"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
By any other name would smell as sweet."
Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)
A name is something most of us are born with, like hair color or gender. It was decided before we even got here.
That said, I’m pretty happy with my name. I like ‘Katie’- always have. I like other ‘Katie-s’ too even though I haven’t met very many in real life. I think the name represents who I am pretty well.
But it does make me wonder- when you hear a name, does a set of corresponding personality traits for that name rush forward in your mind? It does for me and I always wondered why. Is it the people we meet? Do we associate the same traits with everyone who bares that name? OR do our names define who we are and people with the same name kind of morph into the mold? (cue twilight zone music)
I’ve decided to do a little experiment and I welcome you to do the same in the comments section. Here are a list of girls names- I’d like you to copy it and give the personality trait that comes to you first for each.
Jessica
Emily
Carla
Megan
Here are some of mine:
Britney – Quirky
Gina – Funny & Outgoing
Sarah- Quiet and Sweet
Tanya – Bad Ass (hello? Tanya Harding anyone?)
Tell me -what do you think about people with the same name sharing traits? Do they really or is it just our minds categorizing?
