- British mother she asked why there’s animosity towards hyphenated names
- Some Netmums users told her they believe double-barelled names are ‘chavvy’
- Others said they were too much of a mouthful for young children
- Many took issue with branding people on council estates ‘lower class’
A mother has provoked a furious debate over baby names by claiming that hyphenated monikers are ‘lower class’.
The argument was provoked by a post on the British parenting forum Netmums by a mother who said her partner is insisting on a double barelled name for their child, but she’s seen some negative reaction to the idea in the past.
A fellow mother was quick to explain her dislike, saying that all the children she knows with names such as Ava-May live on council estates.
‘There’s considerable number of girls with May, Rose, Leigh etc tagged on the end,’ she said. ‘So yes, I see them as lower class.’
Another agreed that the names appear ‘chavvy’, saying: ‘Every child I know with a double barelled name has parents who don’t work and sit at home on benefits, shout, swear and smoke at the school gates and expect everyone else to shell out for them.’
A mother who asked why there’s such a backlash towards hyphenated names was told they’re considered ‘chavvy’ and ‘lower class’ (stock image)
Another said that in her opinion, double-barelled names are either ‘pretentious or common’ and she’s never seen one that doesn’t make her ‘cringe’.
Naturally the comments provoked a furious response from people who insisted that a ‘name doesn’t define a person.
Others took issue with the poster branding anyone who lives on a council estate as ‘lower class’ and on benefits.
Meanwhile, other commenters took issue with the concept because of names that become a ‘mouthful’ for children to live with, such as Olivia-Georgia.
