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Definitely naming my kid Money Cashbagington

So this is why I always seem to be assigned to the third shift...

I don't know man, being named "Vivek" which literally translates to "smart", "wise" comes with a lot of expectations which I instantly shatter as soon as I open my mouth XD

Apparently, naming your child "Little Bear Brown" sounded like a great idea to my parents because Bob, or Jeff, or, well, any other name at all, just wasn't going to get my ass kicked in school, college, and then Army Basic Training enough. That aside, the true horror behind this baby-naming train wreck is that I'm the third. That's right...two successive generations decided that suffering builds character and intentionally passed this on to their children! Incidentally, all of the men who carry this name were/are military men. Not sure what this does for the theory of Nominative Determinism but, I can say that if nothing else, my name has contributed to a very interesting life and outlook therein. :)

When I was a chef (years ago) the name of my coffee (Farmer's brand) salesman was, Pete Brewer. When he handed me his business card, I read it and looked at him and said, "Really?" Damn, that was over 20 years ago come to think of it...

I changed my traditional Asian first name to a French one, and instantly I noticed there is a change in the way people's attitude towards me. The first question is no longer "Where are you from?" or "How long have you been here?", which is really refreshing. People just assumed I am a native and start the conversation without all the stereotypes that associate with my former name.

Don Yarmin changed his name to Don Adams; because he was Too Far Down the auditions list! And it worked; he got the role for Maxwell Smart in the' classic '60s TV show, 'Get Smart'.

Dang, imagine being a teacher and calling out "Beezow Doo-doo Zopitty bop-bop-bop" with a straight face

I went to school with a pair of twins, Aaron and Zach. Aaron was always top of his class, while Zach was an underachieving class clown, who usually sat next to me in summer school. Just tossing that out there. BTW, Aaron is now an attorney, and Zach is a stand-up comedian.

I have a cousin named "Aunesti"(honesty) and she's been diagnosed as a pathological liar. She's incapable of telling the truth 90% of the time. We've always said her mother cursed her with her name. Lol

When he said that students with last names early in the alphabet are favored and my last name is Zelenak, I was so frustrated but it's probably true.

All I need in life is just a dude who will give me random history lessons and a few thought provoking statments. 10/10 love this rad lad

I researched my maiden name as a result of this episode, and found it meant “sea battle” or “sea battler”. I found that fascinating because most of my ancestors were merchant seamen, merchant marines, naval mercenaries, in the Naval Armed forces, and I enjoy the water to the point where I felt I had to live near water.. (We chose to live a minute from a river). So interesting. 👍🏼

My gynecologist is called “dr. Locher” in English that would be “dr. HOLEmaker” 😅 His name is very fitting

I've gotten more interviews since I changed my name to something more androgynous. I'm in STEM, and it has definitely been eye opening. I know it's not going to go well if they're surprised I'm me.

My mother almost wanted to name me Amanda, but she then realized based on my initials with middle name included would spell ass, definitely something you don't want hanging around

The only bad thing about your channel, is it's so good, you simply can't make them as quicky as I want to watch them! 19 minutes since it was available, and I've already watched it 😍

Have you heard of the northern European custom of naming the first son for his paternal grandfather, the second son for his maternal grandfather, the first daughter for her paternal grandmother and the second daughter for her maternal grandmother? A good Viking custom.

Having an 'Outlaw' as police chief in Philadelphia seems somehow fitting

What a concidence! We studied names in literature last week in univerersity and our professor said that we always have to think about names when interpreting a character. We also mentioned the Shakespeare quote "what's in a name" (from Romeo & Juliet) 😄

When I was jobless few years ago, despite a strong background, it was hard to get interviews. However less qualified people I know of, with more common names, would get frequent interviews opportunitie and offers at a faster rate than me.

For a while I wanted to build and manufacture military rifles I’d already had the idea for the name “Smith’s Gunsmith”

Wow! The whole “you gravitate to what your surname is related to is so true! Even Kim Kardashian become a Kardashian!

My cousin is a bartender in a pub. His name is Guy Stout. Every time someone orders a Guiness he turns around and asks, "What?"😆 Same thing when he hears the word 'guy.' I don't feel sorry for him!

My name is Allgood and it hasn't been Allgood all the time lol! Just thought I would throw that in ! Love your videos . Dont think I've missed one yet .

