Upper class sibsets

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Sunflowers1999 · 06/11/2023 12:05

Thoughts?
Hugo and George
Sterling (spelled this way) and Montague

I see all the time on here people saying that the true upper class name their kids traditional names like William, James etc, but then see actual aristocracy with names like Peregrine (I.e. Viscount Peregrine Pearson) and wonder if we’re all wrong!

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Applebeard · 06/11/2023 16:53

The poshest person I know - will one day inherit a title, ancient lineage including (ruined) castle, related to the Spencers (as in Diana) - is called...

... Ken.

anonimoxyz · 06/11/2023 16:49

I used to love reading the telegraph birth announcements to see what people named their kids- obviously you get the celebs mixed in with the aristocracy but ur was good fun!

PuttingDownRoots · 06/11/2023 16:47

I've known a few Judes and Gabriels.

Mumofgirls2017 · 06/11/2023 16:46

posh people I know have

lucy and Margot
tansy and cassia
luisa and claudia
freddie and arabella
William, Sophie and george
ivo and rafe
lily
oscar and oliver

SkaneTos · 06/11/2023 16:09

I read about a man called Clotworthy Upton. 1st Baron Templetown in the 18th century.

FilthyRich · 06/11/2023 14:22

Camilla and Nigel

SneezyEvie · 06/11/2023 12:28

No, they can be a mix of both. ‘Freddie and Lily’ can be as upper class as ‘Allegra and Phineas’.

MaloneMeadow · 06/11/2023 12:27

In DD’s (private) school there was a family with a Hector and Carrington! In reality though the vast majority had very normal names, they were one of a few exceptions

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