Odd names turn boys bad

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/2595831/Odd-names-turn-boys-bad

Boys growing up with popular names such as Michael, Joshua and Christopher have a good chance of leading law-abiding lives - but those named Kareem, Walter or Ivan could find themselves on the wrong side of the law.

That's according to a United States study that claims the more unpopular, uncommon or feminine a boy's first name, the greater the chance he will end up behind bars.

Shippensburg University professor David Kalist's report in Social Science Quarterly shows that "unpopular names are likely not the cause of crime", but he explains that factors often associated with those names can "increase the tendency toward juvenile delinquency".

Boys with uncommon names are often ridiculed by peers, come from families of low socioeconomic status and face discrimination in the workforce, according to the study.

The top 10 bad-boy names in the United States - Alec, Ernest, Garland, Ivan, Kareem, Luke, Malcolm, Preston, Tyrell and Walter.

Thanks to Greg's orgy for the link.


I'm gonna take a shot in the dark and say the reason Walter is considered a bad-boy name is cause of Breaking Bad. Hell, most of them were named after the most trusted man in America.

 

[GreyBush]

See Humberto.

 

[droplet]

how can luke (and possibly alec and malcolm) be seen as bad names?

 

[grok]

Shippensburg must be such a bad university

 

[Nether]

Have to agree with this.

Just look at how Tyrell Lannister turned out!

 

[cerebus]

Alec, Ernest, Garland, Ivan, Kareem, Luke, Malcolm, Preston, Tyrell and Walter.

In the States those are largely black names. Black families have lower socioeconomic status and have a higher crimerate. What do you expect? I don't see what's so odd about Luke, Alec, Ernest or Walter though.

 

[Compton_effect]

I don't know - Sue seemed to turn out ok. (Lets see how many get the reference)

Mind you - knew a guy who named his son Odin - one look at the little guy and you knew he was either going to have to be the bully or be bullied at school.

 

[noxibox]

Not Marion (if your surname is Cobretti).

List of names to avoid

 

[Sinbad]

Have to agree with this.

Just look at how Tyrell Lannister turned out!

Who?

 

[supersunbird]

but those named Kareem, Walter or Ivan could find themselves on the wrong side of the law.

Walter? :wtf:

 

[supersunbird]

Who?

Game of Thrones character

 

[Sinbad]

Game of Thrones character

Not so much...
Mace, Loras and Margaery Tyrell, or Tyrion or Tywin Lannister ...

 

[supersunbird]

Not so much...
Mace, Loras and Margaery Tyrell, or Tyrion or Tywin Lannister ...

Oh crap yes!!! I plead scotoma...

 

[Compton_effect]

Not Marion (if your surname is Cobretti).

List of names to avoid

Definetly not calling my kid Thor. :wtf:

 

[noxibox]

Definetly not calling my kid Thor. :wtf:

I have a friend with that name. Hasn't killed anyone. That I know of.

 

[LithIX]

Walter? :wtf:

Breaking Bad... duh!

 

[xumwun]

Walter from Fringe wasn't exactly an angel either.

 

[GreGorGy]

Make for killer reading

I wonder how applicable these studies are in third-world and non-English countries.

 

[Nether]

Not so much...
Mace, Loras and Margaery Tyrell, or Tyrion or Tywin Lannister ...

Eish thats what happens when you google really fast and see Tywin on the images and assume you spelled it correctly....

And I even though it was such a good joke too....:erm:

 

[Keegan]

and Keegan?