To wonder if my DC's have names that are popular and chic now, but will be chavvy in 20 years?

[Moontime]

Obviously am not going to name DC's names but I do wonder sometimes if all the Noah's and Darcey's will be thought of as chavvy in 20 years time simply because they're so popular and will be very common.

Look at names like Sharon, Tracey, etc. They were once perfectly acceptable names!

Does anyone have any other predictions for what will be a common and undesirable name in 20 years, that is thought of as a lovely name now?

Yes.. those 'ee' names.
Cecily, Henry,Felicity, Rosemary, Anthony, Emily, Mary, Nancy, Timothy, Audrey, Hermione, Hattie.
Chav bleedin' central

Yea, not my cup of tea at all. Those are less like pet names, but its just my opinion anyway.
Really dislike Mary, Nancy and hattie especially

Absolutely Beaver.
Don't forget Barnaby and Clemency.
Chav scum, all of them.

And Ptolemy.

King of the Chavs.

I was actually mugged by a Godfrey last week.
WTAF.
I am going to bed.
Goodnight

See I know two Traceys both born 1964 to very middle class, arty families. I suspect Tracey was originally a very cool quirky name that quickly became popular and was then perceived as "chavvy".

Diana Rigg's character in James Bond is Tracey and Grace Kelly's character in High Society was also a Tracey.

So it started out as uber glam and sophisticated. It's a good study in a name that's had a complete alteration in how it's perceived.

My mother named me Tracy after Grace Kelly's character in High Society.

As you can imagine, she was incredibly pissed off at all that Viz/Birds of a Feather stuff

Ooh, I didn't see your post until after I posted squoosh It's funny how many people find it hard to believe that a 'Tracy' was once played by Grace Kelly!

And yes, James Bonds wife

I wondered if Tracy Beaker might cause a revival, but apparently not!

I wish I had a DD so I could call her Binky or George. It might move us up a class.

I have no doubt you are more of a Grace Kelly Tracey than a Viz Tracey SingingSilver!

Isabella/Isabelle are not modern spellings. They're both very traditional. I know/knew several older ladies with these names. In fact my aunt was called Isabella and was born in 1927.

Often these names were shortened to Bella, which is a very common name around here actually.

Since when is Noah chavvy? And it's certainly not a popular name in my neck of the woods.

The only Isobel I know, is the one I created. I know of plenty of Isabella's though.

Anything with a double barrell will be chavvy as hell they are already mostly.

'normal' names with e's or y's that have been spelt ii. I saw a girl witih Neveah-Maii on her rucksack at DS's nursery last week.

no one likes DS's name now anyway. Hope a PP was wrong saying that biblical names will be chavvy though. I've had a sudden realisation of the popularity of J names too... both bad news for poor DS :)

Megan Fox has a Noah, i don't think that will be chavvy. Jayden on the other hand.....

Isobel is very Scottish, Isabelle/a is more European. They're all legitimate.

A chav around my area is a tracksuit cladded intimidating person who is not actually doing any sports may i add,who is very loud and showy to show their status in their sort of should i call it world and is not afraid to be aggressive because they think its impressive.
To me names arent chavvy?I dont get it.I know people with the names( obviously as theyre well used names) and they arent at all like that?Its kind of making normal names sound horrible?

I thought upper class girls names ended in an "a"!!!! Julia, Amanda, Olivia, Henrietta, Lavinia, Marina, Cressida, Arabella, Lucinda, etc., etc.. Was that just 60's/70's??? LOL.

I desperately hope so squoosh

thebody One of Jane Austens favourite women's names was Fanny! (Though it is the exception to the rule!) There's one name that's dead as a dodo - no, I've just been informed that a famous footballer has a girlfriend called Fanny

Fanny was a traditional nickname for Frances, though, and that hasn't died out. It's a lovely name, more often shortened to Fran, now.

I disagree that "ee" ending names are "chavvy"

Persephone anyone?

Popular now doesn't automatically equal chavvy in 20 yrs.

Popular now may very well mean a name is "dated" in 20 / 30 yrs time, but that's not the same thing.