Jayden

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Finding it really hard to pick a boys name, I've got a little boy called Louie and thinking of Jayden for this one could be shortend to J or middle name will be Joseph as that's my dads name so Jayden Joseph could also be JJ. Honest opinions please :)

Well they did say they judged on the name before actually meeting the child as well.

I know a few connors and none of them caused their teachers any problems

Maybe they don't know many. I worked with the elderly and could say I've never looked after a nice Florence, it doesn't mean all florances are awful

Maryz, Ruari?

Well they did say they judged on the name before actually meeting the child as well.

I think my head skips ahead to CV sifting

My friend was a teacher and she said she did sometimes think "hmmm" when seeing some names, but never judged a child before she met them.

It does remind me of the Rhys/Reece phenomena we went through when ours were little. It must have been a popular name at the time and without fail all the ones we met were little pains! Once we even joked in the park that the naughty child we were watching would be called Rhys - and he was!

I still wouldn't judge any other Rhys/Reeces though, I've met loads more since and they've mostly been lovely boys.

Maryz I want to know your sons name!

Oh no, it's not Rhys is it?

Being called Connor hasn't done mine any harm, maybe if he'd wanted to be a judge, but he didn't

Maryz sons names going to bug me now

Who does Havanna?

Yes, I'm so lucky my Jayden doesn't want to be a judge. But I do often remind him he can't be, just in case he gets ideas above his station.

Oh go on Mary, please!

Most names are supposed to have a load more 'h's in the Irish spelling - she's given us no useful clues!

FGS Louis is a French name, pronounced Lou-ee, not Lou-iss. That is Lewis, which is a surname not a first name.

And Jago is pronounced Jay-go, and it is a Cornish name.

And Spero is completely correct that people will make certain assumptions about someone called Jayden, so if you care about that then don't use it and if you don't, then do.

I would go with the High Court Judge test if you do care - if you can't imagine a Lord Chief Justice Jayden XXX and that bothers you, then don't use it.

It feels like every second boy is Jayden these days.

Dollis of course Lewis is a name.

And the high court judge test is bollocks and you just made yourself look like a twat.

Whatever your name is.

I assumed Maryz's son was a Dylan (Dhillon in Irish I think). I don't know why no other names occurred to me at all.

I've met a couple of boys called Lewis, it's definitely a name.

Lots more called Louis though. And that, afaik, is always pronounced 'Loo-ee'

I can't believe that people here still spout the high court judge test as though its original or relevant. Something made up by a 'lifestyle journalist' is hardly the law on names.
Yes, people have preconceptions about names. 99% of people manage to get over that within moments of meeting people. I'm sorry that the remaining 1% can't get over it. If you really can't imagine a Lord Chief Justice Jayden then you must struggle massively with President Barack, Prime Ministers Margaret, Gordon and Tony etc.
And another thing, being a high court judge is, funnily enough, not the pinnacle of many parents ambitions for their children.

Lord there are a lot of stressed out people on here today.

I said "if you care". I certainly don't.

Still don't like Jayden, though.

And Lewis is a surname.

It was good enough for Lewis Carroll to choose as his pen name.
If it were that outrageous I expect he would have chosen Fred instead.

Lewis Hamilton and oh, look Lewis Wright who wasn't a high court judge but he did make it to the House of Lords.

I'm avoiding stress by posting on here!

That high court judge test makes me see red though. It's so....ewwwww.

There was a high court judge called Lancelot last time I looked.

Fancy starting a baby name thread about that?

Lewis is Welsh. Commonly used as a first name. That's probably why I've only met Louis prn Lou-ee, we've got Lewis for the alternative

Dylan is also Welsh.

Lewis was the 3rd most popular first name for boys in Scotland in 2013, and the 2nd most popular in 2011 and 2012.
www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files2/stats/popular-forenames/2012/babies-first-names-2012-publication.pdf

Lewis as a surname in Scotland is rare.

There are very few women high court judges, (although I noted a Sonia and a Beverley - yay -) and very few non-English names. Does that mean we should give our daughters the name George or Peregrine in order that they pass the daft test?