# Laura Wattenberg

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How Are You Naming Your Kids These Days?

Laura Wattenberg, author of The Baby Name Wizard, 2019 Revised 4th Edition: A Magical Method for Finding the Perfect Name for Your Baby (2018, Harmony Books) and founder of Namerology.com, joins to take listener calls about what factors have led them to select certain baby names, and the trends she…

Sad News: These names have become extinct. Sorry Brad & Shelly. Here's the entire list...

Sad News: These names have become extinct.  Sorry Bill & Shelly.  Laura Wattenberg, creator of Namerology, said a perfect example of this is the name Carole. A name that was once one of the defining names of the 1930’s and 40s has completely fallen off the radar Buh-bye Shelly, Jill and  BradListen…

“I once had a dentist named Dr. Fillmore”: Stories of nominative determinism

There’s a theory that people are drawn to work that fits their name. This hour, an exploration of nominative determinism. Plus, a look at the different ways your name impacts your life. GUESTS: David Bird: Emeritus professor of wildlife biology and director of the Avian Science and Conservation…

“I once had a dentist named Dr. Fillmore”: Stories of nominative determinism

There’s a theory that people are drawn to work that fits their name. This hour, an exploration of nominative determinism. Plus, a look at the different ways your name impacts your life. GUESTS: David Bird: Emeritus professor of wildlife biology and director of the Avian Science and Conservation…

Six Dallas Taylors Walk into a Podcast… and It’s Perfect

🎧 Podcast Review: "Being Dallas Taylor" – Twenty Thousand HertzWelcome to Feed Drops – where we dive deep into standout podcast episodes, break down what makes them special, and help you find your next favorite listen.In this episode, we review Twenty Thousand Hertz’s heartfelt and surprisingly pro…

I interviewed 5 other Dallas Taylors and things got weird

Your name isn’t just a label. It’s a signal to everyone who meets you, filled with meaning that you may not fully understand. In this story, Dallas revisits one of the most surreal experiences of his life: tracking down five other people who share his exact name. What follows is a surprising look a…

Breaking Up With Your Mom Group - Ep. 399

In the special segment “Internet Insanity,” Shanna and Laura share the wild and wacky content they've found online recently, including a baby name that has risen to fame for a surprising reason and a mom-group breakup of epic proportions. Also, Laura shares how a Percy Jackson obsession turned into…

I interviewed 5 other Dallas Taylors and things got weird

Your name isn’t just a label. It’s a signal to everyone who meets you, filled with meaning that you may not fully understand. In this story, Dallas revisits one of the most surreal experiences of his life: tracking down five other people who share his exact name. What follows is a surprising look a…

Being Dallas Taylor: Meeting my name twins

Your name is so much more than the sound that people call you by. It’s an entire human identity, distilled into a few syllables. So what do six people who share the exact same name have in common? It turns out, much more than you might expect. Follow Dallas down the rabbit hole as he speaks to name…

The other Dan Sullivan: Name doppelgängers and cases of mistaken identity

Do you share a name with someone more famous then you? Is it impossible to look yourself up on the internet? Are you the least famous "Alexa"? Then you have a “name doppelgänger”! This hour, we explore cases of shared names, from the many Dan Sullivans dotted across Alaska to the federal “no fly l…