Baby Naming Using Google Images
from the who-says-the-internet-isn't-useful dept
Baby names can be quite a source of controversy. Some people want to name their kids something unique or special, but don't necessarily consider the years of torture they might have to live through being associated with a bad name. When it comes to naming your baby, you might be tempted to look up lists of popular names or what certain names mean. However, that doesn't reveal how most people feel about those names. Instead, the writer suggests a fairly simple (and somewhat amusing) method for testing the cultural acceptance of any given name. Just go to Google's image search engine and take a look at the images associated with the various names you're considering. They suggest what sorts of people have what sorts of name. Do they look like loners? Do their friends look sober? Do they wear too much makeup? It's a quick cultural test (you can even limit the searches to certain geographies, if you want to see how the name plays in your country). The article itself is fairly amusing, as the guy tries to gently persuade a neighbor not to subject his newborn to the name Oscar...
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
