I'M TOO SEXY FOR MY NAME

The sound of your name can make you sexier -- or not -- in the eyes of others. Men with "front vowels" in their names, which are sounds that are formed at the front of the mouth like the "a" in Matt, are considered sexier than men who are stuck with "back vowel" sounds like the "au" in Paul, according to research from MIT in Boston. Interestingly, the opposite is true for women, whose names are sexier with back vowels than front ones. That means Dawn is sexier than Amy.

• Sexy male names: Craig, Ben, David, Ed, Matt, Michael
• Sexy female names: Julie, Lucy, Donna, Halle, Holly, Britney, Carmen, Laura, Moira, Paula
• Not-so-sexy names: Paul, Sean, Roger, Tom, Rob, Mimi, Nina, Liz, Isabella, Judy, Cindy