General Knowledgespeaking topic
Naming was once considered an act of power; in many cultures a child's 'true name' was kept secret so that evil spirits could not call it. Even today, addressing someone by name is the first step in forming a bond. Is believing that a word can 'take hold of' a person mere superstition, or an intuition about the power of language?
— anthropology, name taboos and the belief in true names
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