Page 2 | Elliot - classless?

barca123 · 2023-03-03T19:21:06+00:00

Do you think of Elliot as classless? And do you like it? Be kind -my brain is fried!

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drpet49 · 04/03/2023 11:03

Twoinapod · 03/03/2023 21:52

To me Elliot is WC, it’s also quite dated now.

it’s definitely not in the same vibe as Henry which is lovely.

I agree

daisypond · 04/03/2023 10:57

Many names that originally started off “posh/avant garde” over the decades become used by the middles and others as names filter down. It’s no doubt a faster process now because of the internet. Back in the day, it would be someone seeing a posh name in a film or a book and then using it for their own child later on, by which time the posh people have moved on. It’s why a name such as Florence might have been posh at one stage, within a generation or so, became a servant name called Flo or Flossie etc, while the poshos had moved on to a name like Daphne. And then Florence gets revived and is cool and lovely and new 20 years ago. And the process continues. But you still see it here - people using names that seem 20 years out of date to me.

Reddahlias · 04/03/2023 10:45

Absolutely. Folk don’t walk around declaring themselves to be working class or middle class (except on MN) the class system is very much alive and well and social mobility is at its lowest for many years.

OK, but why should names be restricted to certain 'classes'? If anything, it only reinforces the stereotypes.

I'm glad I'm not British (am from an EU country) so don't feel restricted by such class rules...

journeyofinsanity · 04/03/2023 10:43

Reddahlias · 04/03/2023 08:42

Because they are used predominantly by LMC, WC or UMC families. Anything associated with a group of people becomes synonymous with that group

Do people in the UK really still belong to 'classes' ?!

Class, socioeconomic group, demographic... call it what you want but every society has them

Unicorn2022 · 04/03/2023 09:46

I love the name Henry but to me it doesn't go with Elliot. To be honest I wouldn't choose the name Elliot as there are several legitimate ways of spelling it so you would always be saying "with one T" or "with two Ls" and that would annoy me too much.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 04/03/2023 09:16

Reddahlias · 04/03/2023 08:42

Because they are used predominantly by LMC, WC or UMC families. Anything associated with a group of people becomes synonymous with that group

Do people in the UK really still belong to 'classes' ?!

Absolutely. Folk don’t walk around declaring themselves to be working class or middle class (except on MN) the class system is very much alive and well and social mobility is at its lowest for many years.

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barca123 · 04/03/2023 08:48

Highflow · 04/03/2023 08:15

I have an Elliot and think it’s a lovely name. We have a daughter but if we’d had another son we would of gone with Henry…or Edward/Eddie. So I think the name goes beautifully with Henry

Does he get any nicknames?

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Reddahlias · 04/03/2023 08:42

Because they are used predominantly by LMC, WC or UMC families. Anything associated with a group of people becomes synonymous with that group

Do people in the UK really still belong to 'classes' ?!

Highflow · 04/03/2023 08:15

I have an Elliot and think it’s a lovely name. We have a daughter but if we’d had another son we would of gone with Henry…or Edward/Eddie. So I think the name goes beautifully with Henry

itsgettingweird · 04/03/2023 08:03

I love Elliot!

It also seems to go well with so many names as middle names if you're wanting to choose one of those too.

journeyofinsanity · 04/03/2023 08:03

Twoinapod · 03/03/2023 21:52

To me Elliot is WC, it’s also quite dated now.

it’s definitely not in the same vibe as Henry which is lovely.

Meh, I know several Elliot's ranging from 29 to 3. All firmly MC. All at or went to leading public schools so not exactly WC or dated in this green leafy part of Surrey.

journeyofinsanity · 04/03/2023 08:01

Knowivedonewrong · 03/03/2023 20:39

How on earth are any babies names lower middle class or working class? Jesus Wept! Mumsnet is batshit!

Because they are used predominantly by LMC, WC or UMC families. Anything associated with a group of people becomes synonymous with that group whether it's brands, pronunciation or names. It's not hard to understand that.

Hoppinggreen · 04/03/2023 07:56

I don’t hate it.
As for class it’s not posh but you probably don’t find many on a sink estate in Bradford either

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barca123 · 04/03/2023 07:53

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 04/03/2023 07:39

I mean this very kindly, OP, but are these threads actually helping you at all? Your choices are great and you just need to have a bit more confidence in them. MN is definitely not the place to find it!

You’re right

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ZoyaTheDestroyer · 04/03/2023 07:39

I mean this very kindly, OP, but are these threads actually helping you at all? Your choices are great and you just need to have a bit more confidence in them. MN is definitely not the place to find it!

DueinAugust23 · 04/03/2023 06:55

I find Elliot a bit posh name as a sound but I love it. Go for it! Cute for child and mature for an adult. Not trendy but timeless. If I had a boy it would be in my shortlist

LuckyThatMyBreastsAreSmallAndHumble · 04/03/2023 05:42

Knowivedonewrong · 03/03/2023 20:39

How on earth are any babies names lower middle class or working class? Jesus Wept! Mumsnet is batshit!

It's just what people associate with a name. What's difficult to understand?

RosesAndHellebores · 03/03/2023 23:45

Hmm. I have known four Elliotts.

One must now be in his mid 90s. Quite an upper class chap. Consultant surgeon.

Two are about 65 and both Jewish.

One is 26 and has a brother with a very mc name that has latterly become well used.

There were a couole at DS's London Day School.

I don't see it as a class associated name but I do see it as a name chosen by those who are entrepreneurial/self made who can more than hold their own with MC/UC.

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barca123 · 03/03/2023 23:41

Ozcando · 03/03/2023 23:38

If you love the name..why care what other people think 🤔

Honestly, at this point, I’ve no idea what I love or don’t - brain is fried!

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Ozcando · 03/03/2023 23:38

If you love the name..why care what other people think 🤔

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barca123 · 03/03/2023 23:38

JungleBoobies · 03/03/2023 23:32

It makes me think of a film I love (E.T.) and ET saying “Ellllliiiiottt”. Nice name!

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JungleBoobies · 03/03/2023 23:32

It makes me think of a film I love (E.T.) and ET saying “Ellllliiiiottt”. Nice name!

Mammyloveswine · 03/03/2023 23:30

I mean I teach in a proper working class/salt of the earth area and have never taught an Elliot... id say it was more common in the more middle class areas...

FakeBilly · 03/03/2023 23:23

SweetSakura · 03/03/2023 23:13

I'd definitely put Ethan /Lewis in WC/ LMC too though

(Not that I think one class is better than another, just that as someone from a v solidly MC background that would be my assumption on hearing the names)

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Agreed, @SweetSakura.

Wrongsideofpennines · 03/03/2023 23:21

I like Elliott. With 2 ts. I don't think it is particularly posh sounding at all. What about Ellis as a similar but maybe updated alternative?