A person’s name might affect his or her happiness, because people who have rare names report higher levels of happiness than those with more common names, research shows. Researchers believe this could be the result of humans’ subconscious desire to be considered unique from others. Research also reveals that people who have common names are likely to rate their names as being more rare than they actually are, a psychology term referred to as the false uniqueness effect.
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anon355021
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Most interesting. I am happy to have a name that I do not believe anyone else in the entire world has (that is, my first middle and last name combined). I and happy with it and happy to share. |
anon354994
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This has been a very important consideration in naming ceremonies for newborns according to the Vedas. The ceremony is called 'Namkaran sanskaar' naming ceremony. |