Any good baby name apps?

Buzzybee90

Spendless wrote: »

My friend's kids are called Sam, Alex and Charlie. They could all be either sex.

Other examples of unisex names are Rowan, Kerry, Kelly, Meredith, Dale, Lindsay, Pat, Robin, Sandy, Sasha, Sheridan.
I've heard of both male and female named all of the above.

I am unsure what is defining a 'chavvy' name on names that have been in existence for generations?

Yes but Sam, Alex and Charlie are all nicknames of full names, even if they are their actual given names.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-363230/Chav-names-feared-teachers.html

Spendless

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

Yes but Sam, Alex and Charlie are all nicknames of full names, even if they are their actual given names.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-363230/Chav-names-feared-teachers.html

But regardless, you don't know whether I am talking about boys or girls and the point being made that I was responding to is that Unisex names are chavy. Lots of names are diminutives ( I personally hate the term 'nicknames' when talking about a shortened version of a longer name, a nickname is 'curly' or 'spud' or something like that, a name given as a gentle tease rather than anything that appears on a birth certificate). How do you think names evolve? Jack is a diminutive of John and Lisa is from Elizabeth. Both these are considered names in their own rights.

lostinrates

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

Yes but Sam, Alex and Charlie are all nicknames of full names, even if they are their actual given names.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-363230/Chav-names-feared-teachers.html

Many, many names in existence are derived from other names. The influence one name cane have is surprising.

The 'Marian' name group springs to mind for example. Introduce diminutives and the understanding a few might have had the same name near each other, languages influences, and the names and interpretations are considerable.

I am not keen on the term 'chavvy'. I rather think how people behave depends on a lot of things. More than their name . May be partly their expectation of others and them selves?

Buzzybee90

Spendless wrote: »

But regardless, you don't know whether I am talking about boys or girls and the point being made that I was responding to is that Unisex names are chavy. Lots of names are diminutives ( I personally hate the term 'nicknames' when talking about a shortened version of a longer name, a nickname is 'curly' or 'spud' or something like that, a name given as a gentle tease rather than anything that appears on a birth certificate). How do you think names evolve? Jack is a diminutive of John and Lisa is from Elizabeth. Both these are considered names in their own rights.

Obviously there are holes to be picked but I'm really talking about names like: Ashleigh, Jamie (not James), Morgan, Shannon.

I don't believe unisex names to be the chaviest at all, that falls with the Chardonnay, Mercedes, Porsches.

Buzzybee90

Spendless wrote: »

But regardless, you don't know whether I am talking about boys or girls and the point being made that I was responding to is that Unisex names are chavy. Lots of names are diminutives ( I personally hate the term 'nicknames' when talking about a shortened version of a longer name, a nickname is 'curly' or 'spud' or something like that, a name given as a gentle tease rather than anything that appears on a birth certificate). How do you think names evolve? Jack is a diminutive of John and Lisa is from Elizabeth. Both these are considered names in their own rights.

If these were their actual given names, I would assume you were talking about boys. I know a female Alex but her name is Alexandra, however I know a male Alex who was christened Alex.

lostinrates

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

Obviously there are holes to be picked but I'm really talking about names like: Ashleigh, Jamie (not James), Morgan, Shannon.

I don't believe unisex names to be the chaviest at all, that falls with the Chardonnay, Mercedes, Porsches.

Mercedes is a name. A very real name. Never read any Dumas? ( its also one of the 'marion' group of names. )

Buzzybee90

lostinrates wrote: »

Many, many names in existence are derived from other names. The influence one name cane have is surprising.

The 'Marian' name group springs to mind for example. Introduce diminutives and the understanding a few might have had the same name near each other, languages influences, and the names and interpretations are considerable.

I am not keen on the term 'chavvy'. I rather think how people behave depends on a lot of things. More than their name . May be partly their expectation of others and them selves?

Obviously just because someone has a 'chavvy' name, it doesn't mean they will be a chav! Though many of the Jeremy Kyle 'guests' tend to be Jordan's and not James'

Buzzybee90

lostinrates wrote: »

Mercedes is a name. A very real name. Never read any Dumas?

Regardless, it's still a chavvy name in 2014, there is no doubt over that.

Goldiegirl

lostinrates wrote: »

Mercedes is a name. A very real name. Never read any Dumas?

It certainly is a real name, not a made up one

The car was named after the daughter of one of Daimler's first customers, back in the 1920's - 1930's

When I worked for a bank some years ago we had a customer called Mercedes Window, which always caused some merriment!

notanewuser

Buzzybee90 wrote: »

Obviously there are holes to be picked but I'm really talking about names like: Ashleigh, Jamie (not James), Morgan, Shannon.

I don't believe unisex names to be the chaviest at all, that falls with the Chardonnay, Mercedes, Porsches.

I have a cousin called Morgan.



He's in his 50s!!!!