Posh tot names please

[victorianbombshelter]

From reading MN posts we seem to be drawn to posh, pretentious and snobby names (as called by users), I like them personally. Looking for some more suggestions for DS/DD please x

I always thought Ophelia was and I love it, it was on our girls list. Then the Radford daughter announced that she’s naming her DD Ophelia and I almost spat out my tea . Obviously going to lose its class over the next few years so I’m avoiding it.

A ‘posh’ family I know have a DD called Precious. Awful.

Willoughby
Montgomery
Montague
Digby
Lysander
Barrington
Marmaduke
Rupert
Mungo
Fabian
Archibald
Giles

Antonia
Cosima
Allegra
Pandora
Xanthe
Perdita

Two boys’ names that I’ve always thought of stereotypically posh are Jolyon and St John (pronounced sin-jun). But I’ve never actually met anyone with either name.

The poshest people I’ve actually met are called Annabel, Sara, Christine, Jayne, Thomas and Anthony.

Also, Philippa, Florence and Albert.

Oh I knew a Jolyon...

Tbh if you are using the word 'posh ' you really aren't. ..'posh'

StJohn is definitely the 'poshest' boy name on here. Someone just beat me to mentioning it! Tarquin and Jolyon would be the other obvious ones. Years ago I'd have said Giles, Piers and Tristan but those are no longer posh (unless you're over 40). Percival soundsposh but you'd need someone posher than me to verify that.

William is quite classless but at the same time is the most used name for the 'posh' under 5s I know personally and that really makes sense.

For girls, stay clear of very 'mass market' names like Aurora and Theodora- definitely not posh by today's standards. If you're posh and Catholic then Philomena or Veronica. Names like Catherine, Caroline, Anne and Jane are quite posh.

@Destroyedpeople, I know that posh people tend to say “smart”, instead of “posh”, but as that word has at least two other meanings, it’s confusing. You’re quite right about me though. I’m frightfully common.

Araminta and Ptolemy
Bunty
Bunny
Hugo
Tristram

Think everyone else has got it pretty much covered so apologies if these are repeats

Theonora
Isadora
Roberta
Luciana
Polly
Anastasia
Joanna
Tara
Philomena
Violette
Emilia
Antonia (Toto for short)

Rufus
Spencer
Rory
Edwin
Otto
Percival
Tristan
Jasper
Willem

Destroyed

I don't think anyone has described themselves as posh. People have simply described their tastes as posh based on the comments in other threads.

I love these type of names too! And I'm not 'posh' whatever that even means.

Maybe we should find another way to describe these names?!

Well there we are. I suppose that since these lists cover off both all my childrens' names and all my friends' children's names, I'm probably posh after all.

There's some amazing names that come out of Eton if you check those out x

Unless you're genuinely 'posh' (although if you are you wouldn't be using that term) please PLEASE don't name your poor child some horribly pretentious faux posh name. It won't do your DC (or you) any favours. Chose a name you like on its own merits.

I am in an upper class circle of friends. No one has named their children anything so ridiculous. There are:

George
Thomas
Edward
Harry
Max
Oscar
Freddie
Henry
Harold

Florence
Emilia
Georgina
Eloise
Emily
Sophie
Elodie
Charlotte
Beatrice

As a few typical examples.

Before lockdown I was at a hockey match at a very prestigious public schools prep and the mother shouting "come on Persephone' sounded like a twat and was, rightly, sniggered at.

It's very hard to carry off.