Which names are would you consider 'too posh/try-hard/odd' to be used?

[AKMD]

Having seen a few names pop up which, when read out to my office colleagues, have caused great hilarity, I was wondering which names poeple on MN generally consider too posh/try hard/odd to be passed off in RL. I absolutely love Arabella but have been told that DH and I aren't posh enough to use it :( Ditto Lucinda.

I have to admit I did laugh at Mungo. Sorry to any Mungos/parents of Mungos out there!

RhubarbGarden what a brilliant idea, to look up who lived in your house in 1901; shall do it immediately.

I'd like you to know, lockets that I suggested Rex to my DH for DS2. He wasn't keen (he has dreadfully traditional taste in names as I mentioned earlier). In the end - we went with Angus. Which is the name of our very much alive cat .

[grin]@StayFrosty - I have the same trouble with the names Ben and Megan, SO many dogs with those names...

Oh - that is weird...

Haha - I guess I'm mundane with zero life experience then.

Woof.

Rex Harrison was all suave and gentlemanly, but had the most tempestuous, hot, sexy romance with Kay Kendall... one of the truly great loves, it was amazing... am I the only one who saw my fair lady and thought he was a bit phwoar?

I have tried to convince DH that Kay is due for a revival (would work v well with long surname too) but he's not convinced yet.

It is great. It's not half confusing having a cat with the same name, though!!

I can be overly honest re names,but this is ridiculous. This seems to be about being as unpleasant as possible,and not the name,which if you ask me is a gorgeous and strong name that works beautifully for a baby,toddler,child,teen and man.

I'll admit that I didn't really like it before,until I met one, a lovely seven year old Rex who suited it perfectly,now it's one of my favourites,and most definitely a people name imho.I've yet to meet a canine version.

Kay is beautiful,though I picture a boy when I hear it,because of The Snow Queen,but it's a lovely girl's name too.

Love the name Rex

Rex is lovely, very regal, and i also love rufus, so i really dont think there is anything wrong with a human-canine cross over!

i wouldnt be fussed if someone said 'oh thats a dogs name', as the split doesnt make much sense to me and doesn;t seem much of an insult... its the thought behind it that is the rude bit i.e. why say something deliberately trying to be rude?!

thinking of which, why are lots of 'dogs' names coming back into vogue... isn't that a bit cat-ist? i think in the next 10 yrs we'll have a swing back to kitty, tiger, midnight, garfield, lucky and sheba...

hum, thinking about it, i love some of those names!

All of my kids names have been slagged of on mumsnet. I have a ciaran, shannon, elinor (ellie) and a jessica. Chav names apparantly

I love the name Hester though,