Has anyone ever actually been bullied for having a chavvy name?

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Nothing outlandish or double barreled but a name that nonetheless comes up in all the chav name lists. A lot is made online about names being chavvy but has having such a name ever actually affected anyone irl?

example being Chantelle not princess-Rosie-Leigh

AIBU to think it’s more about the parents and worrying about how they’ll be perceived for choosing a certain name?

No but we had a teacher whose surname was Sally Banks. Wasn't it confusing. Her surname was Sally Banks. She was not Sally Banks 😂

Children bully other children because they think they can. They will decide they can get away with it with that kid, then they pick a weak spot. It doesn't matter what you name your kid, if another kid wants to bully them they will find something.
I have a classic name that isn't outlandish or "chavvy". Think Elizabeth or Mary, something like that. I still got told I have an "old lady name". You can't win.

The only thing you can really do to prevent bullying is be behind your child 100%

Yes I get that but why not just be honest. People don’t want ‘chavvy’ names because they don’t want people thinking they’re lower class.

I'm guessing it's more discrimination that you'd need to worry about than outright bullying. Although, when it comes to hiring practices, these are becoming more anonymous to make them fairer to minorities, so I'm guessing that benefits other people as well.

This is sort of what I’m wondering about people making a big thing about not picking a chavvy name online but then they’ll go and pick something sterotypically posh like Persephone or Herbert and from personal experience I can say names like that do not make a child’s life easy.

So is the big deal about avoiding chavvy names more about the parents wanting to be seen a certain way and less about the kids?

Im thinking this on the discrimination regarding job interviews thing it seems outdated, we have so many different nationalities with different names here these days I doubt employers are as fussy as they once were? Unless someone’s got some recent experience that says otherwise

Just use the fecking name! Stop arguing with people on here. You asked would it be a problem, people are pointing out potential problems (not guaranteed ones). She may never face any of this.

Nobody is going to come on an honestly say "well, actually, I am named Destiny, and somehow I know for an absolute fact that I have been passed over for jobs, university courses and dates due to my name". Nobody knows for sure and I'm sure if people weren't a bit bored and hanging out on MN baby names, they also wouldn'tgive a fuck irl. So if you are set on the name, just use it and stop trying to prove it is fine. You don't need to prove it. People might think it's a stripper name irl but maybe they won't.

My daughter said stupid boys in her class take the piss out of her and call her queen Elizabeth

Yes exactly, even if you have a classic, non "chavvy" name you'll get Queen Mary, Anne Boleyn, Katherine of Aragon, Princess Charlotte etc etc. Kids will always find something stupid to say. And if it's not a first name, there's usually something you can do with a surname.

Trying to avoid things that may possibly make a kid stand out just isn't the way to avoid bullying.

This. There will be some discrimination even if the person doesn’t fully realise it themselves. We all have thoughts about certain names based on our own experiences - and name types/fashions comes into this.

Dont disadvantage your child from the get-go OP.

In Scotland we pronounce it DeNiece/Denise not De-knees.

Same here in England didn’t know it was pronounced any other way tbh

It's the same in Ireland. I never heard De-knees before Eastenders.

There are many derogatory terms that you can use to describe someone. Society tells us that it is wrong yet here you are.
Would you be as comfortable using the N word to describe a black person, or the P word to describe an Arab person, how about the G word to describe a person from the travelling community? or is Chav just okay with you.
You are letting yourself down, you might have a posh name and a demure manner in your eyes but in mind you are trolling.

@Catterbat , what are you on about?

Working class and chav are not the same.

Calling me ridiculous when it's you banging on about class.
Chavs don't have any class.

Not comparable, I’m not calling anyone anything I’m only asking a question and I don’t know how else you expect me to ask it? Really comparing the n word to chav? People can’t help if they’re born black or white. Someone with their panties in a bunch already posted the definition of chav and it includes anti social behaviour. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it used to describe someone who’s just poor.

It certainly is comparable.
It is often just against wc people just for the sake of it as discrimination.
If you want to continue living in ignorance then go ahead, don’t say that you weren’t warned.

You’re joking? Chav comparable to the n word? Can people help being born black no but they can help antisocial behaviour which is in the definition of chav.

How should I of asked my question without saying chav?

@EmeraldShamrock000, why are you so intent about it meaning WC people?

I am telling you as a wc person myself that word is used against non violent wc people all the time, to describe their clothing, hair, tv size, name, people who have never been violent in their life. It is a throwaway word from so many people to describe wc people.
Council housing and violent, used against people in council housing.

@EmeraldShamrock000 , it doesn't mean ''council house and violent".
Chav - Wikipedia

You’re being very uptight nobody gets called a chav just for living in a council house loads of people live in them including my own mother and my younger siblings and I grew up in it too.

The term that has become especially widely known in recent weeks, at least in southern England, is the one borrowed for the name of the Web site, chav. A writer in the Independent thought it derived from the name of the town of Chatham in Kent, where the term is best known and probably originated. It is also commonly said that it's an acronym, either from “Council House And Violent” or “Cheltenham Average” (the word being widely known in that area). As usual, we must treat supposed acronymic origins with the greatest suspicion; these examples are definitely recent after-the-event inventions as attempts to explain the word, though very widely known and believed.

Alright am I allowed to say it because my mum lives in one and I used to live there too?

You are an uptight and ignorant.

Using the term "chav" is generally considered inappropriate and offensive in the UK, as it is a pejorative, classist slur used to stereotype, mock, and demean working-class youth
. It is often described as a form of "social racism" or snobbery, carrying connotations of anti-social behavior and low intelligence.

• Context: It is a negative slang term targeting specific fashion choices and behavior, usually associated with young, underclass, white people.
• Perception: Many view it as a form of prejudice against the working class.

It is widely advised to avoid using this term due to its derogatory nature.