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Which name would you consider is more “posh”?

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literaryartist · 13/02/2019 14:03

Hi,

I’m writing a story consisting of a high class aristocratic family.

I need help with one of the characters. She is 2 years old, and the daughter within the aristocratic family. They have a double barrelled “posh” sounding surname.

I was going to give her a long multi-syllable posh frilly name eg. Allegra or Antigone but decided against it as it would sound too pretentious with her double barrelled surname.

I have now decided to use a short two syllable name.
My options are:
Nina
Lara
Anna
Isla

Which do you think sounds more posh in your opinion?

Thanks in advance

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toomuchtoolittle · 13/02/2019 14:08

Anna or Nina

Letthemysterybe · 13/02/2019 14:09

Anna

BlueMerchant · 13/02/2019 14:11

Nina or Anna I agree. Thinking maybe Nina.

HowlsMovingBungalow · 13/02/2019 14:11

Nina

MrsRLM · 13/02/2019 14:15

Anna

Inaboatwithoutapaddle247 · 13/02/2019 14:30

I'm not sure. Maybe Nina?

Interestingly I've read five books recently all with a character called Anna in.

Stinkytoe · 13/02/2019 14:32

Definitely NOT Isla

CoffeeRunner · 13/02/2019 14:33

Either Anna, or something like Jane, Kate or Mary.

IME truly “posh” people have quite normal but traditional names Grin.

EatToTheBeet · 13/02/2019 14:33

Nina then Lara then Anna.

Carouselfish · 13/02/2019 14:36

Check the society pages of Hello or Vanity Fair. As a pp said, very normal names. Isla too on trend. Anna probably good bet.

AndItStillSaidFourOfTwo · 13/02/2019 14:39

None of those are 'posh', tbh. Anna's the closest.

How about Lucy?

AndItStillSaidFourOfTwo · 13/02/2019 14:39

Or Laura.

MikeUniformMike · 13/02/2019 14:40

Lara

ItMustBeBedtimeSurely · 13/02/2019 14:40

Anna or possibly Lara. Not Nina and definitely not Isla

RiverTam · 13/02/2019 14:41

double-barrelled doesn't equal posh, you know.

However - I would have though something like Kate or Sophie would be more likely.

FranklinTheCat · 13/02/2019 14:42

How about Alice? Or Louisa or Lucy? All short and the first two are used within the Royal Family.

FlyingMonkeys · 13/02/2019 14:44

Joanna
Alice
Mary

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Literaryartist · 13/02/2019 14:48

Hi, thanks so much for your responses.
These are names I saw on telegraph and times baby announcements that were repeated frequently. So I am assuming this is what names are being used today by well to do families...

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MaMisled · 13/02/2019 15:05

Nina

Thesearmsofmine · 13/02/2019 15:09

Not Isla or Lara. What about Emma?

FlyingMonkeys · 13/02/2019 15:14

No, definitely Catherine's, Alexandra type name. Then a nn such as Bunny, Binky... Probably put more thought into naming their dogs and horses tbh 😁

Pemba · 13/02/2019 15:25

Out of those, Anna or Nina probably, I would agree.

Not Isla, as it is everywhere at the moment. Even though one of the Queen's great-granddaughters is Isla! (daughter of Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips).

Racecardriver · 13/02/2019 15:31

I’m confused. Are they posh or are they aristocratic? If they are aristocratic why have they double barrelled? When is your novel set? Where is the family from etc.

Racecardriver · 13/02/2019 15:32

The telegraph is v down market these days anyway.

Greensleeves · 13/02/2019 15:32

None of them is noticeably aristocratic

How about Portia, or Claudia?