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Regretting my baby name choice

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Cellardoor23 · 23/08/2016 12:20

When I choice the name for my DC i liked it because I hadn't heard anyone where I live with that name. I chose it from the baby name book. I struggled with boys names and there are very few that I like.

However since reading on mumsnet (and I don't know why it bothers me but it does) a lot of people have said it's a chav name. I never thought you could really get chav names just chavy people?

But it's made me very insecure and I'm seriously considering changing it now. Am I being stupid? It's upset me quite a bit.

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Groovee · 23/08/2016 12:43

Not chav like in the least. It's a lovely name.

seahorse106 · 23/08/2016 12:41

My friend has a lovely son called Harrison I've never thought it a chav name at all.

peaceloveandtwirlywoos · 23/08/2016 12:41

I wasn't expecting Harrison! That's a lovely name and not "chavvy" at all!

wigglesrock · 23/08/2016 12:40

I really wouldn't use the MN baby name threads as a basis on whether or not to change my baby's name. To be very honest they can seem a bit removed from reality or at least the reality I live in Grin I love the baby name threads I could name other people's babies all day but sometimes the names that are feted on Mumsnet make me think "do you not like your own child?". So negative connotations about a child's name I would just let wash over me unless I didn't like the name.

I've 3 daughters - their names especially dd2s has been called dull, boring, unimaginative, all those clever clever "they'll be a trillion in her class" comments I don't love my kids names any less, I'd use them all over again.

triggy80 · 23/08/2016 12:39

Harrison is a lovely name. I know a couple of little boys with the same name and they are all lovely too, definitely not chavs! Someone will always have an opinion on whatever you choose so if you love it go with it!

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Cellardoor23 · 23/08/2016 12:33

I know, but I've taken it to heart because so many people have said it.

His name is Harrison.

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apatheticfallacy · 23/08/2016 12:25

If you like it that's all that matters, forget everyone else - especially a bunch of strangers on the Internet.

What's the name?

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Cellardoor23 · 23/08/2016 12:23

Chose not choice apologies for the bad spelling!

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