Shay or Chase?

Lucky children, clearly, with a raging snob teaching them.

I am in Kent, it's very White, although I work with a lot of South Asians, never met a South Asian Shay.

I work with a lovely man called Chay. Do you like that name, OP?

Using nicknames as full names is working class eg: Jay, Alfie, Lexi, Rhea, Shelly, Milly, Tilly, Maisie you get the picture. Also the log vowels are typical of a certain way of speaking see also Kai, Tai and Tyler.

Just try saying any of those with a clipped accent (think BBC newsreader circa 1950). I have seen literally thousands of infants named although have always worked in the South East.

Sorry long vowels.
In this part of the world professional families tend to use names with more emphasis on hard constants particularly for boys eg:
Alexander, Marcus, Oliver, Felix, Christopher etc.

I am only reporting my own experience and don't doubt it's different elsewhere.

There are some timeless and classless classic names I would suggest James, Jack and John belong here possibly alongside Harry, Henry and Thomas.

Just my observations call your child whatever you like.

Thank you for telling a South Asian you know better as a white person.

I have said multiple times that this is only my experience. Where about are you based ? It is almost certainly geographical.

Mumsnet is populated by articulate, degree educated middle class women, they would not use these names.

That's right, OP. If you plan to bring your child up in Mumsnet do the right thing and please call them James or Wilfred. 🙃

Nice of you to speak for every articulate, degree educated, middle class woman.

You’re having a laugh, if you genuinely believe this.

MN is populated by all walks of life. It is a literal window into another world for me on a daily basis.

@Watchinghurling That's interesting! Thanks for responding! I'm in the states and while I acknowledge it as a neutral name I've only ever met female Shays haha

Shay might Seaghdha.

Séaghdha. Meaning "hawk-like, fine, goodly".