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[Opinions] Re: Leopold
Really! I never would have imagined a young man thinking Leopold was dorky or weak.I'd love to know if you can think of any other names that men and women see very differently?
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I would assume that there are quite a few. But the general thing in American culture would be that men would tend to prefer more common names, while women are more likely to want their children to have names which are uncommon. The students in the experimental psychology class at my university did a research project this semester where that was exactly what they found. When I do informal research in my introductory psychology classes in Nebraska, the men are MUCH more likely to say they would give their children names which are common in their own generation (such as Ashley, Jessica, Matthew, or Jason) than the women are. Like all gender differences, this is not a 100% difference, but it certainly is the general trend.
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Interestingthe men are MUCH more likely to say they would give their children names which are common in their own generationMy experience discussing names with my husband support this data, especially when it comes to his opinions on female names.
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