To ask which names sound snobby in the English language?

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I am just interested because I found the Chevy names thread interesting.

I have a friend called Annastasia, who is part Russian part Eastern German. She has been told her name sound snobby and wannabe in the US/UK, while in Russia it is very common and in what was Eastern Germany it is not to uncommon.

Arabella is becoming much more common now, not sure it’s still a posh name.

I know three Tabithas. I think it's really growing in popularity.

I haven't heard St John in years. There was one at a Christening I went to recently, but that was the first in a long time.

I always think Fenella is quite a posh name, dd has a friend called that. We’re not posh but she is a little bit.

Names I think of as "posh" are Persephone, Claudia, Antigone, Tarquin, Crispin, Tristan (although I now know several).

Violet, Rose and Lily were very acceptable names in late 19C UK posh persons world but stopped being so for a time when everyone used the names. Frida or Frieda in the UK was used - but for some reason (WW1 and 2) became unfashionable or "common".

I'll leave it there - I'm sure there are people who choose names for all sorts of reasons. One of my DCs names is Russian - because of a totally English great great great aunt. It also translates to French and Greek.

Haha at Anastacia being snobby or posh! Ive known 3 Anastacias all of whom called themselves Stacy. Names such as Rupert and Sebastian used to be 'posh' (not sure how a name can be 'snobby') but have definitely been hugely down graded in the past 10 years as has Hermione and India. Tabitha?!

Lily
Rose
Elizabeth
Hazel
Bonnie
Edwina

I like all of these as well, very Old English

Ana-star-cia is the European/Russian pronunciation of Anastasia.

Tabitha is, I'm afraid to say, associated with prostitution and glamour girls in some parts of Europe. I quite liked it but DH (european) put his foot down firmly.

Slutty I could only think of Fenella Fielding - deffo posh although probably not the association I'd want for a kid ;-)

I think a lot of names revolve around those sort of associations.

I have my own 'posh' and 'common' opinions, many of which are completely unfair but borne true in my limited experience of the world.

Jocasta
Candida
Ancient Greek/Roman names like Xanthe, Cassandra, Cassius,
Sebastian (probably because of Brideshead Revisited)
Jasper

I have a Rufus, I've been told that that's posh. I think we're slightly impeding its reputation as such

I knew an Anastasia and her nickname was Nettie. She was Irish, with the most gorgeous ginger hair and she loved both her names.

I think Soren is poncy - so much better said in a Swedish accent or if your parents are actually Swedish.

'Posh' rather than snobby springs to mind when I hear:

Magnus
Tarquin
Rupert
Hugo
Sebastian
Araminta
Prudence
Clementine

'Nettie' is slang an outside toilet in the North East.

Nobody knew that my friend's husband had a middle name of St John, pronounced Sinjun as noted above, until the vicar loudly declaimed it during their wedding. Also had another 2 names. One of the ushers, bride's side, with a particularly carrying stage whisper said ' Sturgeon? He's named after a bloody fish ? ?! As this followed on from the debacle of the grooms brother, in full Naval officer dress uniform, nearly kebabing the MOB with his sword on the way into the church and being reprimanded by the FOB, a very senior officer, it added to a memorable occasion.

Love the name Anastasia BTW, as I do Larissa (with Lara as a diminutive). Considered calling DD the latter but put off as we'd wanted to use 'Lara' as her nickname but were worried people would think she was named after Lara Croft (actually it would have been after Lara in Dr Zhivago).

Clarissa is a very pukka name too in the UK

I also knew someone who named their sons Tarquin and Farquhar. Oh how we laughed!

Henrietta, Phillipa, Annabelle - it is difficult to find a name that doesn’t connote something to someone!

Ooh yes, Fenella - and Ferraleth!

I was going to be called Alexis. So wish my parents had gone with it!

Tatiana I always think is pretentious! Clementine, Quentin.

When DH takes the 'P' out of his idea of a very UMC families his 'go to' names for the children are always Tarquin and Jocasta (although I always think of the latter as being very Irish).

Love the names Alexis and Alexei. And 'Sasha' as a diminutive for Alexander too.

'Clemmie' is very upper crust.

Xerxes
Marmaduke
Peregrine
Quentin

Arabella
Octavia
Petronella
Clementinia

All poncey and pretentious as hell

Rufus is a dog’s name, be careful he might start chasing Tabitha.

Persephone is very posh I always think. I;ve never known one. Don't move in those circles. And Lucinda, Tristram, Hugo. Tarquin is super up there I'd say.