The new Sharon and Kevin?

[lumpasmelly]

Just wondering what all you MNers think are going to be the new "Sharon/Kevin" type names for our kids generation (i.e. names that will become dreadfully common in the future, and the subject of sketch show stereotypes!)

BTW - please don't take offence if you are a Sharon or a Kevin....there are lots in my family and none of them are common, but they DO get a lot of stick for their names!!!

[MrsMorgan]

How can you say Harry is a hideous name ??? My ds is Harry and was named after my late grandad.

As I have said on here countless times before, it is not a name which makes someone comon or chavvy, but how they are raised.

Infact according to this thread, I have one dd with a chavvy name (lauren), one with a common name (chloe) and one with a hideous name, nice.

[RnB]

fwiw Mrs Morgan I like Lauren and Harry!

[MrsMorgan]

Thanks, me too lol.

Chloe wasn't my choice, I wanted Eloise (her middle name), but xp got his way. I still like it though.

[LauraJayne8]

Maybe some of these threads needed the term 'popular' rather than 'common'.

I chose ds's names partly on the basis that I knew no one of that name to prevent bigheadedeness on their part!

With a popular name myself, I would rather of had to correct people all my life with a uniquely spelt name, I think it is more individual and shows thought on the parent's part.

I agree with MrsMorgan, it is not a name that is a stereotype but rather the personality that the child develops.

[rollonbedtime]

Jayden, Jorden, Tyler, Jake ?

Teagan, Ellie-may, Paige, Sky ?

[maxybrown]

Hey, Harry was the medieval English version of Henry, and it was ok for Kings!! My Grandad was the best Harry ever, a fab man

[muggglewump]

A Jayden/Chardonnay will be judged before they get the job, and may have their CV binned, because of their name.

So, while of course a name shouldn't matter, and an upper class Demi-Lee is just that, and may be at Oxford, and really clever, she will be judged on her name, and I think that's why people want to avoid it.

[LauraJayne8]

If a company bins a CV based on name of applicant they aren't worth working for anyway, but I see your point mugglewump

[nannynobnobs]

I like the name Lauren. My friend's sister is spelt Lauran because his dad didn't know how to spell it at the reg office
But then his middle names are many, and include Aloysius and Disraeli. I think his dad was a bit funny.

[muggglewump]

I didn't say I agreed with it LauraJayne8, just stating what happens.

It is best to avoid names that will disadvantage your children.

[scotagm]

These threads are always great to read until your own childs name appears. My heart leapt and I'm also a bit sad.

Lets make it clear - Archie is a totally great name. I will never be persuaded that it isn't the best name ever.

And... that's the whole point. We all choose and we all love them. End of!

[maxybrown]

My friend's LO is called Archie, and he suits it to the ground and I can certainly see him being an Archie when he is older......if that makes sense?

[chegirlwithbellson]

I hate these threads. They are depressing.

My DS has the chavvest name in the universe and will not get a job because his CV will be binned?

I didnt choose his name, his birth mum did. I refused to change it because I dont think its right to change an adopted child's name without very good reason. Snobbery is not a good reason IMO.

My other DC's names are not the most popular on MNS either but somehow I dont get quite so upset about that. I chose them and I love them so it doesnt really bother me I suppose.

I think traditional names can be just as 'attention seeking' as unusual names. They can be choosen to project a certain image just as much as a badly spelt sleb name can.

I live in chavsville, no question. There are a fair amount of Jordons, Chelseas etc around but most children have names like Olivia, Emily, Amy, Harry, George etc. So it would seem from that sample that the 'normal' names are the ones that are the chavvyist.

[peepool]

Archie and Alfie for sure.

[CupOChristmasCheerfulYank]

Don't worry che, I'm sure your son is just lovely. I considered adopting a little girl whose name was Shanya (Shuh-NY-uh) and I didn't like the name, but she was 10 years old so obviously was not going to change it! It didn't work out (We didn't have our paperwork done and she was adopted by another couple, happily for her), but I'm sure I would have grown to love the name because I would have grown to love her.

