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Why are K names considered "chav"?

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hla19 · 06/03/2011 07:38

Why are K names considered "chav"? I do not understand one bit!

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tigermummy35 · 18/03/2011 20:27

The worst chav K name I ever heard was Kaydileigh.

K names aren't necessarily chavvy, some are though, like every letter of the alphabet!

ReadyFreddie · 18/03/2011 16:29

Valium, look back 6/7 messages from mine.

nickelbabysnatcher · 18/03/2011 16:07

Katrina is not a misspelling of Catrina.
It's just a variant of Katherine (which is my preferred spelling)
I don't like the spelling Cathryn, though.

there's another variant on your Keria/Kira/Ciara names: there's the Italian form Chiara. It's the italian version of Claire.

ValiumSingleton · 18/03/2011 15:58

I don't think anybody has done so!

ReadyFreddie · 18/03/2011 15:55

Wow, I've never seen Katie described as chav before.

ValiumSingleton · 18/03/2011 13:42

It's an interesting question imo, and although I haven't read the whole thread, I wonder if it changing the letter that is considered chav, rather than the letter k itself. Afterall, Katie and Karen are fine. It's doing daft things like replacing established Cs with an unexpected K that seeems to invite the criticism.

Also, I think trends come from America aren't well received in the UK. And it's not just K trends such as Kaden. Even Caitlin/Katelyn has been labelled the ch word on this board (i disagree with that btw) but Caitlin very definitely became popular in the states. Siobhan or Sinead are in theory no different but I don't think they would be at risk of the same... label.

MackerelOfFact · 18/03/2011 11:03

You could create a sort of chav-name-generator.

Pick a first syllable,

Kay
Jay
Bay
Pay
Hay
Bray
Ry

Pick a second syllable:

den
lee
leigh
der
ton

Et voila!

littlepigshavebigears · 18/03/2011 09:15

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littlepigshavebigears · 16/03/2011 19:56

Can someone give me 'chav' ratings on the following? I don't understand the whole concept of 'chav' Confused

girls: Kizzy, Kaydie, Keira

boys: Kelan, Kerry, Killian, Kye, Kim

ditzy1 · 16/03/2011 19:44

Katie is chav
Katy is not chav

It's all in the spelling ;)

SardineJam · 08/03/2011 13:30

I know someone who's friend's daughter is called Kaela - yes, this is chavvy, but Kate, Kenneth etc. not chavvy

KenDoddsDadsDog · 08/03/2011 12:47

By about 5 people on here, so I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

CanNeverDecide · 08/03/2011 11:55

Oh dear...

Is Katrina really considered chavvy?

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hla19 · 08/03/2011 01:57

I see what you mean about the incorrect spelling with traditional names. While I don't completely look down on any name for being modified, some are just better left as they were. The name Cian for example is just fine as it is and I don't know why anyone would change it. If I was going to have a boy that's what his name was going to be. :)

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muminthemiddle · 07/03/2011 23:52

Could it be because there are a lot of K names around at the moment. far more than when I was a child.

Also a lot of k names are not the traditional spelling, Kieran is one that springs to mind, Kian another both should be spelt with a C.

stuffedmk · 07/03/2011 12:04

Umm I think for me something is chavvy if people I see as chavvy have used it lol. We are in a fairly chavvy area and there are names which I'm sure would be fine if I hadn't heard them (or similar) so many times being screached across the playground. An example being something like Riley....I love it but could never bring myself to call a child that because of the sort of people that I hear screaming it across the supermarket. However there is nothing really particularly chavvy about it, just my perception.

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hla19 · 07/03/2011 05:18

Not to mention, "made up names" are supposedly chav, well didn't all names/words originate and were probably "made up" somewhere? What's wrong with being creative and trying to think of something new? I see the point of honoring tradition or something meaningful, but I don't see the point of naming a child something that countless others have just to avoid being out of the ordinary or "chav", that is just incredibly boring.

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hla19 · 07/03/2011 05:13

I thought Kira was unrelated to the Irish Ciara? Similar pronunciation, but different etymology. From what I read, Kira is related to the Greek, off of Kyros and Kyria. It's also common in Japan.

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KLou111 · 06/03/2011 22:48

You tell em GetOrf :) lol! I thought that too but wasn't 100%

exexpat · 06/03/2011 22:41

I never realised K names were seen as naff/chavvy when I called DD an unusual name beginning with K - not many people know it, but it has been used in my family for at least four or five generations. Oh well. I'm sure she can take any assumptions people make about her and turn them round pretty quickly.

Also, what about traditional names like Kezia? I just think of it as slightly quirky/old-fashioned and pretty, but has it become associated with the kyla/kaycee etc image as well?

GetOrfMoiLand · 06/03/2011 22:28

I am called Kirsty - I don't really think that is a chavvy name.

My dd's middle name is Katharine. I will have you know that Katharine is the correct spelling, as the name comes from the greek word katharos, which means pure. So there. Grin

Mumcentreplus · 06/03/2011 22:27

A chav (if I have to use such a term)name is a dodgy/mispelt normal name imo

Mumcentreplus · 06/03/2011 22:25

K names are considered chavvy?..who made up that rule..damn!..my name begins with a K and so does DD1..

since when was James a chav name?...I mean I could understand Charlie but James?

Linnet · 06/03/2011 22:23

I'd like to point out that Kira is a persian name which means light. It's not a mispelt version of Keira/Kiera/Ciara etc. It's not a chavvy name either.

KLou111 · 06/03/2011 22:20

Well, I'm a Katy and I'm far from chavvy!
Never heard of this before!