Kids names reflect their behavior survey finds

by Paul Lewis. Published Fri 09 Sep 2011 10:55, Last updated: 2011-09-09

What's in a name? According to a new survey it really does count after a link
was found between the behavior of unruly school kids and their names.

Pupils called Aaron, Callum, Abbie and Courtney can even strike fear into the
nation’s teachers, it has been revealed.

Researchers found kids bearing these monikers are thought to be the naughtiest
in class by over 1,000 British tutors.

One in five teachers polled claim they think they can tell how a child
will behave just by looking at the new class register in September.

And if names such as Connor, Aimee, Brandon and Chloe are on the list, school
teachers think they are in for a difficult year.

Lisa Penney, spokesmum for www.bounty.com who compiled the report said:
"Rightly or wrongly, it’s only natural to make some assumptions about what
children may be like from hearing their names, whether you mean to or not, and
teachers aren’t any different.

"Whether it’s from previous experience with pupils, or people they’ve known
from their own past, certain names seem to strike a nerve with teachers -
although I’m sure they are all more than happy to be proved wrong!"

Other boys who are likely to be troublesome in the classroom are called Adam,
Aiden and Jack.

Lads with the names Joshua, Kyle and Reece also command more of their teacher’s
attention, as they fail to abide by the rules.

While girls called Abigail, Bethany and Amy have been identified as some of the
hardest to manage by tutors.

And Alice, Amber and Charlotte are amongst other names which teachers dread
seeing on the class register.

Lisa added: "We were really interested to find that some of the children who
have been labelled as the naughtiest in the class have also been identified as
the brightest in our poll, with Aaron, Adam, Abigail and Charlotte appearing on
both lists.

"These names also appear on the list of the most popular children in school,
suggesting that whilst they’re disruptive in class the ‘naughtier’ children are
actually better at learning with other members of the class looking up to
them."


TOP 10 NAUGHTY BOYS

1. Aaron

2. Callum

3. Connor

4. Brandon

5. Adam

6. Aidan

7. Jack

8. Joshua

9. Kyle

10. Reece



TOP 10 NAUGHTY GIRLS

1. Abbie

2. Courtney

3. Aimee

4. Chloe

5. Abigail

6. Bethany

7. Amy

8. Alice

9. Amber

10. Charlotte



TOP 10 BRIGHTEST BOYS

1. Aaron

2. Adam

3. Alexander

4. William

5. Christopher

6. Thomas

7. Matthew

8. Ben

9. Alex

10. Edward



TOP 10 BRIGHTEST GIRLS

1. Abigail

2. Charlotte

3. Alice

4. Elizabeth

5. Abbie

6. Hannah

7. Amelia

8. Grace

9. Emily

10. Bethany

TOP 10 MOST POPULAR BOYS

1. Jack

2. Ben

3. Aaron

4. Adam

5. Alex

6. Callum

7. Daniel

8. Thomas

9. Alfie

10. Sam



TOP 10 MOST POPULAR GIRLS

1. Abbie

2. Charlotte

3. Alice

4. Aimee

5. Amy

6. Abigail

7. Chloe

8. Emily

9. Sophie

10. Emma


By Paul Lewis

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