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Alphabetism: The Effects of Surname Initial in Life Outcomes [pdf] (colorado.edu)
3 points by ftxbro on April 13, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


It would be very hard to argue the same doesn't hold for given names.

With a mid-alphabet surname we named the offspring in the A-set. Couldn't hurt.

A friend has named one A- and one Z- and my partner observed he must be planning at least 2 more because there's no midpoint in an even-number alphabet.




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