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Topic #310: If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to? Do you feel like your name matches your personality? If not, what first name would better match who you are?

If I had to change my first name, I would change it to something random, then change it back to Adam. I’m content with my first name of Adam, and it seems completely unnecessary to change it.

I’ve noticed in the past that some first names tend to match particular personalities quite well, but I’ve seen and met so many people so far that I can come up with at least one exception for almost every name and personality pairing that deviates from common speculations.

I don’t really think that your first name, or your name in general, really determines what type of person you will be or how you will end up in the future.

Some of you might have already heard of the story of Winner and Loser. There was a father who named his first son Winner because he wanted him to be a winner; the same father named his last son Loser because he didn’t like him (or something along those lines) and wanted him to be a loser. Much to the father’s discontent, Winner ended up becoming a criminal, did drugs, and landed himself in jail, like a loser. Loser ended up becoming successful and getting a good job, like a winner.

Of course, one could argue that the reason Winner lost was because he was too confident in his name, and the reason Loser won was because he wanted to spite his father. But either way, I think this slightly proves that names don’t have that significant of a role in ones life, unless they’re something strange like LemonJello or OrangeJello (yes, those names really exist – you can search for them on Google), or having a name of distinct African descent, then applying for a job at a racist company.