Chevrolet...WDYT?

Ok, well this is purely conversational, just wondering what everyone thinks of the name Chevrolet?

DD1 told me yesterday there's a girl at school all the kids call "Chev"...her full name is Chevrolet. DH and I had a giggle speculating whether she might have a brother called Harley. DD1 didn't understand why it might be funny because she didn't know it was a car brand and said she loved the name, it was considered *very cool* at school (might I add a Catholic school with lots of traditional names). Just wondering what ppl think of this name and other vehicle-related names???

Love it cause its different. I wanted to call Nikolaus, Harley...Jed wouldnt let me :(

i went to school with a selica!

I think it's an awful name. Perfect example of why unusual is not always better.

I do not like it, although if I was a boy my Dad wanted to call me 'Shane Chevy'... lucky I'm a girl! I do not like the name Harley either.

I don't like it as a name at all. Before I looked to see where this thread was, I thought you were asking about car recommendations! I don't mind the name Harley, although I wouldnt use it myself, I am more of a conventional gal ;)

I know a Chevy but as far as I know thats his full name, so not Chevrolet but close.

Mmmmm, nah, I wouldn't use it, I don't like it and don't really think it makes a good name for a person... Love Harley though, and even Holden hehehe

Wonder if her bro is Porsche or Ferrari? Another two names that would make me cringe eeek! lol

I don't mind Chevy, but not keen on chevrolet

Not a fan ...

i know someone who named her son sunny holden and her daughter calais

Nope not a fan at all.

I think it is a real bogan name - ie: that child would be branded as a bogan and treated as one before people had the chance to find out otherwise (or alternatively, whether they were correct in boganifying him ;)).

Incidentally, Harley is actually an old English name meaning "meadow" or "from the Hare's Wood" (how surpirsed was I to find the well spoken retired-barrister father of the bride at a wedding I went to once was a Harely!)

As for Holden, it too is an old english name meaning "deep valley".

"Calais" Greek, meaning "chaging colour" (or something similar).

I have a good friend called Porsche, went to school with a Calais and also a Ford. There is a Harley and a Mercedes in my sons class at school.
I think names are a personal thing and it doesnt really matter where the name originated its how it suits the child.
Corban was actually a brand of Wine in NZ and I got Ardyn from Elizabeth Arden. I never think of those things when I use their names just like I dont think of boys scouts when I call Scout.

yeah rory lol but they were named after cars

Sorry to anyone who is thinking of using it, but I think it's terrible. And the nick name Chev makes me think of Chevvie Chaise...no thank you. I can't stand him.

I have a cousin called Harley Davidson - I kid you not. I don't mind it too much, because Harley on it's own is fairly innocuous - I would never call a child Holden though kwim? As for Chevrolet, I went to school with a boy called Chev, middle name Row, last name Lay, so when it was all said together it was Chev Row Lay, but you rarely get called by all 3 names so 99.9% of the time it was just Chev Lay.

I wouldn't use it for any of mine, but I don't see how it is a great deal different to Mercedes or Porscha really.

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Love it cause its different. I wanted to call Nikolaus, Harley...Jed wouldnt let me :(

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I wanted to call Jesse Harley! Still wish I did sometimes...
I don't mind the more common ones. Mercedes, Harley, Porche/Portia. I think Chevvy, or Chev is cool. Not sure about Chevrolet... Bit long for me.

I still absolutely LOVE the name Harley, & can't believe I didn't use it, but I just couldn't picture a grown man with the name Harley. I love it even more as a girls name!