do you agree

[kelly21]

fell in love with the name laverne been told by a mum at playgroup i cant use it bevsuse am not posh or french :s does this matter lol

Tell playgroup Mum to sod off. I bet you any money her kids names have a non British origin.

I quite like Laverne, I imagine a curvy nightclub singer from the 1960's with an excellent beehive and lots of flicky eyeliner.

What????? Playgroup mum's logic makes the mind boggle!

That said I think the French pronunciation is prettier.

Use whatever name you like, it's certainly not up to some random person at playgroup to decide for you.

I think that, since the series 'Laverne and Shirley' the name has been mainstream in anglophone countries too.

I can't help but think of Scrubs.

I also thought of Laverne and Shirley. And Lauren Laverne. Like it!

thankyou yeah am not going to let other people put me off just wondering what people thought i have never heard it until last week and i love it :)

I'd like to know what the playgroup mum thinks are suitably British and non-posh names.... I'm wondering whether Baldrick would pass muster

Sorry OP but I definitely don't think you need to be posh to use the name Laverne.

Do you mind it shortened to 'Lav'?

I am french, I would never use Laverne (it is not a french name, it is definitely american of french origin may be).
So be free to use it! If you like it doesn't matter what she think I don't think it is particularly posh either

no i didnt think it was posh :) it did cross my mind about people calling her lav but then that would only be when shes in highschool and then she would have control over her name and bullying wise am not worried about kids will find anything to pick on someone for x