Jayden

Because of my chav name I deliberately chose timeless classic names for my own children.

Can't see the problem with Jayden myself, but then my dd has a hyphenated name that most of the MN massive look down on.
Can't see why people give a shit what other people choose to name their kids, as long as it's not piss flaps knob cheese or similar.

I have a chav name too, and was so fashionable that you could tell my age if you heard it.

I don't think my parents made a good choice.

Yep you mention the name Jayden and instantly INSTANTLY (a mere 484 posts later) you get the word 'chav' in response.

(I met Mike Leigh - he was very nice)

Oh i was thinking washing dolly....

chocolate - I so agree. It's unfair to burden a child with a fight that belongs to the parent.

If those who want to champion chavvy names then they should change their own names by deed poll to Chardonnay and take on the battle themselves.

Completely off topic...

Fideline a dolly Wotsit is a term for a ditsy young woman that was used in a Mike Leigh film. I think it was Life is Sweet.

I am not a Dolly Wotsit though.

I think we need to be realists. The world is not as it should be and there are all kinds of prejudices. They may be wrong but we need to be aware of their existence.

Especially that bit. Exactly what I've been saying for the last however many pages.

Fidelin....not quite sure if you are agreeing with me or not.

I soooo totally am, as the teenagers say.

Fidelin....not quite sure if you are agreeing with me or not.

I think we need to be realists. The world is not as it should be and there are all kinds of prejudices. They may be wrong but we need to be aware of their existence.

After that,not is up to us what we do with that information. We can stand up to the world and deliberately give our child a name associated with something that is viewed negatively by certain groups, because we like it...or just to make a point. We can recognise the prejudice and carefully name our child in a neutral way to avoid these kind of issues. We can go for a middle ground.

Children have their name for ever. It might not be best to use it to make a political or class point.

My North American cousin has a son named Braydon and he has a friend named Jayden. I always assumed it was a N American name until I noticed it was starting to become popular over here.

I would agree that it does have the connotations talked about earlier up thread. Although it is up to the OP as to whether it is a suitable name for her child, she has canvassed opinions about her choice, and those opinions are being expressed here.

They are simply saying that many names have class connotations. It doesn't matter if this is wrong or right, or if you like it or not, it is just a FACT.

No chocolate apparently even acknowledging the connotations is exactly the same as supporting the snobbery. It must be true because veryone keeps yelling it.

I am shocked by the lengths some poster's will go to justify their agendas. I have been a licensed social worker for twenty five years and will guarantee I have taken John's, Anne's, Richard's, Elizabeth's and Sarah's into care. I am extremely mistrustful of anyone working in the field who denies ever taking such a common name into child protective service..

Unless ofcourse one just posts half truths and evasions to further their spurious claims.

How about we outlaw connotations? All of them? Posh, WC, MC, Ethnic, Religious.

Five years for possession, ten for dealing.

Everyone is free to choose the name they give their child. Of course they are. However, it is naieve (sp?) to think that names don't have class connotations.

People who don't like Jayden are not saying working class is wrong or everyone should aspire to be middle class or have middle class names. They are simply saying that many names have class connotations. It doesn't matter if this is wrong or right, or if you like it or not, it is just a FACT.
For many people, this is neither here nor there and they will choose a name they like. Incidentally what people like is often influenced by the class of the parents anyway. We all tend to stick with the kinds of things we are familiar with.
Some people go out of their way to have a name which is different or has class connotations. Most people don't go as far as this, Althought hey maybe unwittingly influenced by class connotations.

So if the OP likes Jayden she should choose it.
Personally I would always be aware of names with strong class connotations or of the moment which will date.....but that is just me.

We have a GP at our surgery called Tracey.

A name does not define a person, the person defines the name.

There are teachers called Darren, solicitors called Darren, film directors, sportsmen, even a newsreader How have they managed without being called Simon?

usual how are you sustaining the pitch of outrage for so long?

DS has no chance. Not a Jayden but he has a marmite name.

Jayden is just the current Darren, and I know lots of professionals called Darren.