Just for fun. Teachers past and present what were the best kids named.

[NappyAndNice]

Hey,

So I had a comment on my one post which got me thinking, and now I'm ccurious. I have since seen other comments, that some teachers find kids with a certain name over the years, to be similar. Your nice students, and the other's a handful.

For all teachers out there, what are the best boy names.

Over the years which students with a certain name were just wonderful kids?
And which were the worst names?

It's true you can be put off a certain name by association, or grow to love a name due to positive association, but I don't believe there's actually such thing as a 'naughty' boy or 'naughty' girl name. Those teachers just happen to have not met a good one yet. Naming a child a certain name isn't some sort of self-fulfilling prophecy that they'll be a nightmare child.

For example, I use to dread seeing the name Jayden on the register after a couple of bad experiences, but the last two boys I taught with that name were absolutely lovely.

For what it's worth though, Jaxon and Caleb are the names which currently make me shudder for boys. I'm prepared to accept that there are some absolutely lovely kids out there called Jaxon or Caleb. That's just not been my personal experience so far.

For girls, Sienna is one I just can't take to yet due to personal experience. Sienna tends to be the 'IT' girl at school in my experience. The one who everyone wants to be friends with but it's because they're secretly scared of her and don't want to risk getting on the wrong side of her. Like Jaxon and Caleb though, I'm sure there are plenty of lovely ones out there too. It's just my personal experience of the name so far.

As for names I love due to association, Thomas springs to mind. I've only taught lovely kids called Tom before. It was always a name I quite liked, but even more so now as I associate it with really nice kids. I'm aware my opinion could quickly change should I meet a very different type of Thomas!

Not a teacher but I work with children.

Every Thomas has been a lovely, calm and gentle child in my experience.

Other boys names that I’ve found to be mostly well behaved include Isaac, Finley, Daniel, Oliver.

The names of “naughty boys” in my experience were Henry, Jack, Jensen.

As for girls, I’ve had two Veronica’s who were both handful but this may be a coincidence. Others that have been handfuls are Madison, Lucie, Rebecca, Ruby, Alice, Danielle.

The names I’ve found to be lovely girls include Sophie, Grace, Matilda, Annabelle

Stupid thread. It’s just confirmation bias. MN just like traditional dull names.

was a teacher for 10 years and there is zero correlation. Kinda unprofessional to look at a list of kids names and dread kids before you’ve met them 🤣

This. I was a teacher for 30 years and might wonder about the parents' reason to call their child a certain name but I wouldn't judge the child. The name bears little or no correlation to their behaviour.

Completely agree.

It’s mostly classism, the common, misspelt names tend to be poorly behaved; whilst traditional, biblical names tend to be better behaved. However as a teacher it’s not our job to judge based on names, but merit.