorowitz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      if I had a little bird with black speckles Id name it Kekoa...Idk why. Sounds like an exotic bird

  • @williama7124
    @williama7124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So interesting! I remember wondering about the significance of names and the effect they can have on an individual. When hearing peoples names I often think, they look like that name but also there are times when I see someone and I think, they don't look like their name (whatever that means). Sometimes there are really beautiful unusual looking people with a generic name and sometimes there are plain looking people with really unique names.

  • @anthonypc1
    @anthonypc1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I've heard this effect also called "stereotype threat" in other contexts.
    Like, if you're repeated told you are born a "Scorpio" or a "Leo" or "Zebra" or whatever, because of a superstitious belief system that assigns personal expectations and fortunes to people based on a relative view of distant planets and imagined symbolic shapes drawn between stars as seen from Earth on our birthday.... this can actually influence how you think of yourself and how your personality develops, and informs conscious choices too the more you buy into the (in this case baseless) stereotype.

  • @Jade-ns5dm
    @Jade-ns5dm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    so that's why people treat me differently based on what name i tell them 😐 my name's adonis but i used to prefer using donny in introductions bc it seemed more "friendly" sounding and those people said their impressions of me were fun and friendly. but ever since i started using adonis the impressions i got were: serious, intimidating, uptight even lmao

  • @thegeordie4life550
    @thegeordie4life550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Elliott is my own name and I've always thought it looks aesthetically pleasing.

    • @rosemania7556
      @rosemania7556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Tbh it is. Elliott is just.. Idk man. It just rolls on the tongue 💫aesthetically💫 ,,

    • @thegeordie4life550
      @thegeordie4life550 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@rosemania7556 Making me blush mate

    • @amnaomer280
      @amnaomer280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      definitely.

  • @bobbleheadpilly
    @bobbleheadpilly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    With it becoming more and more common for parents to come up with “unique” / uncommon names, I wonder how this all will change and if the Dorian Effect will still hold, or eventually become moot.

  • @rashir656
    @rashir656 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "hmmmm"
    *looks at Thor, Captain America and Starlord side by side*
    "interesting"

  • @fruitytarian
    @fruitytarian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    "more anxiety and neuroticism were attributed to less common names.."
    My parents found a name in a foreign language and then added a twist to the spelling so I've never seen anyone else with my name..constantly having to spell it and pronounce it, and explain where the heck it came from really did a number on me. To this day I hate introductions and meeting new people 😞

    • @byee5056
      @byee5056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      All the Africans with native names feel your pain 😂

    • @feconway
      @feconway 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Fruitytarian is a pretty interesting name though, kudos to your parents

    • @fruitytarian
      @fruitytarian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @S. Conway haha 😂

    • @fruitytarian
      @fruitytarian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Byee I think native/traditional names are cool, they give you a link to culture and history 😀

    • @cockycookie1
      @cockycookie1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Print cards with your name and hand them to people

  • @Fr0zenPeanut
    @Fr0zenPeanut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    As someone with a rare name and a personality disorder from the anxiety cluster I feel personally attacked by #6 at 6:55.

    • @tinowenda1071
      @tinowenda1071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same 😅

    • @whitetrashwarriorprincess
      @whitetrashwarriorprincess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me tooooo

    • @palea6436
      @palea6436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me. My name is old weird and unique and you cab imagine the childhood i had.

    • @greenjupiter
      @greenjupiter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey there we have the same name at least here hahah

    • @arthurgrisharivera7885
      @arthurgrisharivera7885 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      true, I feel personally attacked hahahaha, so It looks that I am not alone

  • @Vy-if3zd
    @Vy-if3zd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that on the thumblnail you put north african names, makes me happy to see it as an Algerian person

  • @idntgiveafuckkk
    @idntgiveafuckkk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Daamn now i know why all Sarah’s, Emily’s look alike

  • @sinatraforeign
    @sinatraforeign 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    More accurately it is not Face to Name, rather Face to Name-Pronouncation.

  • @what3ver983
    @what3ver983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    My mom always told me: The name does not make the person but the person makes the name😉

  • @nickflynn439
    @nickflynn439 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    "I think a man's name says a lot about him...my name's Steele, Colt Steele. What's your name?"
    "Smallwood, Dick Smallwood."

  • @ellacielo8518
    @ellacielo8518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I completely get the weird-name and spelling thing. I had a different spelling of an uncommon name, and I have severe anxiety. Since changing it to something a lot easier, I do feel like my confidence has gone up when having to say my name.