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Which of these is poshest?

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Dramagirl22 · 13/07/2021 21:40

Hi! I’m a 3rd year English Lit student writing (my first!!) play.
Which of these names is poshest? And if none, what are posh girls names please?

Claudia
Calliope
Beatrice

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Fetasalad · 13/07/2021 22:11

I think the issue with Calliope is a lot of people won't know how to say it, which is distracting as a reader and somewhat subsequently dilutes the poshness vibe.

Standrewsschool · 13/07/2021 22:08

Calliope is the most unusual.
Claudia is the least posh.

Read Jilly Cooper to get a good sense of posh names.

Suggestions-
Bunty
Cressida
Tabitha
Olympia
Perdita

MichelleScarn · 13/07/2021 22:08

Depends what you mean, some of the poshest people I know don't go by actual names but bonkers nn.
Real names Ottilie, Allegra and Camilla.

PearlNextDoor · 13/07/2021 22:04

I like Claudia best even though it seems to be ranked 3rd!
It's the prettiest

IfIwasablackbird · 13/07/2021 21:51

Elizabeth with the nickname Buffy is the poshest person I ever met. I didn’t realise it was a nickname for Elizabeth because I’m not posh enough. 😂

dementedma · 13/07/2021 21:51

Haha, my niece is Beatrice. I must tell her she's posh!

In my experience posh girls are

Hatty
Phoebe
Flora
Penny
Claudia
Charlotte

and I know of one Periwinkle!

3womeninaboat · 13/07/2021 21:51

It’s Lettice, not Lettuce

Buttons294749 · 13/07/2021 21:50

Calliope - I know how to say it but I have to really focus!
Also
Clemency
Fenella

SeeSection · 13/07/2021 21:50

Persephone
Arabella

Cazzovuoi · 13/07/2021 21:49

Lettuce?! Is that a typo? Grin

CrouchEndTiger12 · 13/07/2021 21:49

The poshest woman in the country is named Elizabeth.

RonaldMcDonald · 13/07/2021 21:47

Araminta - Minty
Henrietta - Hen,
Cressida
Arabella
(Looks like names ending in a)
Bibi - short for Vivienne

Ime

FindingMeno · 13/07/2021 21:47

Beatrice.
Consider Camilla, Penelope, Sara, Fiona.

Happenchance · 13/07/2021 21:46

Araminta
Lettuce
Allegra
Persephone

17caterpillars1mouse · 13/07/2021 21:45

Definitely Calliope

21Bee · 13/07/2021 21:45

I’d recommend having a good read of the Telegraph’s birth announcements. The ‘poshest’ baby I currently know is called Cosima

Branleuse · 13/07/2021 21:42

Beatrice is the poshest, then Calliope. I dont think claudia is posh