Posh girl names that haven’t filtered through

[Davespecifico]

Just wondering why some names stay within a milieu and others spread.
These are the sorts of names I’m thinking of:
Marina
Cosima
Petra
Cressida
Why do certain names stay within posh circles?

Marina is definitely not a posh name

My parents gave me a fairly bland middle class sounding name.
People assume my background is posher than it was, think my name has something to do with that.

I know a Merina and a Cosima. They’re not posh!

My niece is named Cressida, but lives in Australia if that makes a difference?

@Cheesypea

^ hopefully the future will be a classless society so it wont matter if your called sharon or felicity.

It shouldn't matter anyway.

My daughter is the seventh generation of her name. The other side of her family are proper posh ( castles, Earis, Eton etc.). Her name is really unusual and certainly hasn't filtered through. She regularly expresses a wish to be called Chloe.

I know a marina and a tabitha and neither are posh, though tabitha is very elderly.

The poshest people I know are named Helen, Arianna, John and Karl.

John's father owned a castle.

Verity

How about

Verity
Cordelia
Athena

??

Ophelia
Cassandra
Edwina
Rosemary
Beatrice
Penelope

Tarquin
Sebastian
Gabrielle

haven't filtered through

Go with Chardonnay. If you’re that posh, I’m sure she’ll pull it off.

Allegra
Araminta
Venetia
Katinka
Tomasina
Penelope
Margot
Rosamund
Ianthe or Xanthe

St John.

Fanny.

Can't think why...

I used to know an Amelia, the only Amelia I've ever known (apart from the one in the John Mouse books). She lived in an expensive town but she didn't appear to be the posh type. She was a terrific pain, mind.

I know a very unposh Athena. And Verity.

Dido.
Ermentrude.
Petronella.
Camilla.

Virginia
Perdita
Octavia
Fenella

I once came across a young man called Artemis. He wasn't posh, or a girl. It was odd.

Go with Chardonnay. If you’re that posh, I’m sure she’ll pull it off.

Not many people can pull this off, you know.

@Davespecifico

Just wondering why some names stay within a milieu and others spread. These are the sorts of names I’m thinking of: Marina Cosima Petra Cressida Why do certain names stay within posh circles?

Marina was a dodgy car. Petra was a bitch. Cressida is a dick.

Could be why.

Maud reminds me of Jilly Cooper!

Posh names that have failed to move socially inevitably come with grim nicknames.

Penelope is always Penny, which is very un-posh. Cressida - cress, etc.

Maud reminds me of Mildred Hubbles best mate which isn't a bad thing

Most at my (very posh girls only) Prep; then follow on private school were

Lucinda
Elisabeth
Sophie
Charlotte
Hayley
Danielle
Margaret
Rachelle
Mary
Cressida
Francesca
Victoria
Abigail
Daisy
Tabitha

Just normal names,

My child's school is exactly the same, with a few Millie/Mollie/Eva added in.