Teachers have shared their experiences on children’s names, with different educators having different opinions. And one school worker has issued a bold statement about boys’ names that begin with a certain letter.
A recent Reddit post sees one site user ask teachers to share the names they would avoid, as reported by the Liverpool ECHO. The initial post reads: “Teachers – what names would you avoid naming a child due to past students?
“What names do you now work hard to not have a bias against? For me, Connor is at the top of my list after teaching several Connors. I now have to be aware when I have a Conner that I treat that student fairly.” [sic]
Many, many educators have replied, as one wrote: “Any name spelled with an x that isn’t traditionally spelled with an x – eg Jaxon.” A second added: “Please avoid Kyle and Jacob. They were always a handful in my classroom.”
A third teacher said: “Pretty much all common boy’s names that start with J – Jack, Jake, Jacob, James, Josh, Jackson, Jonathon, John. There have been a few nice ones but for the most part they’re super challenging.” Another teacher said: “It seems so hard to find the perfect name for your children when you’re a teacher – I’ve been working with kids for over 10 years so it’s hard to find a name you’ve never heard of.
“[I live in the] UK if that makes a difference. Every student with these names I have bad associations with. Doesn’t mean all kids with these names are bad just my personal experience – Callum, Charlie, Denim, Edward, Frankie, Henry, Jack, Joshua, Luca, Matthew, Reggie, Rhys, Ryan, Sebastian, Ella, Freya, Isabella/Bella, Jessica/Jessie/Jess, Madison/Maddie, Mckenzie, Millie, Ruby, Skye. On a positive note these are names I’ve only had good associations with – Benedict/Benny, Benjamin/Benji/Ben, Elijah, Harry, Harvey, Jamie, Noah, Ruben, Alice, Amelia, Daisy, Elise, Ellie, Florence, Georgie, Grace, Ivy, Lillian, Lily, Matilda, Rose.”