Shay?

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For a boy? Yes/no? And the whys? Any bad associations?

@AuntDympna you have another of the Irish names I love.

Awful

Wow what a charmer you are Marelle....

Lower class around here.

Don't particularly hate it though.

@Marelle

It’s a bit chavvy and lower class. And if it’s a chavvy footballer’s name that’s even worse. Who names their child after a footballer?! Probably the same people who buy those “Live, Laugh, Love” signs.

What a horrid thing to say! I hope you're nicer in real life

I think its nice for a baby/child but I didn't think it carries too well into adulthood if I'm honest OP

I cannot believe in this day and age people make connections about a baby's name with the socioeconomic grouping of their parents. Classless society eh!

@shchild

I cannot believe in this day and age people make connections about a baby's name with the socioeconomic grouping of their parents. Classless society eh!

Of course they do. It’s disingenuous to suggest they don’t.

Of course people connect name with socioeconomic groups! It’s just a fact of life.

Who said we were a classless society?

I have a family member Seamus that goes by Shay. I like it. And it travels well - he lives overseas and it’s an easy name for most to pronounce

It says an awful lot about your intelligence and character if you can make a judgement on someone's social class purely from a bunch of letters they were assigned at birth...

I know a shay, she is lovely!
It's nice but plain.

I'm in Ireland and it's the opposite of "chavy" Work in a small wealthy rural school with 2 Shays.

The UK isn't a classless society and names from Ireland are frequently called chavy on this site.

@Rosesareyellow

Shae. Prostitute on GOT. But it is a nice name.

This was my thought too.

It's a nice name though.

Or described as being on the "naughty list" at school.

I assumed you meant Che, as in Guevara, that revolutionary bloke - and spelled it wrongly..

I get the inexplicable urge to add ‘amore’ after saying shay…

Like others I don’t really have a good reason for not really liking it I just don’t. But the reverse of that is if you’re really drawn to it that’s good enough reason in itself.

I would definitely go with Seamus.

The UK isn't a classless society and names from Ireland are frequently called chavy on this site.

Only when they are inappropriately anglicised and/ or mis-spelled. Proper traditional Irish names, correctly spelled, are not ‘chavy’ at all.

@MirandaBlu

Nothing wrong with it, although it is anglicised. The original Irish name is Séaghdha.

How is that pronounced please?

Séaghdha is pronounced Shay.

Che Guevara was part Irish, but the name Che is Spanish iirc.

Dympna is lovely isn't it @ANameChangeAgain ?

I really love it. I also think Sean should make a comeback.

I really like Shay.

I'd put Seamus on the birth certificate though.

Shay is nice OP. I like the sound of it.

So many vile snobs on here!