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 :)

Yes Derek. Because a name can tell a lot about someone's socio-economic background.

I would assume 'Jayden' did not come from a very wealthy or educated family.

That is the immediate reaction it would trigger. I hope I wouldn't judge any further without meeting Jayden in person.

But that is honestly my first impression of the name.

Rank.

Jayden is a nice enough name. I know agirl Jayden so I see it as a female name. I agree, about Will Smith's son being Jayden when someone mentioned that. Maybe it's unisex but I tend to think more girl than boy.

If you love it, use it. Do not let MN prejudice discourage you.

There are MNers with sons called Jayden. They have probably mostly banned this topic, though.
It's not my cuppa but I don't cringe at it.
I do cringe at Hugo, Barnaby, Theo, Clementine, Luka....

Um, Jonty?!?! I think Jayden has fewer 'connotations' tbh...

'Thomas' sounds lovely and middle class of course.

I am not sure why you are trying to trip me up. I know that people can be called all sorts of things.

But you have to be very naive to think that a lot of people will have the same reaction to 'Jayden' as they do to 'Thomas'.

You think?

I'd agree Jolyon or Hugo was weighted with connotations, Jonty less so...

I would also have an immediate and not very favourable reaction to Hugo and Jonty, so you can see my prejudices at least cut both ways.

What about just Jay, that is a cute name on its own.

Derek, I know that. Being called Thomas doesn't automatically make you middle class just has being called Jayden doesn't make you chav scum.

But some people will react unfavourably to the name Jayden when they wouldn't to the name Thomas.

That is all I am saying. So if it is a choice between Joseph and Jayden, I would go for Joseph every time.

I don't. I didn't.

I pointed out I used inverted commas.

I fully accept that some people won't give a flying fuck.

But life is difficult and hard enough as it is. Why not just give your child a timeless, classless name, rather than one that some people will judge.

Same goes for the Hugos and the Jontys. its marking a child out as a member of a particular group in society. The middle and upper class groups tend to be more privileged so I guess it is less undesirable to be put in those groups.

I think the name Jayden sounds more feminine as well. I know one female Jayden (although she spells it differently).

I know a lovely Jayden.

I'm not keen on Joseph or Jayden. Jacob?
Dd2 goes to school with a Jai-Dee (boy).

Don't like jayden...i used to but it's become way too common. I would go for a name like James. My cousin is called James and his dad calls him Jim as a nickname..i think it would flow well with Joseph.

I love Josh & Jacob but can't use them as my cousins childrens names, some of the other names suggested I actually think are terrible, but to be honest everyone has there personal opinions.

I wouldn't use Joseph for a first name as its my dads and brothers name , if my brother ever has a son he would probably like to use it, but defiantly want it as a middle name as my son Louie has my grandads name as he's middle name, my dad was quite upset I didn't use he's for Louie.

I have long thought usual that one of the reasons theat Jack George Henry Oliver etc became so popular is that they were classless (or at least worked fairly well across classes) which fitted with the new egalitarianism anti-child-poverty agenda at that time. Now it seems, people either want to go to extremes or sit firmly in the middle. It is hard to find a boys name that hasn't been done to death that ISN'T either WC or upper middle.

I'm not keen either I'm afraid. But their are worse names on MN.

Oh I think I misread.

Still a bit stunned by the revelation that Jonty is posh - the two I know are quite alternative.

Well done Derek.

But this op HAS asked for faceless strangers on the internet to give their honest opinions, so I am giving mine.

It is horrible that people judge. But names have power. And I think some parents do need to think a bit harder about the names they choose. I particularly dislike excessively cutsie names for little girls for example. I don't think that is fair to the child. I wouldn't want to be a 40 years old Polly Wolly Doodle or whatever these celebrities are calling their children now.

My unused boys names were Daniel Jude (glad I didn't end up with a boy on that occasion!) and Aiden.