Is Blake a "chav" name?

[fairybeagle]

Just that really..controversial as the word is I know

The word chav actually means a young person that is loud. Nothing to do with council estates.

Using the correct term, there's far too many chavs on MN's. Loud and outspoken little chavs!

Oh and brash... check again to a lot of MN's members. Maybe not as middle class as you all thought 🤭

AMA chav is literally an acronym of ‘council house and violent’

Chav is not an acronym of “council house and violent”! Where do people get that idea from? It is probably derived from a Romani word meaning “child”.

Yes, it is.

What is a chav?

No

I cAnt say that name without saying it the way Key and Peele say it in their teacher skit.

Definition of chav
British slang, disparaging
: a young person in Britain of a type stereotypically known for engaging in aggressively loutish behavior especially when in groups and for wearing flashy jewelry and athletic casual clothing (such as tracksuits and baseball caps)

Personally, I don't like it, but chavvy?
What about Blake Morrison, poet and author?

Straight away I thought of Blake Fielder-Civil. The associations with him alone would put me off...

I think American sounding names can sound chavy. However I've only met one Blake and his mum seemed posh-ish. I actually though "oh that's nice" when I heard it as is unusual. So I'm on the fence.

The only one I can think of is the chap that was married to Amy Winehouse, it wouldn't rank high on my list.

If I heard it used I'd assume it was the person's surname they were being referred to by.

Yes it is, sorry

No it’s not. (Honestly what is wrong with people?)