Table 6.

Results of the pre-test

Top typical European descent male names		Top typical European descent female names		Top typical Middle Eastern descent male names		Top typical Middle Eastern descent female names
Name	Percentage of assignments into group (%)	Name	Percentage of assignments into group (%)	Name	Percentage of assignments into group (%)	Name	Percentage of assignments into group (%)
Adama	94	Emma	92	Mohammad	96	Samira	68
Arthur	92	Lily	90	Yusuf	86	Aditya	68
Henry	92	Anna	86	Ahmet	84	Nima	66
Oliver	90	Olivia	86	Mustafa	84	Aischa	64
Jacob	90	Isabella	8	Samir	80	Zahra	60
William	88	Emilia	84	Emir	78	Soraya	60
Alan	88	Sofia	84	Rashid	78	Hala	58
Jack	88	Chloé	84	Yaser	74	Islab	54
George	88	Alice	82	Ömer	72	Amena	50
Ben	86	Rose	82	Fawad	72
Paul	86	Marie	82
Felix	86	Hanna	80
Lucas	86	Amelia	80

^aExcluded from further analysis for ambiguity reason: the name is perceived in Europe as a biblical name and in Middle East as Arabic phrase "made from."

^bWas originally returned as European descent name