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Which name would you consider is more “posh”?

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literaryartist · 13/02/2019 14:03

Hi,

I’m writing a story consisting of a high class aristocratic family.

I need help with one of the characters. She is 2 years old, and the daughter within the aristocratic family. They have a double barrelled “posh” sounding surname.

I was going to give her a long multi-syllable posh frilly name eg. Allegra or Antigone but decided against it as it would sound too pretentious with her double barrelled surname.

I have now decided to use a short two syllable name.
My options are:
Nina
Lara
Anna
Isla

Which do you think sounds more posh in your opinion?

Thanks in advance

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AuntieStella · 13/02/2019 22:53

Of those, Anna (though Anne, like the princess is arguably posher)

If it must be two syllables and posh, try: Alice, Sophie, Lottie (Charlotte on birth certificate, of course), Bella, Mary, Louise

TidaQuel · 13/02/2019 22:49

I immediately thought she sounded like an Arabella

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 13/02/2019 22:47

totally agree ^

TatianaLarina · 13/02/2019 22:45

They’re all wrong OP start again.

Sophronia · 13/02/2019 22:05

Lara

AldiProsecco · 13/02/2019 21:13

Anna, then Nina
Maybe Lara
But although I really like it, not Isla. Isla is too 'new' a name.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 13/02/2019 21:11

Anna

emilybrontescorsett · 13/02/2019 21:08

Anna.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/02/2019 17:47

I agree with pp definitely not Isla.
Out of all of them I'd say Anna was the poshest of a none posh bunch.
You could still have something short but still posh, or even belong in no class.
Not all posh names have to be 10 letters long.
Something like.
Yvette. Bunty. Topsy. Tansy.
Kitty. (Catherine)Nancy. Alice.
Heidi. Trinity. Trixie (Beatrix)
Betsy.(Elizabeth) Lucy. Iris. Olive. Celia. Flora. Jules (Juliette).
Mimi (Miriam). Hattie (Harriet)

ChikiTIKI · 13/02/2019 17:10

Lara.

Or what about Anita?

dontlikewinter · 13/02/2019 16:47

Anna

DramaAlpaca · 13/02/2019 16:36

Lara, without a doubt.

Anna next.

Not Isla or Nina.

Monday55 · 13/02/2019 16:27

Annabella

When I read Nina, in picturing a housemaid...don't know why.

halfwitpicker · 13/02/2019 16:17

Anna

flumpybear · 13/02/2019 15:36

Upper class usually means silly sounding nick names that people get from boarding school etc
I'd be inclined to go with something posh like Araminta etc but call her by the shortened first name or something from her surname ?! Eg if she's called araminta fox-Frobisher call her Mini, Minxy, Vixen, Foxy, Frobo, Rambo etc... Fox-Frobisher

Racecardriver · 13/02/2019 15:32

Maybe try the times? It seems the be the paper of choice atm

Greensleeves · 13/02/2019 15:32

None of them is noticeably aristocratic

How about Portia, or Claudia?

Racecardriver · 13/02/2019 15:32

The telegraph is v down market these days anyway.

Racecardriver · 13/02/2019 15:31

I’m confused. Are they posh or are they aristocratic? If they are aristocratic why have they double barrelled? When is your novel set? Where is the family from etc.

Pemba · 13/02/2019 15:25

Out of those, Anna or Nina probably, I would agree.

Not Isla, as it is everywhere at the moment. Even though one of the Queen's great-granddaughters is Isla! (daughter of Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips).

FlyingMonkeys · 13/02/2019 15:14

No, definitely Catherine's, Alexandra type name. Then a nn such as Bunny, Binky... Probably put more thought into naming their dogs and horses tbh 😁

Thesearmsofmine · 13/02/2019 15:09

Not Isla or Lara. What about Emma?

MaMisled · 13/02/2019 15:05

Nina

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Literaryartist · 13/02/2019 14:48

Hi, thanks so much for your responses.
These are names I saw on telegraph and times baby announcements that were repeated frequently. So I am assuming this is what names are being used today by well to do families...

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FlyingMonkeys · 13/02/2019 14:44

Joanna
Alice
Mary