Filed under: Newborns, Education, Baby Names Does your child’s name mark him as a teacher’s pet, or a troublemaker? Credit: Jupiterimages If you named your baby Brooklyn, he already packs a mean street rep. Of course, the same would be true if his name was Jack or Kyle. Certain names put teachers on edge, according to a survey by Bounty, a British pregnancy and parenting club. The 3,000 British teachers surveyed by Bounty said names can peg kids as potential troublemakers. Boys named Brooklyn, Jack, Kyle, Liam and Jake reportedly strike fear in the hearts of educators, as do girls named Chelsea, Aliesha, Brooke, Demi, Jessica, Casey and Crystal. “Teachers are only human and make assumptions like the rest of us,” said Bounty spokesman Faye Mingo when unveiling the survey on the group’s Web site. “Rightly or wrong, most of us make assumptions based on something as simple as a person’s name, and we base these on our previous experiences,” she said. “It’s only natural for teachers t…[...]

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Some Baby Names Mark Troublemakers