Calling all teachers!

[Dollydaydream99]

Please share your name stereotypes - the good, the bad & the ugly!!! ??

Hmm - i know 4 Connor/Conors and they are all very well behaved and a bit straight laced - I don't know any naughty ones. 3 Callums in the same bracket and Lewis' both naughty and nice.

I'm a teacher, and I try very hard not to associate names with personalities before I've got to know children. Some of my loveliest pupils have been called Princess, Taylor, and Kai. Some of my most difficult have been Emma, Georgia, Lily and Simon.

More useful to know what is very over-used. In my opinion:Isobel/Isabelle/Isabella, Lily, Jacob, Josh, Evie, Georgia

Seriously?

This will not end well.

I love seeing unusual names on the register - much easier to remember 30 different names than 6 each of Lauren, Lilly, Jack, Sam and Ben.

Challenging children I remember (usually fondly ) by a combination of name and face so I don't have any names that by themselves cause me angst!

I'm not so sure you can predict. Yes, there are stereotypes but they certainly aren't always lived up to and are often turned on their heads.

Also, some children are really naughty but so lovely and others never do anything wrong but are less likable for other reasons. Some have behaviour which changes for a variety of reasons and some are late developers.

I don't think my lists of the naughtiest, cleverest and nicest children I've taught over the last few years do anything to support any stereotype at all, they're just list of individuals.

But, for arguments sake,:

The naughtiest:
Frederick, Sebastian, Oliver, Joshua, Zach, Matthew, Jack, James, Archie, Ryley, Henry.
Grace, Phoebe, Lily, Holly, Kelsey, Emily, Rhiannon

The cleverest:
Jake, Matthew, Louis, Frederick, Alfie, Simon, Isaac, Charlie, Ben, Joshua
Harriet, Katie, Lily, Carla, Sophie, Ellie, Alice, Jemima, Lucie, Emily, Georgia, Rosie

The nicest:
Matthew, Alfie, Angus, William, Archie, Kristian, Harvey, Harry, Milan
Poppy, Jemima, Eva, Phoebe, Zara, Flora, Robyn, Aliya, Chelsea, Amy, Isabella, Sophia, Millie

Quite a few repeats you see!

Forgot the very naughty Rebecca, Aaron and Alex I had a couple of years ago - they were a challenging trio - but still no stereotype fitting.

I've always had an open mind about all names.
However what has irritated me most are children whose parents decide to change their name, or version of it halfway through the year. Eg every book, peg etc was labelled Matty as requested then later on the parents decided that actually they would like him to be called Matthew.

Wigglesrock, please don't assume teachers are judging kids by their names, I hate this kind of thread, but I'm certain all teachers contributing would never pre judge a child by their name.

How old do you have to be to have taught a Darren!!?

According to a BBC study based on surveying 3000 teachers these are the particularly 'naughty' names:

Callum
Connor
Jack
Daniel
Brandon
Charlie
Chelsea
Courtney
Chardonnay
Aleisha
Casey
Crystal

teachers that stereotype are the pits, so who cares?

BabyNames section really needs a "Must have a Thick Skin" to enter warning.

lljkk I teach a Darren now. He's 12 and he's great.

mistletoasty - realistically, providing he has a reasonably mainstream name, he'll be on a lot of people's naughty lists, clever lists and nice lists - because all names will be.

Some people take these threads waaay too seriously.

Sorry mistle I wasn't talking about you.

I have taught good/bad/clever/lazy students with a variety of names. Sometimes all in the same class. I personally don't like names changed to use a K, but I'm a traditional names kind of a person.
I never prejudge students. But some teachers do - it tends to happen more to siblings, rather than names.
But, some of my best students in past years:
Jack
Robbie
Charlie
Laura (pronounced Lara)
Philippine
Alice
Toby
Steph
Mark
Adam
Clare

The Jack in question sang at my wedding.

A lovely teacher colleague I worked with only ever commented on one name, saying she personally didn't think Bianca was a good name for a black child as it means "white" (She was black herself in case it's relevant)
I feel a bit the same about meanings, for example "Kane" was the naughty brother in the story wasn't he? And have a feeling some names mean "devil" or have other bad connotations (but I've forgotten which for now)
So I might very slightly judge the parents with some name choices, but hopefully never the child.

tinselkitty, i hope you are not an english teacher!

My form told me there's a Lucifer at the local Catholic school!

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Any name that is spelt in a non standard way sets alarm bells off.

This applies to my own step daughter who is starting to show a naughty streak.