Discover the 20 names that can turn your baby into a true genius!
When our child is born, we all have hope that he will have a great future. Firefighters, astronauts, doctors or even teachers, parents do everything possible to ensure that their child can make their dream come true. However, it would seem that an astonishing factor has an impact as important as the social environment or the extra-curricular activities: the first name.
Edubirdie then conducted the investigation by examining more than 900 first names given to MENSA geniuses, Nobel laureates and renowned scientists.
Here are the top 20 names most likely to be given to a genius:
Boys side
Among the boys, John is in the lead with nearly 30 geniuses with this first name. Among them John Locke, a philosopher and physician, known as the “father of liberalism”.
Closely followed by Robert and William, two very popular first names in Anglo-Saxon countries.
In the list we also find Thomas, extremely popular with more than 100,000 babies bearing this name over the past 20 years.
To read also: 35 ideas of first names with mention “very good” for your children!
In girls
On the female side, we find in first position Marie, first name of the famous physicist and chemist Marie Curie who was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Elisabeth comes in second position. This royal name is very popular with over 27,000 babies named as such.
Every child can become a genius
A large majority of the first names that make up this ranking are very popular names in Anglo-Saxon countries, which is why many geniuses wear them. A child with a rare and original first name can, like the others, become a true genius. Genius comes from imagination, creativity, hard work and / or talent!