Is Hunter a chav name?

[Rose58]

All of our possible names have been used by friends - that old dilemma!! Really struggling until we decided on Hunter James - surname is short and ends 'ie'. Someone I work with said this was chavy unknowingly to them it's our only boys name!! All opinions welcome!

I don't know about chavvy, but I really don't like it. Sorry.

Dislike most surnames for first names anyway, and Hunter is one of the worst of these. It's an occupation, not a name! And like a pp said, the first thing you think of is killing animals, blood, etc. Why would you want your child associated with this? Especially if he grows up to love animals, or maybe be a vegetarian, etc.

James is very nice.

I met a baby girl called Hunter recently. Not sure about the name on either b/g actually sorry! I think it sounds a bit aggressive.

What about Archer?

I don't even know what chavvy is.
I know what chav means, but everyone seems to have a different idea of what constitutes a chavvy name or chavvy car, clothes etc.

I have seen quite normal names like Phoebe or Dylan called chavvy on here....how or why I don't know. Maybe the rough family in the council house round the corner (you know, the one with the weeds, beer cans and sofa in the front garden) graced their children with those names, which then makes them chavvy - obviously.

I quite like Hunter, as a full name. It sounds lovely with James, the only problem for me would be shortening it to Hun or Hunt.
It really doesn't matter what I think though, if you like it go for it.

Archer is lovely

I would think it's a hard name for a very quiet, mild mannered, shy kid to have. If you're not expecting one of those, go for it!

It's growing on me but I imagine a good looking pleasant but strong willed child with either white blonde hair or dark brooding looks with high cheek bones.

Don't think it would suit anyone other than an athletic type either.

Before you call a child Archer perhaps you should check the TV show of that name

I'm sure that hunter, archer etc are going to be the Cliff, Trevor etc in 50 years time. They are fashionable names which is no bad thing I suppose but it depends if you want timeless or fashionable.

Actually there's a guy at my work with two kids called Hunter and Ryder. He talks about having a third and I have to bite my tongue to stop myself from suggesting Fisher as a name!

Would you ever see it in the birth announcements in a broadsheet newspaper?

There's your answer!

I'm not sure about it being chavvy - I haven't heard anyone yelling "Hunter, get yer arse ere now" at the top of their voice yet. That's pretty much still Jayden and Kyle for boys in these parts.

I don't dislike the name, but don't love it either. It makes me think of wellies.

" so my teenage girl brings home a boy: Dad, this is Hunter.
Nice to meet you, I know your brother, Gatherer!"

Not at all. More old-school American preppy. I really like it. I'm thinking Hunter.S.Thomson and Hunter Hayes. (Hudson is another nice name with a similar feel to it.)
And do NOT get me started on this british obsession with 'chavvy-ness'. We're living in California right now and it really throws a mirror up to the hideous narrow minded class obsessiveness of us Brits!! There's another discussion on here asking about "preconceptions" of the names Emily Isabella Henry Olivia etc - and all the responses state something like 'aspiration all middle class' etc !!! Seriously? Embarrassing.
Let's try and stop naming our kids Sebastian and Oliver just because we're truly terrified of not fitting into the UK upper middle class wannabe club.

Hopefully your child will grow up to travel, escape this nonsense and the name Hunter will do him very well. Strong, literary and traditional - go for it.

Hunter = wellies

And the nnwill be Hun/hunt/hunty, a short step to cunt/cunty as a teen or uni student.

Forget the chav, chav is a red herring. Hunter may be preppy and literary to American ears but to British ones it would be wellies and trophy killers.

Imagine if he is short, pale and weedy?

I can't get past Gladiators.

Love Archer though (name and the spy).

What's so wrong with proper names David, James or Peter anyway?

Urgh.

Back to the name, OP, I don't like it. Nothing to do with it being "chavvy" - only a total twat would think that, (oops, did I just out myself as a chav?) - I just think it's not a very nice name.

It's a good, strong, solid name.

Archer... I can't get past Radio 4. Dum-de-dum-de-dum-de-dum, dum-de-dum-de-dum-dum....

Wow I didn't expect such a response!!! Thank you mums net!

Mostly negative comments. Thank you for being honest and to those saying ignore negativity and go with what WE want.

Our problem is the Harry, Jack, Angus names we love have been taken by family and close friends and anything else we remotely like is just a bit 'meh'! No substance! We are still none the wiser!

In my experience, babies will start 'owning' their name very soon - if you have a boy called 'Hunter', that will be his name and he will inhabit it.

I share my first name with a z-list celebrity who was rather famous 20 years ago - nobody bats en eyelid now, and it helps immensely to be able to use her (former) fame to tell people how to spell my name, so there are advantages.

Go with whatever name you like.

Of call him 'John' or 'Peter' or 'William', NN Nebukadnezar

Bear Grylls was born Edward…. Just sayin'.

I don't like it. But then I don't like any surnames as first names, I think they sound a little ridiculous or trying to hard to be trendy. Also I think they will date very quickly, certainly in the UK. It's hard to pick boys names (we agonised over DS's for ages) but I think if you're looking for a name with "substance" as you put it, then Hunter isn't it.