Tyler for boy

[babynelly2010]

What does everyone think of it?
I like the name but never met anyone with it.

But saying it's a 'chavvy' 'sink estate' name when someone has posted it's their child's name. Is just as bad as saying it in RL.

I am not keen myself. But then I don't really like any surname names. if you do, go for it. I'd probably give a gender specific middle name too since it can be unisex.

Names ending Ler can also not sound great in some accents (also applies to la endings, as I have learned to my cost). Depends where you are in the country and if you care.

To be fair, everlong, there could be mothers of Kevins on this thread, too.

I think it's ok to say you don't like a name,or you think it's awful.

I don't think its ok to say it belongs on a sink estate or its chavvy.

Because then it becomes a judgement on the person,not the name.

People class DS's name (Harley) as 'chavvy' and 'common' along with Tyler, but really if you love a name you just have to rise above it. At the end of the day, anyone who judges you or your child on a name is just not worth your effort.

Yes, quite.

It's fine to say a name is horrible. Although sometimes on this board that's not ok either. But it should be.

It's not fine to make unnecessary judgements based upon the name.

But where is the line when you're saying "the only [name] I've ever known was really badly behaved at school/common/ugly/swore like a sailor/whatever."?

I only know one Tyler didn't give it much thought until KH voiced her opinion!

The Tyler I know isn't a chav or from chav parents, they live in a very nice house in a very nice area both have good jobs too.

Each to their own if you like it choose it, I liked an unusal name for dd but changed my mind after she was born, the amount of people that said 'thank god you didn't call her the awful name' I still quite like it and think it would have suited her!

People will always judge based on names or whatever that's just life rightly or wrongly!

All the Tylers I know are White. (Nearly everyone around here is white, I'm as foreign as it gets).

Tbf, MN is the only place I know of where I've heard anyone say that 'chav' is particularly offensive. So maybe people don't realise. In which case, a sticky might be a good idea, despite my general hatred of being told what to do as an adult.

It's not a word I ever use anyway.

What's wrong with Harley, now?? Come to think of it, I know a Tyler with sister called Harleigh; they were both stars in primary, top of the class etc.

I know a Harley with a sister called grace, lovely family, is it a ,mnet no no as well?

I really don't know why people ask for opinions if they don't want to hear them. I understand people with children of that name might not be happy but everyone is entitled to an opinion surely?

But mainly people ask for opinions because they are unsure, they are not merely looking for affirmation. If they were confident of their choice in the first instance, they wouldn't post. I'm saying this as someone who has recently looked for opinions on my name considerations and I honestly want to hear good (if any) AND bad.

Asking for views on something which is a fait accompli and asking for view points on something hypothetical is very different and will elicit different responses.

The OP (who has probably run from this thread in a cold sweat) asked for opinions about a hypothetical situation. She has been provided with a range of views. It's now up to the OP to consider the opinions and either take on board that the name, rightly or wrongly, has certain class connotations, or ignore any views that cast aspersions on the name and call the kid whatever name she likes.

Why, though, if you don't want honest opinions, would you post in the topic in the first place?

We were on holiday this week and my mother was house sitting. When we got back, she was in a terrible state because a boy called Dean had called round for DS. She spluttered and nearly choked at the horror of DS knowing a Dean. Silly cow.

Tyler Durden would be the only thing which might persuade me to use the name.