Harvey

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Dh has Harvey on his boys name list. I am not sure and being a bit snobby maybe as his other names are Edward, Harry, Felix etc! Not sure if Harvey is along the same lines....what do people think of the name?

I don't love Harvey, but, that being said, I wouldn't necessarily assume anyone called Harvey or with a kid called Harvey would be a chav (which I assume is what you mean by feeling a bit snobby that you don't like the name). It does remind me a bit of that crazy bloke from East 17, I suppose, while Felix screams Made in Chelsea (to me!). My DH loved a particular name for DS that I really wasn't keen on but thankfully he went off it of his own accord lol

Harvey used to be quite posh I think - one of the characters from Love in a Cold Climate is called it, so Nancy Mitford obviously thought it was 'U' - but has changed more recently.

Not sure I meant it was a chav name per se, just that it was quite different from the other names on dh's list.....i don't dislike the name just not v sure about it....

Doesn't Jordan have one?

Yes, Jordan has a Harvey. And as I said above it does make me think of Brian Harvey too. It also reminds me of Harvey Milk though, which is a bit more dignified!

I once thought Harvey was quite a modern name but it's actually an oldie, up there with Henry, George etc and popular in Victorian times I think. So it's actually a classic. I have considered this as my friend has a Harvey and so I did a bit of googling. I now think of it as being a fab alternative to all the top 10s. It's a shame she got there first (but then again I wouldn't have thought of it!). So yeah, in my instance Harvey is the farthest away from Chav you can get.

Cute. 6 foot rabbit, but I like it.

I really Like it but Jordan using it totally ruined it in IMO!

I'd class Harvey as the same type of name as Felix, but not Edward or Harry. Because Edward and Harry are nice classic solid boys names that I really like, and Felix and Harvey are pets names and feel a bit try-hard on a child. Not really sure why!

I like it.

I instantly think Jordan but don't think it's chav in itself. On the right child I am sure it is quite classy

Love it
My first choice for a boy too.

I am a teacher and have 3 in my class next year (year1) do 5 year olds. I had two last year too. Depends whether u want a popular name or not.

*so 5 year olds!

"on the right child I'm sure it is quite classy"

What does the wrong child look like?

Yeah Jordan has one.
Yuk yuk yuk, really don't like it

who cares who else has it.

If you like it use it, if you dont....dont.

wait till he's here and then decide.

I REALLY DISLIKE IT. A couple of teenage mums round here have Harveys (not that that's a bad thing) but it tends to be a name used by young people trying to be 'trendy' a bit like 'Levi' and 'Tyler'. Just not my kind of names. Felix is just way way way to cat-ty!