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 mean Denim? Who is she kidding?

My Mum (primary school teacher) swears every Daniel she taught was naughty.

Personally I've never met a Louis who was well behaved.

I like the name Mia but there are three in ds2's pre-school!

All the Daniels in my school were really naughty. And the Jasons. I am 25 BTW

Well at least I know what to call my ds/dd when he/she arrives - just to make sure they are in the teacher's good books......
Have told my dh his name means he's a terror

The name Billy.........

lol my sis is called danielle and a total pain in the ar%e. She was askedto leave 3 primary schools and 2 senior schools...so would have to agree with that bit..shes still a wild child now at 21.

I wouldn't consider all the names on that list chavvy at all.

Agree that some names do seem to spawn certain characteristics when at school though. Totally non scientific - but when choosing a name when I was pg there were names I steered away from because of knowing too many children with that name with negative vibes.

I have a Joshua and he's certainly not nasty, arrogant or selfish!! Pain in the ass maybe

I know a chantelle with a son called dylan (and he IS the naughtiest boy in the class - apart from my ds who has a lovely biblical name!)
I liked the name dylan cos of dylan thomas and Bob Dylan but MY dh vetoed it too!! Must admit, I'm now relieved as have know several norty dylans!
I know another woman with kids called - Mercedes, Morgan, Miles, Morganna and er, for some reason, Lochlan

Jason's & Lee's were always naughty when I was at school!

With the rider that this is light hearted and that it only takes one child to change your mind on a name.

Norty names

Jordan, Jake, Ryan, Shane

Courtney, Zoe, Charley, Stacey

Anything with a very odd spelling

The best and worst kids I have taught were both called Nathan.

I'm a Tracey, and seeing this makes me feel relieved that no teacher ever judged me purely on the name alone. I think it's very sad that children are being judged on their name before they've even had the chance to meet their teachers.

Oh dear, I have a Daniel and a Ciara (proper Irish spelling of Keira). Yet dd1 - with the 'good girl' name - is far more difficult! Bloody Daily Mail - they're always mean to the Irish. My mother (DM reader) had to cast off some prejudices when I married dh.

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WWB. I Honestly don't sit down with my class lists and decide who I am going to put down because of their name. I have better things to do with my time.

This is a way of letting off steam, of decompressing the stresses of the day. Rather like we have silly posts on mn to get rid of tension.

Cod, all my lewises have been nice! And Why are Jakes harder work than Jacks? Nothing to do with 'chav'

Oh WWW I don't think anyone is being really serious about judging names. Thought it was a light hearted thread.

Of course the family surname rings alarm bells with teachers more

you only need to mention a few names in this twon and practically everybody recoils in horror presumably the same everywhere

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Hmmm, now that rings a few bells!

It was the same when I was a kid, you all knew the nutcase families and stayed away from the kids if you wanted to avoid a kicking!

You might be right about jack.....but Johns are always 'solid'. But Jonathans are a bit flighty

We had a really naughty Jack in our class last year!