I’ve picked a chavvy name for my daughter – it was a total accident but now I think it’s horrible
A MUM-TO-BE worried the name she had picked for her daughter would be ”really chavvy”.
Taking it to the popular forum, Mumsnet, a pregnant woman sought help from fellow members after thinking her baby’s moniker had a ”chavvy” cultural reference.
The anonymous mum-to-be wrote that she was to be induced the same night of the post, which was shared at 6am in the morning.
But with only a few hours left, she still hadn’t the child’s name in mind – as the one they had picked initially, Lauren, was no longer an option.
”We had pretty much decided on the name Lauren until a couple of days ago when I found out it was the name of that horrible Catherine Tate character.
”Now I’m worried that it’s a really chavvy name and I’m the only person who didn’t know.”
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Lauren Cooper is one of the main fictional characters in the award-nominated BBC comedy series, The Catherine Tate Show, which debuted in 2004.
Portrayed by Catherine Tate, who also wrote the sketch comedy alongside Derren Litten, Lauren Cooper is a 15-year-old schoolgirl known for her surly attitude and the iconic phrase “Am I bovvered?”
In parts of England, ”chav” is a pejorative term used to describe anti-social youth dressed in sports attire and usually carries a negative association.
The stereotype also describes ”chavs” and ”chavettes” as often violent, loud and wearing head to toe designer sportswear.
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But although the mum-to-be was worried about the ”chavvy” moniker, fellow members of the group disagreed, with many saying the name was ”lovely”.
”Don’t worry about characters names – there will always be some character with your child’s name.
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”If you change your mind and choose something else, there may be a new TV/book character, or criminal with the name you choose next year,” as one put it, describing it as ”pretty and sophisticated”.
Whilst a second reader suggested ”Laurel” as an alternative, someone else claimed: ”I knew that characters name is Lauren but I would never have thought of the character if I heard a baby named Lauren!”
”I know a little girl called Lauren, she gets called Lolly too,” another fan of the name jumped in the discussion.
”I think it’s a really lovely name. Go for it!”
But there was also a user who shared the same opinion as the mum-to-be, confessing: ”I’m afraid i do think Lauren is chavvy – and it was before the Catherine Tate character.
”it’s a bit of a rough estate name – probably why Catherine Tate chose it.
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”Catherine Tate wanted to portray a certain type of character so why do you think she called her Lauren? Because it fitted…”
Controversial, this commented ignited a discussion, with someone calling the author behind the comment a ”snob” and a ”fool”.