Why are K names considered "chav"?

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Why are K names considered "chav"? I do not understand one bit!

We have a Kasia - not at all Chavvy! But even if you lot thought it was - ho hum

My gran was Kathleen. Don't see that much anymore.

There are various spellings of Katherine depending on where you are from. None are chavvy.

I do agree that made up names are not very nice.

I dont like Kloe, Klare or similar.

most names ending in ee seem chavvy to me
Kaylee
Baylee
Rylee
Marlee etc etc

pranma I know dogs called Kaylee, baylee, Rylee and Marlee - but all spelled 'correctly'. Could never call a child any of those names.

oh cant belive my ds2 chavvy name not on here

I was the person saying some people might think Katherine is a wrong way to spell Catherine. Was a little tongue in cheek as I am a Katherine and have quite a few friends who spell it Catherine. And obviously my way is the best way .

Miranda, I prefer Katherine

I don't really get 'chav' names.

A name is a word not a definition! Yes okay some names do seem to be more common amongst certain groups IE 'chavs' and 'snobs' etc. But it does'nt mean anything really. A lot of names go from one side to the other. Years ago James was considered a good solid name now some consider it a chav name and no doubt in time it will go back to a classic name.

The only names I truly despise are rediculous ones such as Apple or Tiara (yes I know a child who has been named the latter!)

Is it Kayden sprouts? :o

I know a Kinnidi...it's pronounced Kennedy.

Well, I'm a Katy and I'm far from chavvy!
Never heard of this before!

I'd like to point out that Kira is a persian name which means light. It's not a mispelt version of Keira/Kiera/Ciara etc. It's not a chavvy name either.

K names are considered chavvy?..who made up that rule..damn!..my name begins with a K and so does DD1..

since when was James a chav name?...I mean I could understand Charlie but James?

A chav (if I have to use such a term)name is a dodgy/mispelt normal name imo

I am called Kirsty - I don't really think that is a chavvy name.

My dd's middle name is Katharine. I will have you know that Katharine is the correct spelling, as the name comes from the greek word katharos, which means pure. So there.

I never realised K names were seen as naff/chavvy when I called DD an unusual name beginning with K - not many people know it, but it has been used in my family for at least four or five generations. Oh well. I'm sure she can take any assumptions people make about her and turn them round pretty quickly.

Also, what about traditional names like Kezia? I just think of it as slightly quirky/old-fashioned and pretty, but has it become associated with the kyla/kaycee etc image as well?

You tell em GetOrf :) lol! I thought that too but wasn't 100%

I thought Kira was unrelated to the Irish Ciara? Similar pronunciation, but different etymology. From what I read, Kira is related to the Greek, off of Kyros and Kyria. It's also common in Japan.

Not to mention, "made up names" are supposedly chav, well didn't all names/words originate and were probably "made up" somewhere? What's wrong with being creative and trying to think of something new? I see the point of honoring tradition or something meaningful, but I don't see the point of naming a child something that countless others have just to avoid being out of the ordinary or "chav", that is just incredibly boring.

Umm I think for me something is chavvy if people I see as chavvy have used it lol. We are in a fairly chavvy area and there are names which I'm sure would be fine if I hadn't heard them (or similar) so many times being screached across the playground. An example being something like Riley....I love it but could never bring myself to call a child that because of the sort of people that I hear screaming it across the supermarket. However there is nothing really particularly chavvy about it, just my perception.

Could it be because there are a lot of K names around at the moment. far more than when I was a child.

Also a lot of k names are not the traditional spelling, Kieran is one that springs to mind, Kian another both should be spelt with a C.

I see what you mean about the incorrect spelling with traditional names. While I don't completely look down on any name for being modified, some are just better left as they were. The name Cian for example is just fine as it is and I don't know why anyone would change it. If I was going to have a boy that's what his name was going to be. :)

Oh dear...

Is Katrina really considered chavvy?

By about 5 people on here, so I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

I know someone who's friend's daughter is called Kaela - yes, this is chavvy, but Kate, Kenneth etc. not chavvy