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Recommendations for boy's name
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I don't think anyone one if us can say that we don't pre judge.
But I'm sure that teachers have the sense to set aside the names and let the child show themselves for who they are. The people being judged by the teacher when they see the children's names are actually the parents. The parents choice reflects who they are and from that you get an idea how to expect the child to be.
My grandsons class at the moment contains -
Henrietta who is a shy child, very polite but very timid.
Polly who is a funny whirlwind of a child
Arthur who is very studious and has impeccable manners
and
Trident (I kid you not) who has a mother who enters the school like a banshee at least twice a week complaining that her 'little Tri' as she calls him is being bullied when in fact he is the one doing the bullying.
Sapphire-Mia who has to have her gum surgically removed every day at registration
If a child has a 'chavvy' name then it is likely to have a 'chavvey' parents who probably tend to be in the least educated section of society, hence the expectations from teachers.
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