To be really upset that Mnetters are taking the P*&& out of my baby names?

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Just because I don't like Jack or Emily.

I konw an Orlando. I guess you don't have to pity the likes of Orlando Bloom. But an Orlando who flips burgers might get some jip.

My goodness there are some bad tempered and rude posters on that site, MB! Makes MN look a bit fluffy!

By nametaken on Fri 18-Jan-08 17:14:41
And apparently teachers can tell which children are going to be the problem ones, simply by looking at the names on the list.

Just to stick my humourless oar in on an otherwise amusing thread, am I being utterly naive in thinking that children should not be judged on their names, especially by teachers?? Why on earth is this scorn and presumption about the children's characters considered acceptable?

Do these teachers mentally write off children who have come from certain housing estates, or who have criminal or otherwise shitty parents?

Do these teachers mentally write off children who have come from certain housing estates, or who have criminal or otherwise shitty parents?

Err actually SpawnChorus I think thats exactly what they do. Which would explain why it's so damm hard to climb a notch or two up the social ladder these days.

nametaken - I find that profoundly depressing, and I hope that any teacher reading this takes a few moments to think about the positive or negative impact they can have on a child's whole life.

I know various children with 'unusual' names, and each and every one of them is sweet and full of potential. If I can see that, why the Hell can't a trained 'professional' see it??

Spawnchorus, you are absolutely right and tbh it seems v wrong to me (although I can understand having an initial gut reaction about parents/background - some of the TES posters are a little concerning)!

I teach in Inner London so there isn't really such a thing as a 'weird' name. Dh was reading something about a woman tonight that he read was called Poznan without a second thought. Then realised that that's where she came from (it's in Poland) and her name was Rachel. So guessing that many of those who really judge teach in rural type schools...

Spawnchorus - one of them on that thread has just said girls with certain names are slappers !
I was laughing along, but that really annoyed me. And no none of my dc have those names. But how can a teacher look at a name of a child and decide they are a slapper ??!!

chankins - sounds like they're talking about secondary school kids rather than babies!

I did warn you about the TES website

I don't post there, other than the odd thing on the science bit about actual science.

Too scary.

the worst one I have ever heard is "Tiggy! Antigone!"

The thing is though, reading that thread and thinking of children I know with some of those names I have nodded my head more than once.

Some of the names though- and this sounds awful- you just know the kind of person who has chosen that name for their child and I don't think it is the thought of the child itself that makes these teachers hearts sink I think it may be the image of the type of parent that the name conjours up.

I am reading through now to find out if my 2's names are on it

I keep waiting for an Abishag, but am so often disapointed!

MB that link was too funny

Umlellala

"So guessing that many of those who really judge teach in rural type schools... "

That's a bit judgemental in itself isn't it?

Yup

And they are probably really old and racist and sexist and old-fashioned and can;t cope with their new whiteboard...

What I really mean is that it is unlikely that 'weird' names would stand out if you taught a lot of them so it's likely they teach in schoosl (rural maybe not the best adjective) but schools where children are all called Jack and Emily.

Of course, many of the teachers in those schools will be lovely and not at all judgemental!

Kind of like one of those Mensa riddles...

Rural school

Channelle
Persephone
Chardonnay
Bailey
Rainbow, and
Sapphire

Ssssssssh toastedteacake, let me live in my Inner London bubble...

Pop

Radge: "I konw an Orlando. I guess you don't have to pity the likes of Orlando Bloom. But an Orlando who flips burgers might get some jip."

That's my feeling, too. It's all very well to give your children a grandiose name, but if Orlando, Zak, Moondust or Montmorency don't end up precisely where you expect them do, their names are going to be a dreadful burden.

chankins: "But how can a teacher look at a name of a child and decide they are a slapper ??!!"

There was a child psychologist in Glasgow who said, once, that he could diagnose on the basis of names alone.

"If she's called Hannah or Emily she's got an eating disorder. If she's called Shanice or Kelly-Marie she's being shagged by her uncle"

the has turned from funny to nasty

Ok, let's say you go to Thailand and tell someone your name is Claire, a Thai would find this name very peculiar. Most of your names would be considered unusual somewhere else. I know a Kaya from Slovenia, Kaya is the name of a food in Malaysia. I know a Bich from Vietnam, you can imagine what kind of reaction she gets from foreigners who can't pronounce the letters b-i-c-h correctly.

So name your child what you like, when the people with "normal" names travel abroad, they'll find out that they have unusual names too.

There's a Pixie in the reception class at ds's school. She is an enchanting child and it suits her at 4. I just can't help thinking that when she's a lumpen spotty teenager, a serious minded accountant or the Prime Minister it's going to be a bit of a burden!

Seeker, That's why we chose really stuff long names for our dc which when shortened are quite fluffy anf cute. For that reason alone.

I really like Douglas as a baby's name(but it's very much an old codger's name isn't it) Iam hoping I will have a ds again so I can have one.