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Do these names seem posh to you?

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CarlaVeloso · 29/01/2014 20:18

Emilia
Clara
Verity

DH is convinced they are a bit posh for us. I think I've spent so long thinking about this that I no longer have an immediate sense of where they fall in the whole class thing...what do you think?

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noodlebum · 31/01/2014 10:37

Not particularly no. Although Emilia could be problematic for a different reason, getting confused with Amelia constantly...

Blu · 31/01/2014 08:10

Not 'posh' - quite learned, perhaps?

Lovely names anyway.

Tell your DH you could spell them

Emeliya, Klara and Veritee if he wants them to sound less 'posh'.

meditrina · 31/01/2014 08:08

I don't think they are posh.

Emilia (as a Latinate version of the more frequent Emily) is slightly more erudite.

Verity (like other virtue names) was extremely frequent across classes a generation or two ago (and often associated with Chapel rather than Church going) but isn't really marked now.

Clara has no strong associations.

Morgause · 31/01/2014 07:58

Classic, I'd say. I've met people with those names and they were all lovely.

sashh · 31/01/2014 07:57

Emilia/Amelia - not at all posh, probably used to be but not now, too many of them.

Clara - nope, popular with fans of Heidi - the book not the name and now with Dr Who fans.

Verity - just sounds quite old to me, but old in a good way, I see verity as a suffragette.

headoverheels · 31/01/2014 07:18

Agree with Mrsindecision, if you go for Emilia she will be constantly correcting people who think it's Amelia, which is currently v popular (3 Amelias in my DD's class).

My favourite is Clara.

RalphRecklessCardew · 31/01/2014 07:13

Pretty neutral, and pretty.

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CarlaVeloso · 31/01/2014 01:32

Middle of the road? Ouch.

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sleepingbeautiful · 31/01/2014 00:39

I don't think they are posh. They are nice middle of the road names to me.

Mrsindecision · 30/01/2014 13:16

I don't think any of your choices are posh and I like all them all, but would be concerned that Emilia would consistently be misheard as Amelia and she would be constantly correcting people (I know a number of Emilia's and this happens to them regularly).

lljkk · 30/01/2014 12:52

Verity yes posh, not the others. Clara will probably soar in popularity after Dr. Who.

Clara is only one I could like.

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Viviennemary · 30/01/2014 12:31

They are all nice names. I like Verity best.

lebkuchenlover · 30/01/2014 12:29

Actually, isn't it the person that determines how posh or chav he/she is (rather than someone's name?!)?

DuPainDuVinDuFromage · 30/01/2014 12:19

I know a Verity who is totally normal - it doesn't have to be posh!

Oldandcobwebby · 30/01/2014 12:14

Great names, every one!

WowserBowser · 30/01/2014 12:07

Lovely names. Good choices op!

NinjaPenguin · 30/01/2014 12:07

I think they sound posh. (But then I'm the opposite of posh Grin ) but I don't see what is wrong with that. They can still be pretty names, not my taste (apart from Emilia, which I love!) but if you like them, then I don't see why it matters.

lebkuchenlover · 30/01/2014 12:03

What on earth is wrong with a 'posh' name? Most names that some of you call posh are simply beautiful names!

Wuxiapian · 30/01/2014 12:01

I wouldn't say they sounded posh, but pretty.

Innogen · 30/01/2014 12:00

I have a posh name but I am a massive chav.

At uni no one believed I had gone to state school because of it. That and my stupid accent.

ToffeeJungle · 30/01/2014 11:56

I would consider them as posh, too posh for me anyway!

In order of poshness (poshest first):
Verity
Clara
Emilia

Sharaluck · 30/01/2014 11:41

Verity is posh.

looki · 30/01/2014 00:44

Ummm . like the poster above said, if met individually....no. If I had to choose one, it would be Verity but to be perfectly honest whenever I think about whether a name is posh or not, I imagine it being called in different regional accents. This quickly eliminates ANY name from being posh!

phoolani · 29/01/2014 20:55

Verity is well posh and I love it. My boyfriend when I was 16 had a younger sister called Verity and she totally rocked. It's a fab name.