Marginal Revolution reports on fascinating research on what makes some people sexier than others - their names -
New research has revealed that the vowel sounds in your name could influence how others judge the attractiveness of your face.
Women with round-sounding names such as Laura tended to score higher than those with smaller vowel sounds. "Unfortunately for me, Amy is one of the bad names," Perfors laments.
So "Ah-Na" is good while the classic Mallu-aunty name "Ai-lee-ahm-ma" is bad (although to be honest, this often isn't just because of her name) And for the boys -
For boys, a good name will contain vowel sounds made at the front of the mouth, such as 'e' or 'i' sounds; names with fuller, rounder vowel sounds such as 'u' tend to score lower. So pat yourself on the back if you're called Ben... but if your name is Paul, you might have to work work harder to snare a date.
"V-ih-nohd" is Good. "Ah-bee" - you're screwed. ;-)
