Miller's Mind training for children Book 2 (of 3) / A practical training for successful living; Educational games that train the senses

by William Emer Miller

Associating Name and Face Pictures

Go into any savage or semi-civilized tribe today and you will find that names are given because of some trait of character; some peculiar characteristic; some unusual appearance or accomplishment. About fifty per cent of the names you meet with are nouns, words with a meaning which suggests definite, concrete pictures, which can easily be associated with the faces of the persons just as we have done here with the name King. Note these examples:

Mr. Gun	Mr. Starr	Mr. Wells
Mr. Stone	Mr. Ring	Mr. Bell
Mr. Cotton	Mr. Street	Mr. Penn

There are thousands of names just as simple, including colors, animals, birds, fish, fruits, and almost every object. All these can be easily visually associated with the face.