Tyler for boy

I'd love to know if there are any mothers on here who actually called their daughter Chardonnay

Why would she want to change her name?

Oh. To stop people like you from looking down on her.

I think that's your narrow mined problem. Not hers

The 'nastiest' thing I have seen written is people using the word chav and then something about a kitchen sink. Hardly worth calling the police over...

I just think some people are being way too sensitive. There are more important things to worry about than whether a hypothetical Tyler is a nightmare in the classroom

I doubt very much that the OP or any mother's of Tyler's are crying into their pillows based on the comments on this thread

As has been said, people post on here looking for opinions on names and they know full well they will get varied responses. If they aren't prepared to hear people's opinions then they shouldn't ask the question.

p.s I meant my DD in the post above - not my DD's daughter. I'm not quite that old yet :) :).

I agree with Writerwannabe also. I work with a 'Chantelle'. She has one of the more important/senior roles. Every time I hear her name, I wonder what went through her parents heads to call her that, did they think it was 'new/modern' etc? I also think if she could change her name, she quite possibly would........

Well, I don't really like it, but neither do I mind that both my girls' names get called boring and dull on MN! Since you're asking, my thoughts are: I wouldn't. But it hardly matters, does it?

For every poster who has called my names boring, someone else has probably cited them as great names for strong women etc.... Just as lots on here have said they do like Tyler!

FFS there's even been a thread about how dd2's full name is nice, but heaven forfend anyone should use the most common shortening, which we use! She saw the thread open and thought it was a bit funny and a bit daft! (think: I want to use Eleanor, but don't want anyone calling her Ellie, how about Lean, or Nor, or Or?. That sort of thing).

I can't believe how wound up some people are getting about this....

Some people like the name and some don't. So what?
some people have negative feelings about the name - but so what?

Every day in every walk of life people make positive and negative associations with certain names and that's just human! Everyone does it!! Any person who says they never make snap judgements about people (based on whatever aspect) is telling porkies I think.

For what its worth, although that woman on 'This Morning' (whose name I have forgotten) was very out of order in some of the things she said, I would also be a bit if my daughter told me she had a friend called Chardonnay. However, I wouldn't judge the child but my first thoughts would be, "I wonder what kind of parents she has if they like that for a girl's name..." and admittedly, I probably wouldn't conjure up the most positive of images.

People who don't like the name Tyler don't like it because of things they associate the name with - is that really a crime???

If I had a child called Tyler and I read all these posts I wouldn't be offended, I would probably smile. It's all just a bit of fun that people are blowing out of proportion.

I can't believe all this silliness is going on...

*If it's a name you like go with it.

Why do you care what people on a the net think?*

The OP asked because she WANTED opinions. People didn't just randomly start to criticise a name because they plucked one from the air. The OP put it there ASKING for opinions. If only people who liked the name replied, it wouldn't be a very balanced view surely?

My own DD's daughter has been described as 'boring and dull' on here. So be it. People are entitled to their opinions. I personally like to know what other types of names the people who have both positive and negative towards the name like as that puts it in perspective for me. E.g. If I ask about a name e.g. Victoria and people say they hate it but then say they like names such as Bethany-Mae (an example of a name I dislike) then I know that I can safely disregard their opinion as we simply don't have the same taste in names. However if somebody says they like the name Alexandra (an example of a name I like) then I read their reply with interest.

Different strokes for different folks........its as simple as that.

Nope! Certain children are naughty, names irrespective. He doesn't do the "scanning the list of names and think oh no" thing either that has passed into being a thing people commonly believe all teachers do.

Surnames maybe because y is likely to be related to x,w,u,v who haven't been great but all are given a fair chance to be their own person. Maybe he's unusual that way.

I'm sure he doesn't label all children with certain names as naughty either, well I hope he doesn't

My dp is a teacher and he's said particular children have put him off ever using particular names for his own children. Because children are people. I've known people who have put me off ever using that particular name.

He's never said "children called this are all chavs/from sinkhole estates/rich wankers" because he's not an arsehole.

In the US, Tyler has a very different image, it's preppy and white collar.

My cousin (American) is Tyler and he's about to start his freshman year at Columbia, one of the Ivy League colleges, and a world leading university. I hate to think that had he been here, his name could potentially have counted against him, despite the fact he's as close to a perfect student as you can get!

I love it.

Fuck Katie 'I'll say anything if you pay me' Hopkins and her gob of shite.

If it's a name you like go with it.

Why do you care what people on a the net think?

mmmm Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden.

Oh sorry, did I say that out loud.

Tyler Durden would be the only thing which might persuade me to use the name.

We were on holiday this week and my mother was house sitting. When we got back, she was in a terrible state because a boy called Dean had called round for DS. She spluttered and nearly choked at the horror of DS knowing a Dean. Silly cow.

Asking for views on something which is a fait accompli and asking for view points on something hypothetical is very different and will elicit different responses.

The OP (who has probably run from this thread in a cold sweat) asked for opinions about a hypothetical situation. She has been provided with a range of views. It's now up to the OP to consider the opinions and either take on board that the name, rightly or wrongly, has certain class connotations, or ignore any views that cast aspersions on the name and call the kid whatever name she likes.

Why, though, if you don't want honest opinions, would you post in the topic in the first place?

But mainly people ask for opinions because they are unsure, they are not merely looking for affirmation. If they were confident of their choice in the first instance, they wouldn't post. I'm saying this as someone who has recently looked for opinions on my name considerations and I honestly want to hear good (if any) AND bad.