What's In a Name? Do You Look Like Yours?
Do you look like your name? A new study says it's entirely possible. Research shows people can match names to faces of strangers with surprising accuracy, according to newswise.com. Now, I'm not so sure I look like a Debbie. I'm not bouncy and cute, with swinging blonde hair, like Debbie Reynolds, who I suspect I was named after, as there are no other Debbie's within miles of my family. Big surprise. It may have something to do with the cultural stereotypes we attach to names. I could never see naming a baby "Fred" (as my first boyfriend's parents did), or "Arthur," or Selma. Those names conjure up old people, I'm sure, unlike "Tiffany" or "Heather" or "Sean" or "Ethan." (Don't know what you make of names like "Apple" and "Blue.") But names can give away a person's age, it's come to my attention. You don't see too many Dolores' or Betty's (or...