Maddison

[Walkinginthewoods]

What are your thoughts on this girls name? With the diminutive Maddy.

OldGrinch don't you think using that term is pretty derogatory?
It's really awful term! Really, should grown adults be stooping that low?

Love it. That's the name I would choose if I have a girl. Love it shortened to Maddie too x

I dislike the MAD part.

Spell it Madison & it's OK.

I don't like Madison (it's a big US city in Wisconsin) as a girls name at all, sorry.

Madison is a made up Disney name and very Chavy

If you want to use Maddy - which I love please shorten from Madeleine. The proper name.

See, in French Madeleine sounds nice, the emphasis being on the last syllable.

But in English people emphasise the MAD part which isn't very nice at all imo

How is Maddison a made up name all names were made up at one point . Don't know why some people need to be so rude

Madison was made up by Disney 1984 film Splash.

Urgh makes my skin crawl when ppl use the term 'chavy'. It's really low and derogatory and tbh anyone using the term I wouldn't listen to their opinion.

@courtlee is right - all names were new at some point, and just because a name is really new doesn’t make it less good than older names.

100 years from now people are going to be complaining about the ‘new’ names others want to use, and saying how much better and more classy names like Khloe and Chardonnay are. The more things change, the more they stay the same!

What I can't stand about some posts are their classist attitude and snobbery. It's fine not to like a name but to not like it because it's not in the right class or 'chavy' and actually voicing it is really sad and embarrassing

I think it’s lovely. Nicer than Madeleine

Although I don’t like the term ‘chavvy’ there is another thread where certain names are being called ‘too posh’ and therefore ‘wet’ which is just as bad. Unfortunately people do link certain names with certain classes, that doesn’t make it right, but I would say it happens more commonly than people would admit.

@Sparkandgold I don’t understand why you’re so touchy on these threads. Why would people want to give their children names that have negative class connotations? I wouldn’t give my children chavvy names, and I don’t see what the problem with PPs pointing out that they find certain names common and/or chavvy.

I know you don’t like the word chavvy, but I’m not sure what word you’d prefer? Or pretend that social classes don’t exist? I don’t really get it tbh

Ah, the MN snobs are out, unsurprisingly.

I prefer it with one d, Madison.

I absolutely loathe Maddy, however, I think it’s one of the worst nicknames going.

And it’s a good point that people’s name choices get abused for being too “posh”. Posh seems to be an acceptable slur to many, chavvy is insulting. Double standards, and poor parents of all the Oscars, Hugos and Aramintas.

oh, do give over. You’re perpetuating a very negative stereotype, and attaching that to babies, FFS.

I bet most the Hugo’s in Britain will have considerably fewer negative judgements made about them by the likes of you, you horrible snob, than the Madisons. So calling Hugo and posh name is nothing in comparison to calling Madison chavvy, and you have had any intelligence or empathy at all you would see that.

Can't believe grown women are lowering themselves to use the term chav and I'm Shocked you think it's acceptable and saying I'm being picky for pointing it out.
We actually chat to the kids... 13 year olds at school who use this word because it's not acceptable. If you don't know why then please educate yourself

I think this thread is proof ppl still have awful prejudices

Am I the only person who doesn't automatically judge a person for their name choice for their kid or their name?

chavvy is a very derogatory term & even the word itself makes my skin crawl. It is different to words wet & posh because it’s about looking down on those with less privilege.

The problem is, giving a name like Maddison which is so strongly attached to those connotations is going to have implications for the child - like it or not.

I hope this is something that will change given the huge diversity in names now being used / heard. It’ll probably take time though, & I for one would avoid a name that would have such negative connotations.

@Sparkandgold if you really think logically I highly doubt you don’t make judgements and assumptions about someone based on their name. You’re due to meet someone you’ve never met before: “Sharon” you’re hardly stood wondering whether that 18 year old man walking up is the person you’re expecting are you? Names are labels whether we like it or not. And unfortunately in this country, that includes a strong indicator of class. I hope that changes - but to pretend the labels don’t exist & that a child won’t be impacted by them is a bit silly.

Chavvy is an awful description. But so is 'wet' or 'pretentious'.

We need to be more open minded and less judgmental about names. Let's judge the person instead!

Some of the attitudes on here make me cringe. Grown adults shouldn't be calling a baby name chavy...the Maddison's I know do not have those "connotations" anyway. There is giving an honest opinion and there's being judgmental!