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English Listening and Speaking Unit 2 My Friends Why are names important? ? People’s names carry major significance for their own identities and as identifiers in social interactions. ? Names bear immense symbolic, psychological, and social significance. ? When we meet someone new, one of the first things we want to know is that person39。s name, and by its means we reach immediate conclusions, sometimes not reliable, about his or her personality, gender, or ethnic origin (Kaplan, 1997). Names vs. Nicknames: what’s the difference? ? The literature monly distinguishes names from nicknames. ? Names formal, usually given by parents ? Nicknames informal, can be changed, can be chosen by the person him/her self.