Is Daniel a chav name these days??

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I ask as my son is called Daniel and my husband keeps pointing out that it's often a chavkid name. I love it and always have. I wanted a baby boy called Daniel since I was a kid myself and don't really care what DH says but thought I would canvas opinion...

No it isn't. It's a lovely classic name and doesn't date. Dan, Danny, Daniel, plenty of options. I like it

I certainly hope not as my DS is called Daniel! I do think it is a very common (in the sense of popular) name, when DS was little, there was 3 other Daniels in our play group, and all 4 were of different nationalities.

I always thought of Daniel of a name with few connotations, positive or negative. My sister's first boy friend was called Daneil, he was the first I had met with that name.

I don't think so. It was popular so it'll be found everywhere though.

Daniel Craig is a pretty impressive Daniel example.

We know loads of Daniels at private schools, if you don't mind measuring it that way. Not 'chavvy' at all.

No, it's lovely. Would have used it myself except it didn't work with surname.

Daniel is an everyman name.

Nope

its fine, i wouldn't use chav on here though. lots don't like it

I like it in answer to the question you didn't ask!

Isn't it a new testament bible name?

So, in answer to the question you did ask, no, not in the real world. Possibly in mumsnetworld though. I've read names that were the names of High Kings in Ireland and the Irish for William labelled chav, so they have a high bar on mumsnet. You'd better ask the mother of a Lucius, a ptolemy or a sebastian.

Not in the least!

It's completely class-less.

(As in, doesn't indicate anything about social class. Not that it's not classy.)

Old testament name, Bange (Daniel in the lion's den)

misschp1973 so your parents have two grandsons called Daniel

No it's a great name.

Sorry nnomdemere, I'm a godless heathen.

Actually, I think it's quite classy to choose a name like Robert or Daniel or James. It shows a complete indifference to what others below you on the food chain might think

So in fact, it's classier than one of those middle-class names.

jk jk jk as my children would say

No!! My ds is called Daniel. It's a nice strong name!

Dan/Danny are used car salesman name to me.

Completely agree Bange. Something very dignified about a neutral name like Daniel.

Lovely and neutral--Daniel could be a bin man or a barrister.

No way!!
I have a 2yo Daniel although he's called Danny 99.5% of the time

Our 2 year old Daniel is mostly called Diddle-Pips. He's going to hate us when he's older....

Your dh is a twat for calling your ds name "chavvy"

Danny - champion of the world.
Daniel, my brother.

Its a lovely name, book and song.
Don't listen to your DH.

Say what?! Personally I would be very at your DH using the term 'chavkid'.

Daniel is a lovely name.