Is there any study about the impact of having a hard to pronounce name has on a person? Having your name mispronounced all the time for decades makes you feel there's something wrong with you. imo

Wow, this really sums up my childhood school experience “Mike Smith, you have a F” and my personal favorite… “Your name is Mike Smith? Bullshit, go to the office”

Me and my sister both thank our father for his contribution to our name because our mothers choices were horrendous lol

My surname is Reeves. The shire-reeve in old England was essentially a constable, and this is where the term "sheriff" comes from. I've been fascinated with crime my whole life, so I chose to study criminal justice. And my dna test from 23andme shows that I definitely have English ancestry.

When my mate broke his leg, his surgeons name was "Dr Rough"

Cory the carpet guy flies right off the tongue, a perfect career for my name. Thanks for the somewhat mediocre monetary earnings level mom.

“Here’s why this seemingly inconsequential thing is more important than you think. Have fun thinking about this for the next few months or more.”

It would be interesting to see how names which have negative stereotypes attached perform. Karen is a current obvious example, particularly in the USA - not many babies named that recently, I guess. In the UK, Sharon and Tracy come in for a lot of stick. And there are many other examples. I wonder, even today, how many German parents name their off-spring Adolf?

So that’s why Boris is of the family “Johnson”

We have MrBallen for the Strange, Dark and Mysterious and Thoughty2 for the Thoughty, Witty and Historical/Past/Present/Future things told in irresistible, addictive and thought provoking story format!!!!! Well done as always!!! ❤❤💖💖💖💖💗💗

I cracked a laugh at 4:10 as she is from my country and the name has nothing related to stumbling over at all!!! Have never ever even imagined that this connection could be possible.🤣

My father sister and I are the last owners of your surname in the whole country(and the world). It is very interesting to watch the reactions of some people when I tell them my surname. "Bulgariev? Is it your real name? Are you sure?" (I am from Bulgaria that's why it is shocking for some people) And yes it is super cool to have your country name for surname and be the last remaining heir of the family name.

I don’t think this guy makes bad videos… ever

I've always noticed that kids with names at the top of the alphabet grow up smarter, especially when they double up on the Aa.

This was really interesting I'm dyslexic and I have never thought about these types of things. I didn't even think people would be effected like this

Oh Mr. Fillin is more than just a substitute teacher, trust me, I met him 😏

Wow, is this true (not doubting your veracity, I'm just shocked and amazed)? That's crazy stuff.

I watch a lot of true crime and have been telling my housemate for months about how I've noticed a lot of the culprits have names that seem to directly relate to the cases they are involved in somehow. I was starting to think I was just crazy, so I was so happy to see this video 😂

We will see what happens with my two boys. With out googling what they mean picked two names that essentially boil down to soldier.

…and here we are, still trying to figure out if his name is Thoughty Two, or Forty Two.

3:29 You can hear him trying to hold back his laughter 😂

i mean, the opposite ones around 5:00 could still be a case of nominative determinism, just inverted, like reverse psychology. They found their career path from escaping their name rather than embracing it.

I used to do the best artwork in my group and it never got displayed because my last name was too hard to spell and my first name was extremely different to the rest of my group. The art teacher would be amazed by my work but I never got to show my parents because it was never displayed.

I've never thought of it but my mate is a ER doctor and his surname is Ward.

Well mate you've done it again, I left giggling and thinking. Thanks Thoughty2

Back in the day we used to scan through phone book when I was a kid in bulgaria. One particularly good one was the equivalent of the name Bear Chinese in english. When we called and asked barely stifling our snickering "is this bear chinese?" The guy instantly retorted "no it's wolfie japanese" and hung up.

My name translates to 'has power over everything'. It is very true. Everything I put my hands on comes at half the time and effort

Overhead in the street in Winchester in the UK. Policeman: "what's your name, son?" Punk rocker:"Scott." Policeman:"Scott what?" Punk rocker:"Scott nothing to do with you, Copper!"

Hmm, this ain't right, my name is Berglund which roughly translates to "Mountain field" I'm working as an excavator operator 🤣

I’ve just discovered this channel & I think it’s great, I love this guy. Awesome content, Much love from Australia ❤️

2:05 Whatever you do, Don't tell Policygenius your last name is "Anubis" as they might charge you extra if they find out you're the God of Death...

