# Drawing from his research, Professor Adam Alter shares insights on the impact of diminutive nicknames

1 Faculty News April 17, 2019 ![The New York Times Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_027320.jpg?itok=W8xBr66g)>

Excerpt from [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/style/mini-me-children.html) -- ​"Whatever permutation the diminutive takes, [Dr. Alter](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/adam-alter) said, names matter. 'Assigning someone a name that means small will subtly or heavy-handedly convey that the person, at least metaphorically and in certain respects, is small,' he said."

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