Is Callum a naughty boys name...?

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Latest addition to our playgroup. I like it a lot but DSis tells me, as a teacher, that it is a 'naughty boys name'.

Eh?? She has a list of such names and will happily reel them off at any opportunity.

Anyone know of this phenomena?

LOL. I have one and he is an absolute angel.

It's very common monist teachers though - they will have a mental list.

monist?? Amongst.

There's no such thing as a naughty boys name. Except there sort of is. I've never met a well behaved Alfie for example. They exist of course, just not met them. It's certainly not a reason not to use a name, just personal experience of a name. See also Luke.

It's awful but as a teacher there are some names I would never have used for exactly this reason. I do think it's generational though and obviously not every kid with those names is naughty, but my 'naughty' names were:

Connor (no1 by a country mile)
Joshua (possibly changing now though)
Luke
Bradley

8 years ago I'd have said Daniel but not so much now.

Callum? I don't think it's firmly on the list!

How can a name be a naughty boys name?

Ha! My sister is a primary school teacher and she says her 'naughtiest names' are Callum (sorry!), Liam and Connor .

No, Callum's are fine.

Jordan on the other hand...

When the only dc you've ever met with that name are 'naughty' usual.

It's really nice to know that teachers judge children as naughty just because of their names.

Forgot Jordan!

We don't usualsuspect, we just probably wouldn't choose those names for our own DC. Different thing entirely.

So, usual, you never ever form an initial opinion based on someone's name?

I wouldn't have Callum on that list.

Apparently my DS has a naughty boy's name too. Even I have a naughty boy's name!!

Nope. I never judge people by their names

Arf. Just asked dd if she knows any Callums. She's 4:

"Yes one in year 2. He is very very naughty and has his name on the board for pushing and spitting".

I never said judge them, I said form an initial opinion.

All the girls called Jordan I have taught have been lovely, though!

"Yes Callums are always dreadful"

Well, I know of at least one who isn't :) His brother and sister OTOH... definitely on the naughty list :o

The naughtiest boy I ever knew was called James

I think hes in prison now

Both the Callums I have known have been ordinary little boys- nothing spectacularly naughty or angelic about either of them.

The absolute worst for me was a Liam. I would add it to the list, actually, based on him alone.