Willburn and frizzle in the electric chain made me laugh my ass off. Im gonna name my kid lucifer adolf

I would love to find references to all the studies you mention

1:30 I CANNOT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY PFFFT- 5:42 Fun fact, one of my childhood friends is called Apple! She's hella smart, like typical kid genius type beat. My parents and I like to joke that her name is the source of her "power" XD

My last name is green and I love working outdoors. Plus backpacking and camping. My brother works in finance. So, yea... seems legit.

Then there's Usain Bolt's faster brother . . . Insane Bolt

I have always said it: Human beings at their cores are all actors. We play a role and behave how we think we should, and are all conscience of the stage, how others think about us, and we are prideful when we do well and shameful of when we slip up. My last name actually sounds like 'muse' so maybe I am doing it too.

I can definitely relate to the subject. Read the Odyssey early on because of my name, got interested in the idea of travelling around out of that and travelled indeed I did... now I am just waiting for my Island.

Always had this suspicion. But interconnections between things in life are so complex and very flooded with what's called "information noise".

We had a Dr. Frankenstein in my city (he's retired, prob sewing his creation together as I type this) 🌩

In my high school tests and papers were handed in with our student number not our name starting my junior year. I got my first A on an English paper; quite a few people got their first B.

That’s interesting, I had a high school best friend whose names started with O and last name with B. She was always the first few when taking student attendance. Despite her being kind and hard-working student she never achieved her desire grades. She was the quietest student in class, going to the teachers before school to get help. Yet nothing changed. She’s not the worst type of student, she’s like an average student, but her time spent studying for materials were never reflective of her grades. My other friends and I in the other hand, last names all started with P, T, V, Y and Z. We were all on A’s Honor Roll throughout high school. The only thing I noticed was, our first names were E, C, I, J, and N, when her’s was O. Maybe that had some sort of effect.

In Indonesia, someone named their kid "Department of Statistical Communication" in honor of where the father works

My gynecologists name is “ dr Locher” in German :”dr Hole-maker” I always loved his name.

9:30 *YOU* Chose Kiki to be spiky. *WE* chose her to be outgoing 😏

When is your new diet book coming out Mr. Low-Mass?? Sign me up for the pre-order!

I could listen to this bloke talk all day.

Every actor/singer: *_Where is the lie tho?_*

Everything you just said about names serves true regarding Ancestry!* I always wondered..Well done! 🧠👏

I dony know why but... when i read the thumbnail i continue to say "slim shady"😂😂😂

I love watching your videos my man. Always entertaining and educational

My optometrist is exhibit A for this. His name? Dr Seeright! I kid you not 😂

If you come from a lineage of caring, helpful, kind people then it might be more likely to have a name that reflects the spirit of altruism. If you come from a lineage of caring, helpful, kind people then you may be more likely to enter a profession that reflects your name. There may be some causation happening here but I'm not sure I buy the idea that names are the causative mechanism at play.

One of the first Nurses to work in our local hospital in the 50’s was named Nursila. I used to know a total of a half dozen names that fit their occupation. Wow. I wrote this before he mentioned the “health care” study. Imagine my surprise.

