Calling teachers .. what ate naughty boy names?

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Middle class naughty boy names rather than 'Shane' type names. For non teachers, who are the naughty boys in your child's class?

My dad was a teacher for 35 years. He says the staff had a theory that the names Jason and Lee meant that a child given these names would automatically grow up to be 'naughty'. Imagine their reaction when Jason Lee rolled through the gates! Apparently he completely lived up to their expectations!

Not sure what naughty boys names are these days? From my experiences of colourful little men in my dd's age range they are: Arthur, Louis, Malcolm, Alfie, Harry, Jamie, Jack, Daniel...oh hang on I'm just naming all of the little boys we know!

Is this real? naughty boys names? But Middle Class?
The name does not define the behaviour.
Labeling a child as 'naughty' even silently does attribute to 'bad' behaviour.

Yes but MJ if they expected him to be naughty that may have made him naughty. Or contributed to his behaviour. Names do not make children badly behaved.

Bingo! Jayden in the first few posts!

My one is not naughty at school. Lazy, yes. Naughty, no.

I hope that being an older Jayden he will have been one of the first his teachers have taught and will have given them a favourable few of the name.

Well, I can hope.

More than likely! Although my dad always liked teaching the Lees and the Jasons...I think they were on the same wavelength!

Certainly up until the age of about 4, I reckon all little boys have got a good healthy dose of 'naughty' in them. It's what makes SMOGs so Smug....

Favourable view, not few!

I have never met a Connor who wasn't naughty.

Thomas is a name associated with being spirited to me,

My DH's name has been mentioned and he was a right little git up until his late twenties

I've met a very sweet Connor. Although to be fair he's only 3!

The naughtiest little boy I know is called Hayden. He's also the funniest AND the smartest .

Not a teacher, but a few years back whenever a small boy was playing up in the shopping centre it felt like you'd hear "Liam, Liam, get back here".
Friends have said today's equivalent are ....den endings, so Jayden, Cayden, Brayden etc. I loved the welsh spelling of Caeden, but DHs cousin used it otherwise I wouldn't have let this tongue in cheek 'naughty' idea put me off. Although with DS legendary ability to ignore 'no' or inability to follow instructions (he is only 19 months) I bet I'll be seeing his name listed in a few years!!

According to a recent poll, Connor & Callum for boys and Courtney and Chelsea for girls.

For some bizarre reason the name Daniel ALWAYS comes up as a naughty boy name.

I have known two or three really naughty Camerons, but some good ones as well.

Rhys seems to be a recurrent PITA as well.

Without a doubt, every single time

Noah
Callum

My children's names are on the clever & popular lists from smudging's post , at last I've done something right as a parent and I don't need to put any more effort into their upbringing!

New scientist used to run a theme called nominative determinism about people whose names matched their professions...I knew of a dentist called Dr Swallow.

oh, on second thoughts perhaps I shouldn't have called my boys Emma and Charlotte. (slaps forehead)

It's not very pc to call them naughty names but seriously I work in a secondary and have met many Jordans and each of them have been truly naughty... one female Jordan too but she was lovely A* pupil so just for boys.

A middle class naughty boys name.

I've heard it all now.

I think this list is a few years old now...

teachers' views

and just so you don't think it's just the teachers, it seems the psychologists are at it too

judgements in business

ds2 and ds3's names have been mentioned. ds2 has his moments but he is actually a very kind, loving and generous boy. ds3 is an angel at school, polite, kind, hard worker etc. he has his moments at home tho!

i think these threads are a bit crap as well and serve no purpose but they do make parents feel defensive and are just a way at making snide digs tbh.

My name appears quite high up on the popular list!

Couldn't be further from the truth when I was at school though.

Proves its bollocks, but still interesting I think.

Connor
Callum
Louis/Lewis/Lewys
Jack

The naughty children in my classes have different names each year. I've only been teaching 6 years but I'm not sure I can think of any particular trends in names.

I've taught well behaved and less behaved examples of lots of these names - in fact some of them are among the most popular names ever so I don't see how they can be all naughty or all beautifully behaved.

Two of the naughty boys in my classes this year have quite unusual names so I won't post them here but the more common names are:
Sam X2
Matthew
James
Ben
Alex
Charlie
Oliver
Aaron

But all those are such common names that it means nothing. There are other boys with all those names in the school who are as good as gold!

IME Callum, Danial/Daniel, Craig, Rhys, Luke and definitely anyone whose name has been shortened with a y e.g. Danny, Davy, Jonny. As a teacher it makes name name choosing very difficult when just about any name is associated with a lovely 'cherub' you've taught. Luckily I had a girl!