Jaydon/Haydon/Cayden

[candyflossbaby]

I neither dislike/like these names but a friend of mine is considering all of these for her son due next month. Why do so many people hate these names, she asked my opinion but I said I wasn't sure, but had got the impression from mumsnet in the past that these names should be avoided??

I like cailin as a name? I don't have images of Asbo children running round. Surely all classes use all names at some point?

Haydon is a family name for us (surname of DH's great grandmother) -- I quite like it and might have used it if we had another DS .
The others not my preference, but still much nicer imvho than many traditional choices.

I went to school many years again with a boy called Hayden ..not an asbo in sight ..in fact he was the smartest boy I ever knew

I also went to primary school with a Hayden, and I'm 36.

He was a bit of a reprobate, admittedly.

I'm 51

Well im irish so dont understant the "chev" thing... But didnt like these names sorry... Haydon would be the best imho but i know it as a surname

what a bunch of judgey sods you are

OP - just tell her they are not to your taste and be done with it - NOT your child to name

ffs

Everyone is entitled to their opinion! And it is a "Talk" forum!

FionaSH - is that directed at me??

I'm fully aware it's a public forum but thanks for putting it in " " for me

Yes it was directed at you dizzy - but not in the aggressive way you've taken it. It was a statement with absolutely no nasty undertones at all! I promise!

What about Croydon? Or Basildon?
I have come across a Haydn- possibly a Welsh connection- isn't there an actress called Haydn Gwynne?
I don't like "ambiguous" names- ie could be for girl/boy/town- but also don't like "posh" names like Quentin and Rollo.
I am from the era when Patricia was a bit cutting edge.

They are made up names or creative spellings. That's why people hate them.

I didn't take it agressively, I felt more patronised than anything but thanks

Only people on MN hate them.....

It's always the case with names. Avant-garde and quirky quickly becomes passé and over-used. That's always going to be the case with 'new' names. There's nothing intrinsically wrong with most names - just people's attitude to them. Tell your friend to use what she likes. A child makes a name his or her own - he is she isn't fated to become whatever it is that people associate with the name.

ROFL at swooning over Ignatius

BTW, names label people - ultimately I suppose that's their function - but they can operate as denoting a particular class. We all know that Rollo is more likely to hail from a country estate rather than a council estate. The reverse is true of the three names in the OP, which is why I'd steer clear.

Always tried to avoid names with too much in the way of class connotations - bit unfair to the child IMO

For me, it has nothing to do with class at all. I'm German and don't really understand/appreciate the whole British class thing. To me it seems wrong, as does the whole concept of private/state schools, healthcare etc. Brits should spend more time abroad to see how ridiculous the whole class concept is!

But I still do not like Jayden or Hayden or Caeden, they just don't sould elegant to my ears.

I happen to love names like Ignatius and Hector but again, not because of any class association, but simply because I find them elegant and beautiful sounding, as well as becaue they are less common, more unique.(for now ).

Jayden in particular is very common here in Australia. I know 3 already and I've only been here 10 months! I loathe all those names (and include Aiden in the list) as I just don't like the sound of them. DH and I have trouble getting used to the number of Jaydens here (all DC of people we know) - even though he is Aussie he has been in the UK long enough to acquire similar reactions to names as UK people.

Going a bit O/T here - I'm not British, but in all fairness, Brits spend plenty of time abroad. I don't think taking a few more holidays is going to wipe out centuries of ingrained class structure.

Love it or loathe it, the British class system is an innate part of British culture, history and society, just as I'm sure there are aspects of, say, German society that Brits would look on as unfathomable.

Oh, and what exactly is wrong with private and state healthcare?

I was just interested to see why people disliked them. I think they are more original than Jack, Oliver etc which has dozen's in every school.

I think that is the point, people choose them because they think they ar being original but in fact there are lots of children with names like this and like I said, it will be very easy to know when they were born in a few years.

I actually have a soft-spot for Haydon, but only when spelt "Haydn". The others are awful though.

But I know three haydon's my age? How old do u think I am then?

Hayden is a nice Irish surname, and Aiden is a bone fide name with a long pedigree, but the others were made up fairly recently in America and popularised by the likes of Brittney Spears..

Agree Math, but its Aidan - Aiden is the made up American version.