Ok, me and DH have a horrible surname. Its a well known travelling-Irish-Gypsy surname. In our area, its the sort of surname that immediately leads to raised eyebrows and judgement. (Just imagine having the surname 'Kray' if you lived in the East End in the 50's, and you can imagine my pain!! )
I can forsee some problems our child will have with school applications, applying for jobs in the future etc, so in order to minimise this, I want a very 'posh' sounding first name to counter-act our surname!
So, we are so far thinking of the following names as possibilities:
Girls:
Cordelia / Tabitha / Felicity / Harriet
Boys:
Sebastian / Oscar / Benedict / William.
Do they sound a bit too poncey, especially since we are a working class family?
I want it to be as clear as possible that we're not pikeys, but I don't want to sound snobbish and up-myself!! Advice or name suggestions greatly appreciated!
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WatchingWaiting · 15/04/2010 14:20
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