slightly kooky 'posh' names? boys or girls?

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I wanted a slighty kooky 'posh' name for boys or girls. I really like tarquin, DH is not impressed. Ideas??

I'm a bit gutted that Jago has made an appearance as "posh" - its a good, solid old Cornish name. Nothing posh about it!

I just thought of Esther. It's probably not posh but a nice name. Don't know how popular it is. I don't know any.

Phinneas

Oops that should have been Phineas!

"I'm a bit gutted that Jago has made an appearance as "posh""

Nothing negative about 'poshness' imo and much better than it becoming chav, no?

I absolutely love Alonzo, with nickname Lon/Lonnie.

I also like Evelyn and Vivien. They could be used for a boy or girl, but I would lean boy-wards with both I think.

I think to be honest, lots of the girls have a 'normal' name, and then a posh or 'cutesy' nickname. Look at Jilly Cooper- Agatha goes to Taggie. Or ones like Francesca will go to Chesca, Harriet to Hattie/Hetty.

We know a 12 year old Quinn - have never, ever heard of quim . In fact I think Quinn is a lovely alternative to slightly overused Finn. But OP, perhaps use Quentin on the birth certificate - gives more options.

I also like Felix, Xavier and Caspian for boys and Florence, Constance and Agatha for girls.

Quinton is nice too, if you don't fancy Quentin as a long form of Quin.

Jolnscotland- yeah I new it was a name I had just put the 2 names together and then found out it was an actual name iykwim lol

I know a Ptolemy nn Tolly

quim means fanjo so avoid Quin I fear

Never heard of quim.....never, honestly! Wouldn't worry about that association. Love Quinn for a boy (and know a 2 year old one).

Also like Quentin, Raphael, Hugo and Felix of the names mentioned so far.

I like the name Sebastian. Remember Sebastian Flyte?

Yes, Sebastian is nice. But Seb or Sebbie isn't unfortunately imo. That's the problem with lots of names - the names sound lovely but the nicknames are less nice.

Monty - Love
Sebastian -Love
Hugo, hate this.
Rupert hate this too.

Boys

Fabian
Gabriel
Saul
Beau
Sebastian
Tobias
Theodore
Hugo

Girls:

Susannah
Martha
Honor
Hermione
Ophelia
Felicity
Kitty
Georgiana
Annalise

And for what it is worth i think posh and kooky are just opinions derived from the area you were brought up in, the eras you've lived through and how you would like people to percieve you, or whwre you live currently!

The name my son has caused controversy in my family and isn't a really an ''out there / posh'' name HOWEVER my sister sort of made up the name she gave her first born (ie re-spelt a very popular name) and people think its 'posh' where she lives........ however i percieve it to be vicky pollard-esque....

Today I came across

Edgar
and
Sidney

As boy's names.

Calypso, Hector (Chamomile Lawn)

Love Quintin and Tarquin (tarky)

Others on the list for boys: Milo, Kit (short for Christopher), Otto, Wilbur, Jasper, Freddie, Solomon.....

Girls: Otillie, Jemima, Hermione, Tallulah, Alexandria (Lexie), Kitty, Taliah, Socorro

DH dislikes most so this is a great thread for me to get some ideas!

Simon seems to have gone out of fashion these days, but I like it.

Girls: Saffron, Cressida, Grania

Boys: more tricky I think, but perhaps Ranulph or Edmund.

We have a Quentin so obviously love that . I'd spell it that way (rather than Quintin) as I think it is the more common spelling (think Quentin Tarantino, Quentin Blake, Quentin Willson, Quentin Cooper etc). We sometimes shorten to Quenny or Quin.

I also like Rufus, Hugo and Clement for boys and Ottilie, Felicity and Cecily for girls.