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Liam

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LadyVictorianSqualor · 01/02/2008 18:14

Is it a chavtastic name or am I just being swayed by a couple I know?

We have Liam or Alexander, I think ALexander sounds so much less scrotey.

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3andnomore · 04/02/2008 12:27

Liam is lovely, but so is Alexander, lol...so, no help whatsoever...
but, why is Liam now a chavvy name....tbh, I don't think there is any name that will not be seen as chavvy nowadays...it doesn't matter how classy a name is, someone will come along and say how chavtastic it is, lol...

lubyluby · 04/02/2008 10:58

ds1 was gogint o be liam but as dh is a big oasis fan we used it as his middle name instead and he ahs a v unusual first name, then with ds2 we really like the name william and it wasn;t until peopel started calling him liam that it even occurred to su that liam was short for william but he was named william after my grandad.

so maybe i am a bit biased but i do liek the name william and if you called him alexander it would be shortened to alex which is on a par with liam for common names, and either name is nice, althoguh have to admit would be swayed to liam because of the fmaily connection.

HonoriaGlossop · 04/02/2008 10:54

Certainly round here Liam is a bit of a rough boys' name! I guess it does totally depend on local usage and who you know with the name; in itself I like the sound of the name but I wouldn't use it personally because of my perception.

Agree that Leo is a lovely similar-ish name that's not too common, do you like that?

noddyholder · 04/02/2008 10:54

prefer alex Liam is chavvy

chipmonkey · 04/02/2008 10:53

Hear, hear, Blocky! Liam has always been a repectable name in Ireland long before Oasis came along. And while we're on that subject those lads don't even know how to pronounce their own surname! Gallagher is prounounced Galla-her not Galla-ger!

Chunkamatic · 04/02/2008 10:29

I wouldn't say Liam is Chavtastic, However it's very very common these days, which is fine if you dont mind having a common babies name like Liam, William, Jack, Joshua, Oliver, Alex, Harrison, Oscar, Ben, Sam or Ethan !!!

Blocky · 02/02/2008 12:30

Liam is hardly a chavvy name. I don.t consider myself to be a chav or my DS1 to be one. Much in the same way I don't consider Alexander to be a name given to a toffee nosed twit.
Liam is a diminuitive of Uilliam the Irish Gaelic form of the Germanic William. It is not a shortened version of the English William. As this was introduced to Ireland about the 10th century, I am sure that there weren't many Chavs roaming about then.

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LadyVictorianSqualor · 01/02/2008 18:41

I dont know Scorpio, I really dont know, I like it and dont know anyone else with it but I worry it's too much like DD's.

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scorpio1 · 01/02/2008 18:35

PMSL @ 'like Wayne Rooney'

i personally love Alexander and Xander, Alex as pet names.

William is lovely, i would have had a Dexter William if this one was a boy.

Has your girls name choice been abandoned now?

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LadyVictorianSqualor · 01/02/2008 18:33

Arghh, this is so hard.
DP'S middle name is William, after his g/f so would be a nice family name iyswim but I dont think I know any kids called Alexander, not one.

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mellowma · 01/02/2008 18:30

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niceglasses · 01/02/2008 18:30

Ignore them. Chav is just shorthand for not fitting in with mc values. Liam is a lovely name.

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LadyVictorianSqualor · 01/02/2008 18:30

It may just be that I know a couple of kids called Liam and they erm could easily be Wayne Rooneys?

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Tommy · 01/02/2008 18:29

when did Liam become chavvy?

There was a boy in my class called Liam - I think that was the time that it was fashionable before

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LadyVictorianSqualor · 01/02/2008 18:28

poncetastic

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MrsMattie · 01/02/2008 18:28

Xander - beyond poncewank

MrsMattie · 01/02/2008 18:27

Liam is a lovely Irish name - Gaelic version of William. Yes, it has become common in this country, but I don't think it is 'chavvy'.

Alexander, on the other hand - ponce-tastic!

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LadyVictorianSqualor · 01/02/2008 18:25

I lvoe Oasis too but they are chavs
Also there is a kid in Shameless called Liam....

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pelafina · 01/02/2008 18:24

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Sunshinemummy · 01/02/2008 18:23

Not keen on Liam, sorry.

MaryAnnSingleton · 01/02/2008 18:22

also - Liam Gallaher...enough said

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