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Top 10 ‘bad boy’ baby names
‘Ivan’ may be terrible, and ‘Alec’ not a smart choice, new study suggests
By Michael Inbar
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 9:13 a.m. ET, Fri., July 17, 2009
New parents may balk at naming their newborn boys such tried-and-true but yawn-inducing names as Michael or David — but a new study shows that if they play it safe, they may be doing their babies a favor.
Writing in Social Science Quarterly, Shippensburg University professor David Kalist says giving newborn males oddball, girly or strange first names may just help land them in jail.
In alphabetical order, the Top 10 “bad boy” names, according to Kalist, are Alec, Ernest, Garland, Ivan, Kareem, Luke, Malcolm, Preston, Tyrell and Walter.
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‘Ivan’ may be terrible, and ‘Alec’ not a smart choice, new study suggests
By Michael Inbar
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 9:13 a.m. ET, Fri., July 17, 2009
New parents may balk at naming their newborn boys such tried-and-true but yawn-inducing names as Michael or David — but a new study shows that if they play it safe, they may be doing their babies a favor.
Writing in Social Science Quarterly, Shippensburg University professor David Kalist says giving newborn males oddball, girly or strange first names may just help land them in jail.
In alphabetical order, the Top 10 “bad boy” names, according to Kalist, are Alec, Ernest, Garland, Ivan, Kareem, Luke, Malcolm, Preston, Tyrell and Walter.
Chicka yeahhh!! lol
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