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Examples of preppy boys names

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PSL1990 · 25/09/2019 10:37

Could you give me some examples of 'preppy' boys names? But nothing tooooo out there or uppity sounding e.g. Tarquinius or Horatio would be way too much for us!

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Geronimo8 · 26/09/2019 09:38

Preppy is roughly the equivalent of posh in the US. Some of these names that would be considered chavvy here are preppy in the American South.

Pippilsngstrumpfi · 26/09/2019 09:36

Judging people based on what their parents called them.

But perhaps there's a correlation between parents' name choice and their parenting style?

drumandthebass · 26/09/2019 08:53

Fizzy - I think you forgot Chunder

drumandthebass · 26/09/2019 08:47

Fizzy - love those names Wink

BigFatLiar · 26/09/2019 08:47

This is one of those situations that says more about our prejudices than about other people. Judging people based on what their parents called them.

BikeRunSki · 26/09/2019 07:32

Tristan
Alex
Alec
Jack
Ben
Hugo

If “preppy” means self assured, self confident, sporty, well off and reasonably clever, then these are the boys from DS’s peer group who meet those requirements.

Yika · 26/09/2019 07:27

Hugh
Magnus
Angus
Guy

AverageMummy · 26/09/2019 07:19

A lot of these names are the complete opposite of preppy

notso · 25/09/2019 22:36

Yeats
Merritt
Bradford
Teague
Tervil
Vance
Davis
Bolt
Reed
Cannon
Gage
Stone
Sterling
Winston
Oxford
Talon
Saxon
Anchor
Wayland
Forge
Adler

Bol87 · 25/09/2019 21:14

Monty
Kit
Hugo
Theodore

veeboo · 25/09/2019 20:28

Think most of my suggestions have been mentioned but...

Barty/Bartholomew
Bernard (pronounced burn-ard not ber-nud)
Frederick/Freddy
Bertie
Tobin
Theobald
Lancelot
Digby
Phineas

FizzyGreenWater · 25/09/2019 20:02

Oh and Billy Bob of course

how could I forget that one

and Skipp

FizzyGreenWater · 25/09/2019 20:01

Brunk
Chit
Hurk
Big Zobber

FizzyGreenWater · 25/09/2019 20:00
Grin
Frangipaniflower · 25/09/2019 18:59

Fizzygreenwater I am lying on my bed lol'ingGrin hahaha

CandyLeBonBon · 25/09/2019 18:45

Lurch 😂

Pippilsngstrumpfi · 25/09/2019 18:41

Hugo
Rufus
Quentin
Sebastian
Dominic
Benedict
Lawrence
Conrad
Caspar
Hector

Geneva1995 · 25/09/2019 18:33

Quinn?

FizzyGreenWater · 25/09/2019 18:32

Oh and Wifter

and Lurch

FizzyGreenWater · 25/09/2019 18:32

Tate
Logg
Wint
Shugg

FizzyGreenWater · 25/09/2019 18:31

Brinn
Heck
Dolph
Brut

Twelve8Ts · 25/09/2019 16:57

Orlando
Laurie
Thatcher
Warner
Wirth
Barney
Wilder
Penn

clarinstunic · 25/09/2019 15:53

My father was Hector. He was called Tor by most.

Pippilsngstrumpfi · 25/09/2019 15:52

Ooh, I really like 'preppy' names. In particular
Marcus
Quentin
Benedict
Cassius
Rufus
Orson

ThinkPinkStink · 25/09/2019 15:49

Our boys list included:

Hugo
Sebastian
Hector (which was my favourite, but doesn't shorten very well)

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