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The World’s Most Beautiful Sounding Names, According To Science
There are a number of different ways we can name our newborns, from generations of passed down monikers, to celebrity-inspired trending names.
However, the names which sound best to our ears (and minds) are often the ones which get picked as the chosen name for our new arrivals.
Here at My 1st Years, we think every name is beautiful – but what does the science say?
Principles of linguistics such as iconicity (or ‘sound symbolism’) and the research emerging from this field reveals that some words – and therefore names – sound better than others.
Though these findings aren’t universal, there is a wealth of research out there to support that meaningful associations with names are shared across languages around the world.
So which of the world’s most popular baby names sound the most beautiful when spoken