Bowie

[cjferg]

Literally only boys name I can think of...

Every one we think of either me or dh knows some chav we don't like with that name...

Really? And you don't think Bowie will sound Chavvie???

How are you pronouncing it.

Like low or now?

Naming your child after one of the most talented, unique, groundbreaking musicians of the last 100 years?

Just no.

Love it. That & Ziggy

There will be a lot of them around... (paul Weller's wife to blame!) in the same way there are hoarded of 12 yr okd(ish) Jaggers
I love it

How about David?

You lost me at 'some chav'. What an offensive thing to say.

It sounds incredibly hipster/try hard/pretentious, a little bit like how you sound judging by this comment.

Every one we think of either me or dh knows some chav we don't like with that name

Ridiculous and your chav comments are awful.

Ridiculous, and people aren't chavs just because you don't like them! What an awful classist thing to say.

I think it's cool but a bit girly

Awful name to lumber a child/adult with

Pretentious and try hard.

Nobody knows how to say it!
Just buy a name book and find a proper name

Don't do it. It's so desperate.

Ok - the chav part didn't really have anything to do with the names, just where we are from. Apologies, didn't mean to offend.

Antigonads
Pronounced like now

Elocutioner
My dad is called David and both my grandads - don't really want to go down that route.

David Bowie took his name after a Bowie knife

Another vote for “try hard”
Also for thinking you’re a snobby twat re your “chav” comment.

Not a nice name and will always get mispronounced

I'm not keen, I agree that it sounds try hard.

Go for it. If you like it, ignore anyone else.
And as for anyone who thinks it's 'chavvy
Do you care? Do what you feel.
I never felt the need to run my child's name past anyone. Because I couldn't give a fuck what other people think.
Be happy

I don’t like it (or the ‘chav’ comment )

Also, David Bowie pronounced his name to rhyme with ‘doughy’, so if you pronounce it to rhyme with ‘Towie’ it will look like you are both pretentious and don’t actually know what you’re talking about. Well done.

And as for anyone who thinks it's 'chavvy

Other people aren’t saying Bowie is chavvy. The OP was saying every other boy’s name is chavvy!

I take it back - you're pronouncing it wrong!