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What are the hip Londoners & jet set calling their 2012 babies?

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YummyMummybee · 09/01/2012 14:02

Just wondering what the posh Londoners & jet setters are calling their new babies as these are always the names that trickle into the main stream in a few months. A friend of mine is a midwife in a private London hospital & she said the following are really gaining popularity

Boy

  • Arlo
-Otto -Casper

Girls
-Fleur
-Ottolie(never heard this before!!!)
-Florence

She said in the upper class William, Edward still used commonly for boys as middle names. Charlotte, Isabella, Poppy for girls

Can you add anymore up & coming names?I'm sure there are plenty of threads like this I'm just too lazy to look!!!) Find it fascinating & I love the way high society types get away with names the majority of us find somewhat bizarre!!!

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mary626 · 11/01/2012 13:17

cute nn would be shazza for sharon and tray for tracey.

SardineJam · 11/01/2012 13:24

I've come across about 3 little Sallys born in the past few months

ilooklikegrotbagstoday · 11/01/2012 13:48

Goodness Starshaped, i hope i'm not one of the decidedly none hipster parents at one of your groups!

BleatingRose · 11/01/2012 14:18

I do love the name Arlo actually- wanted it for DS, but DH vetoed sadly.

Linerunner - Mitford seems like a girls name to me, for some reason Grin

bigbluebump · 11/01/2012 14:35

I agree Sharon is a nice name but fear it may be a few more years before it loses its associations i.e. for our children to find it 'new' and 'hip' again Smile.

I'm surprised to see Quentin mentioned a few times. We named ours 6 years ago when it wasn't very popular here (although it had been in top 10 in France, where dh is from).

Starshaped · 11/01/2012 14:38

I meant it in the nicest way ilooklike - I'm not sure being a hipster is really a compliment?! All the mums that I know with Berties are just nice and 'normal' IYKWIM and not too cool for school!

ilooklikegrotbagstoday · 11/01/2012 15:52

I wouldn't mind not being a hipster at all but decidedly non hipster is another story Wink. Mine's an Albie btw. We chose it because it's an old family name. Hadn't heard of a single one when he was born 4 years ago so was trying to steer away from popular or hipster names but there seems to be a few younger Albies in this area now.

ReneeVivien · 11/01/2012 15:58

I like both Sharon and Tracy. Not Shazza and Tray, though Smile

FriggFRIGG · 11/01/2012 16:04

I love the name Albie...Arlo was nearly an Albie Smile

SaraBellumHertz · 11/01/2012 16:09

It's a few years since I moved out the eastend meeja playground that I used to inhabit so these days most of my friends seem to have terribly middle class names for their babies.

3 out of 4 of my DC's have been named on this thread and the eldest only misses out by virtue of her once raise an eyebrow name is now common as muck Shock

tostaky · 11/01/2012 16:27

Definitely in London? not sure I am hip though?
Here are the names of the babies we know

Atlas
Roman
Aurel
Loris
Noham
Alois
Anton
Adrien
Alex
Rafael
Yuzkiel
Ciaran

Rose
Elise
Althea
Lauren
Lila
Astrid

TheCokeMachine · 11/01/2012 21:54

Terrence and Agatha

KenDoddsDadsDog · 12/01/2012 06:48

Strange to see Orla/ Orlaith in there as in Ireland it's such a trad name. And I don't think of oral when I look at mine eurochick
There are a lot of names on here that have made it up north in droves. So not quite as hipster as people think. Know loads of Marthas, Marnis, Arthurs, Raphaels, Benedicts.

SlinkingOutsideInSocks · 12/01/2012 09:26

Do not think of oral sex when I hear Orla, and I have no vested interest either way in the name.

mopsyflopsy · 12/01/2012 10:46

I hadn't thought of oral when I read/hear orla, but now do Grin

BarryShitpeas · 12/01/2012 10:59

There are 2 Ottillie's in our school!

New babies are Nadia, William, Conrad.

fairieswearboots · 12/01/2012 14:30

Mirena
Candida
Melaena
Helica

Staverton · 12/01/2012 14:34

Faireswearboots Grin

SlinkingOutsideInSocks · 12/01/2012 18:20
Grin
hugebump3 · 12/01/2012 18:24

We're neither hip nor in London but some recent births include
Florence
Mabel
Isabella
Stanley
Benedict

LineRunner · 12/01/2012 19:16

Lintel
Cornice
Gable
Pelmet
Joist

guinealady · 12/01/2012 19:20

These ones are from America, but I swear they are real:

Meta
Axiom

PercyFilth · 12/01/2012 19:34

Galileo
Hyperion
Parthia
Troy
Roberto
Shergar ...

KenDoddsDadsDog · 12/01/2012 19:57

Onomatopoeia

LineRunner · 12/01/2012 22:19

Assonance
Bathos
Similee
Meta-Thor

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