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Felix and Casper sibset - posh?

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Sunflowers1999 · 20/10/2023 21:58

A lovely lady I know through work has named her sons Felix and Casper. Both lovely names imo, although together I think they sound rather posh. What do you think? If it makes any difference, they are from New York living in London. Another colleague who was transferred from NY to London at the same time has two sons - Freddie and Hugo. I think that pairing is even posher! Thoughts?

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CadhlaWren · 21/10/2023 21:50

I seem to be in the minority but I love this sibset l, and have both on my list. I’d assume they were into names rather than a class indication. Middle class if anything

pamshortsbrokenbothherlegs · 21/10/2023 09:43

MolkosTeenageAngst · 20/10/2023 22:59

I wouldn’t think posh. Posh people call their kids classic names like William, George, Edward etc. I’d think middle class/ yummy mummy types who want to think they’re posher than they are. The type of parents whose kids are in Mini Boden and go to private school but who aren’t from generations of wealth and power.

This. When talking about names there is a huge difference in what I think of as upper case Posh (private school, messy draughty country homes, probably titled ancestors at some point), which doesn't even necessarily translate to lots of disposable cash, and posh, a label applied to certain type of well to do middle class parent.

That said, I think some of those names are pretty classless, certainly where I live in London. Hugo I do associate with the middle class, it's aspirational rather than posh imo.

crackofdoom · 21/10/2023 08:47

Well, I have a Felix and live in social housing (culturally MC but financially pretty much underclass 😆). We get incursions of posh tourists every summer, and I enjoy playing posh by shouting "Felix! Felix, dulling!" in refined tones at the top of my voice across the beach 😆.

My love for the name Casper has taken a blow since the ASBO neighbours gave it to one of their kids.

KirstenBlest · 21/10/2023 08:40

The whole 'that's posh', 'no, it's chavvy' thing is very childish and silly imo.
I don't agree. I can think of a name that my first thoughts were 'How do you say that?' and 'What were they thinking?' I can't give the actual name but it was something like Jaci-Kai (Jaycie-Kay)

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 21/10/2023 08:07

I quite like Felix and Caspar. The whole 'that's posh', 'no, it's chavvy' thing is very childish and silly imo. There will be Felixes and Freddies who come from a range of classes and backgrounds.

GoodVibesHere · 21/10/2023 07:58

They are pretty awful names, poor kids!

WonderingWanda · 21/10/2023 07:55

Felix cat food and Caspar the friendly ghost. My dh vetoed both of those names!

I don't think they sound posh, pretentious maybe.

Totalwasteofpaper · 21/10/2023 07:42

Very normal (but slightly crap) names. Agree it's a cat and a ghost.

I thought upper east siders were all called things like Buckley and Royce...

BlueKaftan · 21/10/2023 07:38

If they’re American parents then they will have thought they are posh names for living in London.

KirstenBlest · 21/10/2023 07:31

Quite normal names. I wouldn't think posh or otherwise.

Year13novice · 21/10/2023 06:14

Most of those names are indeed better for the family pet than a child.

PurBal · 21/10/2023 06:02

No. Not posh.

angsanana · 21/10/2023 05:47

Felix and Caspar - really chavvy names.
Hugo - posh
Freddie - both!

CurlewKate · 21/10/2023 03:52

My immediate thought is spelling mistake!
But even if they are posh-who cares?

CurlsnSunshinetime4tea · 21/10/2023 02:35

felix and caspar are both loony toon cartoon characters.

on is a cat and the other a ghost.
i doubt many people would remember them.

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Sunflowers1999 · 21/10/2023 02:09

Really interesting, thanks everyone for your thoughts! And interesting to hear that Freddie isn’t considered posh, I’m not sure why I’ve always thought it was!

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Lolaisacat · 20/10/2023 23:39

Tobias was another favorite 😊

Lolaisacat · 20/10/2023 23:37

My DS was at a well known boys boarding school, Felix and Casper were very popular names. Also there was often 3 boys called Hugo in each lesson. Every family with 2)3 boys always had a Hugo.

Theredfoxfliesatmidnight · 20/10/2023 23:34

I would say those names are "aspirational" rather than posh!! Being nice 😁

Jewelspun · 20/10/2023 23:33

I have a Felix and a Caspar!

One is my son and the other is a Belgian Shepherd dog!

Hbh17 · 20/10/2023 23:00

What do you mean by "posh"? That's a very downmarket word. As mentioned, probably quite middle-class, but there's nothing wrong with that. I think they're lovely names. People dan choose whatever names they like, I don't see the problem.

MolkosTeenageAngst · 20/10/2023 22:59

I wouldn’t think posh. Posh people call their kids classic names like William, George, Edward etc. I’d think middle class/ yummy mummy types who want to think they’re posher than they are. The type of parents whose kids are in Mini Boden and go to private school but who aren’t from generations of wealth and power.

theduchessofspork · 20/10/2023 22:55

They are all popular now

Would have been posh 30 years ago, not now.

HorsingAround2022 · 20/10/2023 22:54

I'd assume they were pedigree cats

Xmasbaby11 · 20/10/2023 22:54

All really posh! I don’t hear any of those names and they’d stand out for being posh where I am.