My DS is Sam...is that a "common" name?

[nooka]

Names go around in cycles in any case, there are patterns in these things. The difference for our generation of children is that there is more diversity, so even the most popular names are not used as much as in previous generations. That's partly due to people being more "creative" but also due to immigration, and the higher birth rates of immigrant families (early generations at least), hence the rise of the many variations of Mohamed. Also names can change very fast. My big sister is called Emma, which in the sixties was an unusual name, but in my year at school was incredibly popular. My ds is the proud inheritor of the name of the first king of England (and the only "the Great" we've ever had). dh is a historian, and studied the Dark Ages at university, and that's where his name came from. That Eastenders should pick up a diminutive version for a baby a couple of years later is just bad luck. As it happens we no longer live in the UK, and we have only ever met one other child with his name, so it's not an issue. Still bloody irritating though

[ocdgirl]

Che, well said i know exactly how you feel as i said earlier my ds has got a chav name that his birth mother gave him and i am sad to think he will suffer snobbery because of it

[chegirlwithbellson]

It is sad isnt it ocd

And thanks cupof he is lovely

Its not really enough to say 'its wrong to judge but thats the way it is'

Surely its up to all of us to challenge our predjudices regarding names? I dont mean we cant react immediately (we all do it, even me) but to just accept it is a different matter.

Its no more acceptable than binning a cv because the applicant is called Hassan or Ibrahim or Fanshaw-Smyth for that matter.

I know MNs is not RL but I am genuinely saddened at how certain names are vilified on here. I know I have a vested interest as DS's name is one of the most hated but its still sad.

[Flightattendant]

I don't believe that people's CVs get binned by anyone important - probably some naff small business run by nobheads, but what about old condoleezza.

Sorry you are upset Che.

[Nowtheres4]

fwiw i don;t think mumsnet is a true representation of how Britain feels towards names.
In comparison to the parenting population it represents a small minority of people. threads like this are supposed to be a bit of a joke but obviously people get hurt if they see thier own childs name being called chavvy/common/undesirable.
i have 4 dc, 2 with very 'popular' names as in at least one in every school- William and Lucy and i have 2 other children with more unusual names which i chose because i liked them in the same way that i chose William and Lucy, the other 2 are Keir and Esme. Also wasn;t a trend thing as Keir is my eldest and Esme is my youngest. Esme was a Phoebe Nell right up until she was born but it just didn;t suit her.
i think the names that people may be judged upon will be made up names, as in obviously made up.

[hattee]

I've recruited for specialist financial roles, and I have never binned a cv based on a person's name. I have never known anyone else to do this either. In fact, despite the name being at the top of the CV, it's usually the last thing I look at. I tend to skip straight to the education and previous employment sections. Silly me for thinking these are the most relevant!

[chegirlwithbellson]

*Flight^ not really that upset. It does worry me but I understand that how people discuss things on the internet is different how they behave in RL (well mostly). I will admit to feeling a bit sad whenever it comes up on MNS though.

I am pretty protective of DS. He has a lot to deal with bless him.

I have seen my birth children's names come up sometimes in a fairly negative way. I tend not to worry too much about that.

Its interesting to hear how other adoptive and potential parents feel about it tho.

[Heated]

I work with two strong, classy Sharons and never associated either them in my mind with 'Sharon & Kevin'/ or "dreadfully common" to use the phrase from the OP.

And you can't always tell which way a name will go - a colleage has dd called Victoria who rues the day Vicky Pollard came along!

[Poppity]

I would never judge on a name, 'snot the namees(?) fault.

Sorry if I sounded judgey, didn't mean to upset anyone.

[nooka]

I agree hattee, I only really notice the names when I type them up on the list for interview. My criteria tends to start with experience, then eduction and then whether the supporting statement matches the personal specification. I think it is only the really unusual names that stand out in any case (or the ones that have made so many applications that they get quite familiar when shortlisting for a number of jobs in a short period). But then I worked for the public sector where the recruitment rules are very stringent.