Sod it, i *think* im doing it !

[MotherDuckSaid]

Elton Bentley !

I wanted something tht cdnt b shortened and sounded a bit posho

I've asked my ten year old and friends if they know Elton john and just got blank stares..

Am I being mental ?! 🙈

[Vixxfacee]

Doesn't sound posh.
Could he shortened to elt.
Bentley is rather unfortunate. Sorry!

[SloanePeterson]

Sounded a bit posho?! Nope.

[Foxtato]

Don't like Bentley

[TopKittyKat]

I love it OP. Ignore the naysayers!

[nagsandovalballs]

Well, it's not posh, it's American/Canadian. The only eltons (2!) I know are from there. I don't think elton john is an issue!

It's quite a lot of 't' sounds though.

Elton is a good solid name, but not going to achieve what you want in terms of posh!

[NoCapes]

Elton is quite cool tbh, but iy can be shortened, and probably to El (I know an Elliott who is mostly just called El)
But Bentley is ... Well it pretty horrific tbh

[Normandy144]

Elton could get shortened to Elt. My Dad has been known to refer to Mr John as Elt! Is Bentley the surname or middle name? I'd rethink the Bentley bit assuming it's the middle name choice as it sounds anything but posh.

[ScarletSienna]

I wouldn't say it sounds posh necessarily (all the truly 'posh' I know have children with names like Henry, Nicholas, Hector and Tom).
Elton John will be ore what other adults think I imagine but it wouldn't put me off it if I liked it.

I think Bentley is terrible for a name of a person. Does it have a significant meaning for you?

[NoCapes]

Oh yes and not posh at all - not unless you think all the Britney's are also 'posho'

[TataEs]

elton isn't posh. it's dated. and american. american dated. it's in there with bruce, bryce, dalton, kevin, butch, daryl, dwayne, shaun...

bentley is a car

[MotherDuckSaid]

Haha Bentley is our surname, so thts a sticker !

[Normandy144]

I'd opt for something classic against Elton, something like....
Elton Christopher
Elton James
Elton George
Elton Alexander
Elton Timothy

[Vixxfacee]

Get rid of Elton if you can't get rid of Bentley!

[ScarletSienna]

Bentley is a fine surname but I thought you were suggesting it as a middle name!

[MotherDuckSaid]

The whole name would be Elton Charles Bentley (Bentley being our surname)

The only other name I like is Thomas, but I'm feeling a bit Meh about it, and my due date has been and gone 😭

[Vixxfacee]

Charles Bentley sounds posh.
Charlie Bentley doesn't flow though.

[MotherDuckSaid]

Ye ,I'm not a fan of Bentley as a name

[NoCapes]

Oh Bentley is the surname whoops!

[Foxtato]

Oh! Elton Charles is nice.
With the surname Bentley then Elton seems harsh with it, with the 't's.
It does sound nice all together

[ScarletSienna]

Thomas Charles Bentley sounds great!

[NoCapes]

Thomas Bentley is lovely!

[MotherDuckSaid]

Perhaps I shud just go with Thomas then, maybe its my hormones telling me tht Elton is a spiffing brilliant name 😂

[ScarletSienna]

Hormones told me that I liked Montgomery...

[MotherDuckSaid]

Oooh Montgomery...! adds to list 🙈