I love this channel. Did the covid binge so i gotta wait on new drops now. BUT...... Question i have: Does anyone else think Thoughty2 (AKA : Agent 42), is or was a spy? Dude is intelligent without a doubt. But his eyes have always given me a deeper sense of Extreme Intelligence and unconscious Behavioral Analysis Social Persuasion skills. I noticed this while binging and noticing certain things seeing the Mustache vs Clean shaven appearance. For example : clean shaven you can see he has this charismatic half smile with really honest eyes. Almost that of an actor such as Brad Pitt or maybe Matt Damon. Just honest and captivating. Then you have the suspenders. My brain tells me...Steve Urkle, harmless and genuine as well as intelligent, and maybe a tad nerdy. Back to Clean shaven. When he is shaved, he looks like a girls wet dream. Catholic school boy haircut, dimples by his mouth, perfectly imperfect teeth, and that ability to raise his right eyebrow in such a way that he has moments of... Well like eye-dimples i guess. Also, he keeps his right eyebrow raised slightly and the left one straight, with his left eye slightly strained. Like the perfect headshot for a mysterious actor shopping for agents with the confidence of a seasoned vet. Also, he blinks slow. Almost always maintaining eye contact ( even with closed lids), which keeps me interested and as attentive as if we were having an actual face to face conversation. Thats skill. So....(and ill try to keep it short and to the point as possible). So....... Mustache. First off, im a fan! It adds to the whole Suspenders, Button Up Shirt, Catholic school boy haircut innocence. In fact, i believe he said he grew it because of something he read about appearing more trustworthy, or something to that nature. And it Works! His appearance is trustworthy and harmless, while also intelligent and interesting. And, being American, the accent is the icing on the cake to top the ensemble off. The Mustache absolutely changes everything! Without it, he could be perceived as a "Bad Boy" by some. A risk taker, or a daredevil. Maybe a poker hustler or even an MMA fighter. Mustache on and appears as if he wouldnt hurt a fly or take a risk bigger than getting the soup when he always gets the salad. Shaved, i could see him sky diving or at the strip club giving his buddy one hell of a last night as a free man bachelor party. All that being said, Thoughty2 is an amazing White Morgan Freeman (lol). Perfect for narrating and presenting information in a way anyone can enjoy and understand. When i want to watch something interesting and entertaining, Thoughty2 is my first choice hands down. And o love hearing him say, "Hey! 42 here. 😉. I find myself saying it randomly my other self all the time. Its mad fun to say. Conclusion: Is Thoughty2 really Agent 42? Could he be a deep agent? A spy? MI-6 or CIA? Could Agent 42 be master of disguise and his youtube channel a mere front to keep his identity safe while creating and maintaining a consistent Cover Identity and clever Back Story? Is Agent 42 working undercover right now to infiltrate KZfaq and take down the biggest technology conglomerate for crimes we cant even imagine? Or is Agent 42 more sinister? Planting subliminal messages in the fragile minds of the consumers addicted digital media, contributing to some diabolical plan to enslave free *Thoughts*? Like how many licks it takes to get to to center of a Tootsie Pop, The World, may never know. One thing is for sure, weather Thoughty2 is infact Agent 42 or not; he remains the most relevant and consistent channel informative entertainment. Love him or hate him, rest assured, ( or terrified) that he has carved out a niche in the biggest digital streaming platform and will continue to grow his fan base through creating and providing some of the webs highest quality content. Mustache or not, Im a fan. Thanks Agent,, i mean Thoughty2! Keep up great work! You are making college more irrelevant 20 mins at a time. 🤘

My parents should have called me A1 lol

"Stambolova" is Bulgarian, "stumble over ya" would be an English phrase. This one might be a stretch. - Chris Skeptic

Well, I personally believe not names themselves but their meanings have some sort of connection to the character of a person. At least from my encounters in life, it turned out to be true.

I feel bad for laughing at Will Drop's scene.

Was just whatching a 5 year old video of Thoughty2 and now watching this.. Realizing the astounding transformation. From some door-to-door-salesman-looking guy who's overdressed as though he's trying to impress his first date's dad to a formidable lumberjack with a 'can get shit done' 'stach that would make your gf's father bow in awe. Nevertheless, his amiable and witty character has been around unchanged all along.

We had gynecologist in our area, Dr. Clapp.

Marilyn had to convince the world that He is not a some Hot Blonde, so he kept his last name as Man + Son = Manson 🤣🤣🤣

For the Aussies, Hugh Jackman (Huge Act Man) sounds fitting,......but what's going on with Delta Goodrem (Dealt Her Good Ram) LMAO

Jeff is a common name... is it like a charge attack? all the Jeff's charged up one Jeff?

original title: Why your name decides your income

got covid, gonna start marathoning these videos

Alright then I'm naming my child "Rich genius talented strong"

One might think I would be swimming in the waters of luxury with my name. Both my first and my last are compelling.Unfortunately, I don't have the money associated with either one. My little sis is named K.L.N. Hallmark, it stands for nothing more than the fact that my dad saw a licence plate and liked how it looked.

Mr. Bookman, the library detective

My name gets me all kinds of interviews.

My culinary arts professor had the surname Baker… 😂 I always got a good chuckle out of it!

Ok i want to call my son Benjamin. But on my language, Benjamin is almost like "Kiss Me". Im sure dude is going to be a hell of a ladies man then XD

Love your content, hope you upload forever 💙💙💙

Me * named after the god of destruction* : Time for some nuclear research