Poshest children’s name’s you’ve heard?

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My DS is due to start school in Sept and we recently met his soon to be classmates at an intro session. I have never heard so many stereotypically posh names in one group of people in my life! (The school is close to a very wealthy village…that we don’t live in sadly!) there was an Arabella, a Tarquin, a Jaygo, a Henrietta. So that’s what inspired this thread…what do you consider the top 5 poshest names you’ve ever heard of?

Teen for the fruit and tine ( like wine) for the name.
The fruit won't mind how you say it but the person should always be tine.

Oliver was number 1 in the UK for years

Did I at any juncture say it was me?

Or maybe I am titled and near destitute.

Or just able to view things from different perspectives ...

But it’s also a literary name, which a lot of these names are. My friends who studied English Literature at university all chose names found in great 19th century novels or Shakespeare plays, quite a few of which have been listed in this thread.

Class and ££ are not the same thing. Molly Mae Hague could have more cash than I dunno, Earl Spencer but she’s not pusher than him

I’ll always think Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub (showing my age 🫣)

Arsiemald

I was a housemistress at a v posh girls boarding school many years ago, and a lot of the "gells" were known by silly nicknames and abreviations of their names... things like Liggy, Tiggy, Fibbs, Minty and Nana. Lots had names from Greek mythology and ancient history but they were rarely used in full by their families

It’s also the name of the Englishman who led a rebellion against the monarchy, so is arguably the opposite of posh. It’s like a Russian calling their child Joseph.

Exactly.

Its pointless to say its fine to be discriminatory about posh people because they can drown their sorrows in a bottle of vintage champagne or a trip to Mustique.

Most can't.

Unless by posh people mean rich - which is something else entirely.

I heard Diana wanted to call William Oliver but ... it was vetoed!

Well, punching up is generally more acceptable than punching down. You need to acknowledge privilege… Earl will probably still land in his feet fine even if he’s less cash rich

Loved that show!

Ohh I actually knew an old lady (very rich actually) with this name! She was very posh and also absolutely crackers.

...or he might end up publishing a book about the abuse he suffered as a child and primarily be known because his sister died young in a car crash.

Everyone has their struggles.

Parents were fans of Prunella Scales?

I knew a Giles. A farming family.
Bit of a poor choice I thought ( you know, Farmer Giles ((piles)) and all that)

Boris

I have no idea who those people are, and I'm not going to bother Googling.

I once knew someone called Jolyon. All the truly posh people I've ever known had ordinary names though, like Victoria and Roseanna.

Then Prunella?

I don't think Magnus is particularly posh but there's a regional element. For example Fiona is posher in England than in Scotland too.

That’s my dogs name!

Persephone - worked with her. Great person - crazy name but she carried it off

Plum was for Prunella?

I was going to guess Pamela.

Ooh I love Oberon