Chav names make your kids thick!!

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Anyone seen this in the MAil today (read at work!!)

Seemingly government research has found that kids with middle class names like KAtherine and Duncan do 8 times better in school than Waynes, Dwaines etc..

Some teachers have said that PAiges are the worst girls of all and that the following names arose the following comments:

Adrienne (kiss of death - spiteful, sneaky or both), Alanna, Ashleigh, Britney, Candice, Chantelle (spawn of the devil), Chelsie, Chelseigh, Chloe (nasty, spiteful).

Cindy (always a pain in the a**e) Courtney, Cortnee, Cortnie (trouble), Danielle (a nightmare), Jade, Jodie, Jordan (pretty bad for a girl), Kayleigh (a pain), Keeley, Keira (live in fear), Kimberley, Kylie, Leanne, Leigh, Lou-Lou,

Mia, Paige, Poppy (hyperactive and not very bright), Stacey, Tyler (lesson disrupter).

And these are the boys' names that the teachers most fear: Ashley, Chayse, Conor, Connor (a nightmare), Curtis, Damon, Declan, Dillon/Dylan, Dwayne (a terror), Grant, Jordan, Josh (arrogant, nasty, selfish.

Kade, Kane, Kieron, Kyle (always spells trouble), Liam (always a bad lad), Mason (a horror), Mitchell, Myles, Painton, Rhys / Reece (a nightmare), Ryan, Scott (live in fear), Shane (a terror), Troy, Tyler (lesson disrupter), Wayne (a terror).

What do you think?

I like Dylan but my DH vetoed it too...

Iklboo - spooky - those were almost exactly my words to her! Which rather spoilt the occasion, as she was meeting my DS3 for the first time. But she started it.

Enjoy your maternity leave!

LOL at Cod.

If DS2 had been a girl he'd have been Fionnuala.

If DS3 had been a boy he'd have been Aisling! (Or maybe Ava.)

I'm loving the way my name, and exact spelling, does the best - Katharine! Thanks Jools - good choice, and it worked

Thankfully none of my boys' names come in the 'bad' list.

I've actually seen another story like this before, about a year ago, and it had Katharine at the top too.

I actually think Pagan is right about the fact that certain names are generally picked by certain types of people so it's more to do with that than anything.

Is this thread going to kick off?

Dinosaur - our ds3 will probably get laughed at by the teachers too - he is the king of soul!!

LOL - I just cannot believe the govt spent money on this!!!!!!!!!

yingers - they didn't - it was on a teacher's forum.

I have to say, my mum has said that her heart sinks when she looks down the list of names and sees Jade or Jordan - she's had a few and they've all been dreadful!

lol Dinosaur had to read your post 3 times as I read that as "If DD3 had been a boy he'd have been Aisling! (Or maybe Ava.)" I thougth Aisling for a boy?????

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Tarantula - I aim to confuse

best way to be on a Friday afternoon I always think. Actually 2nd best, 1/2 cut is the best wy to be but not much chance of that at the min

No me neither not.

Ah, Friday lunchtimes before responsibility and children, eh?

Well I don't think Chloe's are spiteful!

Those were the days ~sigh~

how do you pronounce Aisling?
Is it "eye sling ?"

No it's ashling.

My daughter's name is Alana and I'm definately not a chav!

I have a Chloe too and she is certainly not a Chav

My cousin is Paige and she is not a Chav either.

And she's not nasty or spiteful either (well not to everyone)

I don't think the original story was really about "chav" names. That's just the title the lovely lovely Daily Mail has put to it.

Excellent taste Dottee

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I was tempted to call my dd Mia - thank god I didn't!

I do agree some of them aren't really chavvy...

I have some very chavvy names in my extended family..

Cher anyone? She has a child called Denim!!
Her sister is Chantelle...