Is Henry a posh name?

[heidihole]

We have one son called James and I'd love to have Henry for our next son.

DH will not consider it AT ALL he says its hugely posh. I said I don't think people see Henry as posh...posh is "Horatio" or something.

So...in society today is Henry a posh name? I'm happy to be proved wrong! Do you think it 'goes' with James?

[sjupes]

I have read this whole thread going ''they're 2 they're 4 they're 6 they're 8 shunting trucks and hauling freight'' etc because of the thomas the tank connection!

Sorry

It's still posh-ish where i am and not very popular that i know of.

Lovely name tho.

[olivertheoctopus]

No, not posh. Point your DH in the direction of Thomas the Tank Engine books: James, Henry, Thomas, Edward, Gordon... Not posh, just good old fashioned solid names.

[WormCanner]

Henry is not posh, there used to be loads of working-class Henrys who were mostly called Harry. Fashions change and Harry has become popular in its own right, which has possibly muddied the waters a bit. The two names are traditionally interchangeable.

[crashdoll]

I think it's become more used and therefore, less posh. I adore it! You can't go wrong with a James and a Henry. They are good, solid names.

[sunnyday123]

I love Henry! It's the new Harry in my area though!

[racmun]

I've got a James and really like Henry too. They're both really strong names. Any name can sound Posh/Chavvy depending on how it is pronounced. Where i live middle class people calling their children names like Henry are the norm.

Some people our really pretentious when it comes to trying to find an alternative name for their children and just look like dicks IMO.

I also really like Jeremy, Theo and Ben.

[Astley]

I'd think 'Not another one!' It seems to be the only boys name actually used round here

[anonymosity]

Horatio is poncy, Henry is posh. Unless you pronounce it "Enry!"

[Dragonwoman]

Don't think Henry Cooper was posh. He's the first Henry I think of who is in the public eye.

[Lighthousekeeping]

I know of three born in the last mont. lovely name but, far too popular.

[lisaloeb]

Definitely not posh to me, its my sons middle name.

H was named after my grandfathers, one a working class man from the north east, the other had it as his middle name. A working class man from the midlands.

To me Henry is a classless name.

[wordfactory]

It can be a posh name, but equally it's popular in some poorer parts of London.

[NotTreadingGrapes]

No, not any more.

James is posh-er.

[Lovethesea]

You can have Alexander (not biased me, oh no) that's great with James.

[bootsycollins]

James and Henry are excellent names for children and cats (helpful)

[SorrelForbes]

My Grandpa (born in 1897) in an East London slum was called Henry (always known as Harry) so, not posh at all.

[Froggy2013]

It used to be very posh when I was at school (I'm 36) - but is becoming less so now.

[girlsyearapart]

Ds is Henry & we are not posh hth

[heidihole]

To answer question, nothing "wrong" intrinsically with posh. We just want to pigeon hole him. We have a high income and don't want our children to be part of 'that family' .... so a name that crosses boundries is preferable.

What's "wrong" is we dont want a name that if his choice of career is a toilet cleaner than his mates are going to ridicule him! Same as I wouldn't want a name that was seen as "chavvy" because if he became a high court judge then he'd also feel out of place.

I don't want either end of the spectrum. However I suppose ironically we would fall more into the posh category than any other due to current lifestyle.

[Taffeta]

3 Henrys at DCs primary, none of whom are remotely posh.

[AmandaPayneNeedsaHoliday]

Used to be posh. Dead ordinary now.

I think that's what you wanted to hear and hopefully adds another vote to helping your case

[CheeseStrawWars]

It's the "hooray Henry" connection that makes it "posh". Google "hooray Henry" if you're not aware of that term.

[snice]

I think its a bit posher than Harry but not uber-posh like Hugh

[SleepyCatOnTheMat]

I think the confusion arises from the fact Henry used to be posh but is increasingly being used by all classes. Six out of ten for poshness sounds about right.

[hmmmhmmm]

i consider Henry a posh name.
classics i Dont think are posh are Andrew, William, Simon, Adam, Jack, David, George,harry , Ian ,Michael, peter,Robert, Stephen,