Chanel

[Andrea279]

What do you think about Chanel? Is it too chavvy or is it a respectable name? I think it sounds beautiful but I’m not sure what others might think. Is this name too tied to the luxury brand? I know there’s parents these days naming their kids ridiculous things like Gucci though.

I think it does attract too many negative social stereotypes, unfortunately, because it is a pretty sounding name.

Brilliant

What about Armani, Argos, Prada?

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No OP, I think it's awful

And they'd spend their whole life getting comments

It's fine but it is like calling a child George at Asda

Waitrose- nn Rosie
M&S - sp. Emmaness
L'Oréal
Morrisons for a boy
Debenhams nn Debbie

Please don't.

I knew a Chanel growing up (and also a Chanelle). I couldn't bear either of them so I guess that's swaying my decision, but I think it's an awful name. I think it sounds ugly. The one spelled Chanel got a lot of "channel" pronunciations too.

I think that to some people it cons across as aspirational and artless.

To others it would seem very sophisticated.

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It’s no different to Gucci

And I hate the c word but those that use it would certainly use it in this case.

It’s a terrible thing to inflict on a child

It’s association is far more luxury brand than surname, especially as it would be a v unusual surname in the UK

So it’s like calling your kid Gucci or Dolce and thinking it sounds sophisticated when in fact it is the opposite.

No. And again no.

Coco on the other hand is cool AF.

Really randomly I was just behind someone with the name Chanel at a Starbucks this morning and the young man on the counter didn't know how to spell it (and for some reason didn't ask her). His older female colleague rolled her eyes and said 'you spell it as it sounds' and wrote Chanel but I wondered whether it was in fact Chanelle and she should have checked. Anyway she will have a lifetime of spelling it for people.

I picture a toddler in a Burberry shell suit and high heels carrying fake Gucci bag - it's a no from me

I don't think that's the best idea. Not least of all as Chanel is such a well known brand. To me it would be akin to calling a child Tesco.

Gabrielle was the designer's actual given name.

This. It's exactly the same as Gucci, a family surname strongly linked in the public mind to a luxury brand.

Fuck sake 🤣🤣

No sorry. Chantel/ Chardonnay are just as bad IMO.

Dreadful. Don’t do it.

I know a bulldog called Chanel.

@Saschka , The name Shanelle is an alternative spelling of Chanel.
If I was in a shop and someone calls out a name, I don't really care how it's spelt.

Emmanesse sounds good. Might use it. St Michael for a boy though.

Awful, tacky and chavvy.

along the same lines as Coco, Porsha, Tiffany