What stereotypes do you have for people with certain names?

Chads are dicks.

Boris—I picture a burly Russian. I’m sure there are scrawny Borises out there of many nationalities, but it’s hard to picture.

Suzies are easy.

I don’t have many stereotypes associated with names but a Tiffany has got to be an airhead.

Vince usually knows a guy who takes care of problems.

Pam cooks real food all the time.

Bob is always good company.

Veronica has issues, but she’s gorgeous.

Duane wants me to meet his brother.

Cecil is self concious about everything.

Ludmila will want to know exactly why I’m late.

Ryan is sexy but will never notice me.

Dick wants everyone to know he prefers to be called Richard, and he’s kind of a dick about it.

Maria is so kind, but she puts up with way too much shit.

Jess was raised on a farm and laughs at everything.

Not really. I know a Karen, she doesn’t fit that mold at all. I sometimes use fake names like Cletus or Virgil in Fluther, when I’m on a rant about dumb redneck types, like a few people I know in Texas. Otherwise, not into stereotypes much. More so with names.

Humor welcome.

David is dull. He is kind and has a sense of duty, but his life only revolves around work.

Augustine cares too much about his appearance and likes to boast about everything.

George is boring and too trusting. He has a heart of gold though.

Cassandra is volatile. She likes to be in charge.

Gertrude is stoic and unemotional. She has a strong will and no one can change her mind.

Jacob likes to resort to vigilance, although he has a strong sense of justice.

They are people from my stories so yeah…

There were five Pams in mu senior class, and they were all cute, blond, cheerleader types, and all the guys wanted to date them.

I don’t have any problems with Karens. Becky, on the other hand, will cause problems.

The only assumptions I make about someone according to their names is their age. There are no Taylors or Madisons or Ashleys that are 70 or 80 years old, at least not that I know of.

Babies born now are generally not being named Linda or Donna or Barbara. They’re also not being named Archibald or Walter or Harold.

Emma is plain but kind
Noah is prematurely old
Aiden is good looking and superior
Thomas is invisible under a bright light

We know what Cleetus thinks and who he wants for “prezdent”.

Not really except as they often correlate to religious beliefs. Like Moses, Muhammad, etc..

Igor big and mean.
Jill blonde and sweet.
Lars blonde, attractive Swedish man.
Anthony cocky Italian guy.
Rebbel dark, handsome, brooding Dutch guy.

I take exception to two of these names. Tiffany is my daughters name, and Becky was my Jr. High girl friend. Sweeties, both of them. I’m sad and offended now : ( Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, I’m gonna go eat worms.

^your mom wears army boots.

Thanks for the answers!

Acknowledging some of the comments above:

I don’t assume much when I hear a name, except maybe age or ethnicity, but those can be way off, you never know. I haven’t met a Fannie under age 100, but maybe one exists. I had a great aunt Fannie.

You would think Francesca is always Italian, but my niece had an Asian girl named Francesca in her nursery school many years ago. I’ve met a lot of Black people who use Spanish names who are not Latin American not Spanish.

My name is extremely popular for my generation and since I’m under 55 in a 55 and older community, for the first time in my life I am not surrounded by people with my same name. When I hear my name I assume it is someone my age or younger.

Although, I’m not surprised when a Brad or a Chad has lived a fairly entitled life.

Also, I would assume Muhammad is Arab, and Jesus is Latin American, but not necessarily religious.

The Kaitlins are now in their 30’s.

every woman that I knew named Candy was a stripper

There was a redheaded Candy that I went to school with. I do think it was short for Candace.

I am prejudiced against Chad and Brads and Brocks (and probably others that aren’t coming to mind), and slightly suspicious of Jeffs and Geoffs.

I also have trouble with invented names that sound too silly to me. Though they make me prejudiced against whoever named someone that.

I met a Candy who was a software engineer, and no strippers.

@janbb Candy sure Candance

Someone with a last name of Cohen (or a deriviative thereof) is likely to be Jewish.

^^Lol.

LOL @chyna

@jca2 It’s actually pretty trendy to name your kid an old-fashioned name these days. :)

Have to admit I’m initially
biased against people with a “clever” spelling of their names.

K’s instead of C’s.
Y’s instead of I’s.

And anyone who names their kid Nevaeh, I’m initially assuming is a biracial teen parent.

Yeah, I’m a judgemental asshole. But totally open to them redeeming themselves from their godawful names.

@raum Yeah – My friend’s grandkids are named Henry and Beatrice.

@janbb Love both of those names!

Though I think Henry may be the new John. We seem to have at least a few Henry’s in each grade. Maybe that’s a Bay Area thing though? Are there lots of Henry’s in other parts of the US?

Beatrix was on our short list.

I think when a royal names their babies, there’s an uptick in that name around the world. I bet there will be quite a few Archie and Lilibet names in the next few years.

I think Henry and Archie were popular before the recent royal babies. At least among a certain age bracket in the Bay Area.

Can totally see Lilibet becoming popular. It’s such a sweet name. :)

You can never trust a Billy and Mary is quite contrary.

When I was pregnant, I was thinking of names and was seriously considering Jennifer. My first name starts with J, and my mom’s first name started with J, and I liked the fact that we were “J&J.” I also considered Fiona. The problemw with Fiona was that I felt like I would think of Fiona Apple. I gave my daughter my middle name which is a classic girls’ name.

^^^^ @jca2 Fiona as a name got ruined by Shrek