Cameron

[saffy85]

Really love Cameron as either a middle or first name for our baby if it's a boy but it according to the mumsnet babyname finder it's common and council estates were mention

It's my gran's middle name (she's scottish and was her mother's maiden name- scottish tradition apparently) and it would mean alot to her if the baby had Cameron in there somewhere as DD has a family name for a middle name from my other grandparents.

The common factor doesn't bother me exactly (we're not exactly posh) but don't really want by as yet unborn baby being written off as a chav. Or it being assumed that I vote Tory (I'm not a tory hater or supporter but my dad will take the piss as it is).

I know two Camerons - one lives in London & parents are manager at accounting firm and human rights barrister. The other one lives in Monaco, and has a very wealthy family.

So no, I wouldn't associate the name with "chav".

I think of it as also a girls' name (eg Diaz) - are you OK with unisex?

I think the David association is fairly inevitable - for now at least.

Know of several Camerons. All chavs, sorry!

I only know one, a very respectable family they are as well. Not a hint of chavtastic about them.

I know a young Cameron (3 yo). His favourite music is Handel's Messiah. He and his family are definitely not common.

NIghtfury I think I may know the same Cameron!

That aside, I have always thought it suits a girl better.

I have a girl named Cameron. I don't feel it is a chav name at all (of course) just a lovely Scottish name.

Lots of boys named Cameron here in Scotland.

And it is an anagrams of romance! I love it.

My son (14) is Cameron. We are not in the slightest bit chavvy :)

I only know of one other and he isn't a Chav either.

I still love the name and he's never had a bad comment about it.

I love it, I know one ...hes not a chav

hate that bloody word

David is first thing that springs to min.

Then chav.

Went to school with a Kamaran.

It clearly spans the social spectrum!

Its my DSS middle name, but the David PM connection would poison it for me at the moment! Shame really as its a fine name.

Not Chavvy, but agree with Beamur re david connections. Hopefully they won't last forever though

We have a Cameron (boy aged about 12) in our extended family. Completely un-chav, his Father is a Hamish.

talkingnonsense I never thought of that, fantastic.

the 2 camerons I know are either posh, or come from uper-middle class family.

if you like the name, go for it.

I know a couple of very middle-class Camerons. Would have a problem with the David connection too, but as LillianGish says, he'll be ancient history before too long.

Might depdns where you live. There are none of those connoations in my neck of the woods.

Apparently meaning of Cameron is crooked nose

The Cameron I know lives on a council estate ...hes not a chav though

If it's a family name, you could hide it as a middle name somewhere.

Normal people live on council estates believe it or not

I like it, I don't know any so don't have any prejudice about chav or posh at all. David and associated connotations will be gone by the time he grows up.

After what he's doing to this country, no-one is ever going to forget David Cameron by the time a child born this year grows up: they'll be living with all Cameron's broken promises and student debt etc. So, it's a shame because the name itself is fine, but I wouldn't go near it now.

I have known Camerons from a variety of social 'levels' - it doesn't have an automatic posh/'chav' connotation, I don't think.

That's settled then I feel much better

Like I say we're not posh at all but don't like the idea of my child being automatically written off as a chav based solely on his name.

I love the anagram- I never realised but then I'm crap at things like that I don't mind the meaning but then my nose has been broken several times so is anything but straight

And Kameron/Kamarans don't count- it really riles me when people don't spell a name properly on purpose.