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Cameron

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saffy85 · 18/01/2011 17:24

Really love Cameron as either a middle or first name for our baby if it's a boy but it according to the mumsnet babyname finder it's common and council estates were mention Confused

It's my gran's middle name (she's scottish and was her mother's maiden name- scottish tradition apparently) and it would mean alot to her if the baby had Cameron in there somewhere as DD has a family name for a middle name from my other grandparents.

The common factor doesn't bother me exactly (we're not exactly posh) but don't really want by as yet unborn baby being written off as a chav. Or it being assumed that I vote Tory (I'm not a tory hater or supporter but my dad will take the piss as it is).

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lovemyalfa · 06/02/2011 14:36

my ds is cameron and we're quite middle class umm not chavvy. No-one's ever taken the piss out of him as far as I know and it's still my favourite boy's name

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saffy85 · 01/02/2011 21:46

I love all these anagrams! I'm quite thick when it comes to this stuff. Grin

Just got to agree on a name to go with Cameron now. I love thinking of names definately most fun part of pregnancy imo. Smile

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talkingnonsense · 01/02/2011 21:28

And also an anagram of Menorca!

Mousesmummy · 01/02/2011 21:24

The lady doth protest too much!

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saffy85 · 01/02/2011 20:33

Erm... I grew up on a council estate, as did both my parents mousemummy so no I'm not prejudice. Christ Hmm

I didn't mean it the way you're saying, just that I don't want my DC being written off as a chav or whatever based on their name, so I came here for opinions. Seems alot of posters on here write off names as chavvy.

FWIW I still love the name and I am determined to use it if I have a boy (I can't see it on a girl... just can't. name seems to masculine). I just wanted confirmation that the name in question rocks as does my taste. Grin

Meanwhile would you like some vinegar for that big massive chip on your shoulder Mousemummy?

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Maisiethemorningsidecat · 01/02/2011 19:22

Cameron is no biggie up here - I know a few boys with that name, and none are (shhh)chavvy Grin. Go for it - it's a lovely name.

Mousesmummy · 01/02/2011 19:19

"council estates were mentioned" !!!
Dear God what does that mean OP? You would think that living on a council estate had the same negative connotations as syphilis!
Catch yourself on woman! Living on a council estate is not catching, you can say it out loud and it won't sully your reputation Angry
The only thing your child is likely to inherit from a lovely name such as Cameron is it's mothers prejudice!

AllieW · 30/01/2011 22:45

I agree, AlpinePony, I hate it when that happens with celebrities. (Reece Witherspoon is another case in point - and that's a misspelling of a male name in my view too! Worse since she's really called Laura, I believe.)

ChippyMinton · 30/01/2011 16:49

Love the anagram. DS(8) was NOT impressed, but I've told him to store it for future use as a cheesy chat-up line Grin.

And no, it is not chavvy. At all.

AlpinePony · 30/01/2011 16:45

A gaelic speaker on mn says it means "crooked hill", not "crooked nose".

The whole Cameron Diaz/it's a girl thing makes me cringe. I have no idea why Ms. Diaz's Cuban father chose to give his daughter a gaelic man's name. Confused

As for being named after the PM, his name is David. Is every child named David assumed to have Tory connections?

I'm the mother of a Cameron and don't give a rat's arse if people think I'm chavvy or common or council or whatever. :)

lilly13 · 29/01/2011 18:09

Love it! I associate it with aristocracts, however, I am not a Brit. It is very rare in America and Continental Europe...

rachel1970 · 27/01/2011 12:58

I always think of Cameron Diaz when I hear the name.

Zaft · 27/01/2011 08:46

I'm a teacher and know a fair few. They come from a wide range of backgrounds but in my experience have mostly been lovely boys.

glasvegasmummy · 26/01/2011 19:47

We have a couple of Cameron's at my school and it's in a lovely area of scotland.

No girls so far, although I like the name for a girl too, Cameron Diaz is the only one I've heard of and I've been teaching for 12 years so I hear a lot of names!!

I also agree Kamaran doesn't really count it's a completely different name.

Good Luck and I hadn't noticed the anagram either but now I think it's even nicer!

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saffy85 · 21/01/2011 07:08

That's settled then I feel much better Smile

Like I say we're not posh at all but don't like the idea of my child being automatically written off as a chav based solely on his name.

I love the anagram- I never realised but then I'm crap at things like that Grin I don't mind the meaning but then my nose has been broken several times so is anything but straight Blush

And Kameron/Kamarans don't count- it really riles me when people don't spell a name properly on purpose.

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BrokenRing · 19/01/2011 12:03

After what he's doing to this country, no-one is ever going to forget David Cameron by the time a child born this year grows up: they'll be living with all Cameron's broken promises and student debt etc. So, it's a shame because the name itself is fine, but I wouldn't go near it now.

I have known Camerons from a variety of social 'levels' - it doesn't have an automatic posh/'chav' connotation, I don't think.

PracticallyImperfectInEveryWay · 18/01/2011 23:31

I like it, I don't know any so don't have any prejudice about chav or posh at all. David and associated connotations will be gone by the time he grows up.

usualsuspect · 18/01/2011 21:02

Normal people live on council estates believe it or not

said · 18/01/2011 20:56

If it's a family name, you could hide it as a middle name somewhere.

usualsuspect · 18/01/2011 20:49

The Cameron I know lives on a council estate ...hes not a chav though

meala · 18/01/2011 20:48

Apparently meaning of Cameron is crooked nose Grin

pointydug · 18/01/2011 20:41

Might depdns where you live. There are none of those connoations in my neck of the woods.

Goingspare · 18/01/2011 20:22

I know a couple of very middle-class Camerons. Would have a problem with the David connection too, but as LillianGish says, he'll be ancient history before too long.

CupcakesHay · 18/01/2011 20:22

the 2 camerons I know are either posh, or come from uper-middle class family.

if you like the name, go for it.

pissedrightoff · 18/01/2011 20:16

talkingnonsense I never thought of that, fantastic.