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What's the Most Pretentious Name You've Ever Heard?

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closetoshore · 25/09/2009 18:30

After reading the other thread I thought it might be interesting to see and list the different names we all think are pretentious.

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smother · 26/09/2009 11:48

Spartacus (also true! a friend of mine recently named their boy this and I didn't know what to say)

mayanna123 · 25/09/2009 19:44

Well, I seem to have a 'pretentious' taste then because I love Rupert, Clarence, Monty and even Artemis .

mathanxiety · 25/09/2009 19:40

Araminta, funny enough, was the original given name of Harriet Tubman. Presumably it's a name with a long history. Do certain sounds in a name render it pretentious? The "Ara..." part perhaps?

jambleeye · 25/09/2009 19:30

No, there are definitely pretentious names.

Persephone and Araminta for example.

I know a recently baptised little Artemis.

florence2511 · 25/09/2009 19:30

Barry

It's as pretentious as hell

cluckyagain · 25/09/2009 19:26

AWW - I love clarence and montgomery....and rupert! Perhaps I have duff taste though.

mayanna123 · 25/09/2009 19:24

But, as the other thread appeared to conclude, not the name itself but rather the parents attitude make a name 'pretentious', then no name itself can be pretentious. It all depends on who owns it!

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closetoshore · 25/09/2009 18:39

Clarence
Montgomery

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pranma · 25/09/2009 18:33

Rupert Denzil Beaumont George
true!