Thoughts on our list

[MoonCharm]

We like:
Flora, Charlotte, Cecily, Anoushka, Louise and Maud for girls
Clarence, Erik, Frederick, Gustav, Leon, Percy for a boy
Are these names too posh? We move in those circles, but don't want to limit kid with names that only work in posh circles.

Percy is an unfortunate slang term, but the others are ok.

Just a note to say that I don't think any of them read as posh at all. Gustav seems more European, but the rest of them are just normal names.

Flora - nice
Charlotte - boring to me, but classic
Cecily - love Cecily
Anoushka - not a fan, but it seems to get a warm reception here
Louise - seems dated to me, I far prefer Louisa
Maud - not a fan at all, maybe due to sounding like 'maudlin'. Thoroughly unappealing
Clarence - feels dated, but not fresh enough to come back
Erik - I prefer Eric unless there's a reason for the Erik spelling, as it's most popular in the UK. Not a huge fan on the name though.
Frederick - solid and classic, but Fred(ie)s are ten a penny
Gustav - I'd probably assume some Scandi connections. Not lover of the name, but Gus is cute
Leon - it's fine, but blends in with the very popular Leo
Percy - I like Percy. People will pile in and say it's wet, sweet connection, and 'point Percy at the porcelain' which is not a phrase I've ever heard outside Mumsnet. It's rising in popularity, and blends in with Albie, Charlie and Teddy though, so I think it's totally usable.

If you use the term posh then you probably aren't

Flora - like it a lot
Charlotte - safe
Cecily - not keen
Anoushka - seems dated
Louise - classic
Maud - like
Clarence - no
Erik - ok, prefer Eric
Frederick - lots of Freddies around. Not keen on Fred
Gustav - would guess at Scandinavian or Teutonic heritage
Leon - seems dated
Percy - no

Love Cecily and Maud, dislike Charlotte and Flora, the others somewhere in the middle.

For boys I like Erik (defo this spelling) and Frederick best. I want to like Gustav but primarily because of the nn Gus which I love, but for some reason I just find it comical. Sorry. 😆

I don't find them too posh at all, the truly posh people I know have names like Sarah and James, these are more standard middle class names to me.

Flora, Charlotte, Cecily, Louise - nice
Anoushka and Maud - awful
Erik, Frederick, Percy - nice
Clarence, Gustav, Leon - awful. Also, I certainly wouldn’t associate Leon with ‘posh’ circles. More like council house circles!

In order, I like:
Maud
Flora
Cecily
Charlotte
Louise
Anoushka

I think Maud is probably the poshest but they are all completely useable in normal circles. Anoushka is the most ‘trying to be posh’.

Clarence
Erik
Frederick
Gustav
Leon
Percy

I don’t really like any of these personally. Percy and Clarence both strike me as posh and very old-fashioned. The others are all not English in origin, which is fine but less clearly related to any particular class.

I wouldn't describe them as posh, never mind 'too posh'. Like all your girl choices although Anoushka strikes me as try hard/wannabe posh.
Percy is a definite no from me unless a family name. Clarence has always sounded like a girl's name to me.
Peregrine?

I like Flora and Leon.
Dislike Clarence, Maud, Gustav, Percy and Anoushka.

Agree with PP that Anoushka sounds wannabe posh.

Suggestions of names with perhaps a similar feel that I prefer - Lawrence (Lawrie), Peter and Maeve.

Charlotte and Leon are a bit more middle of the road. My favourites are Flora and Frederick though

I would say that only Anoushka, Clarence and Gustav are posh. My favourites are Cecily and Leon.

No one who was actually ‘posh’ would use that term. None of the girl choices are especially grand names though, and the boys not at all/bit odd

Flora - pretty, classic, good choice
Charlotte -way overused, dump
Cecily - nice, quite popular now, slightly fussy
Anoushka - try hard, Disney Princess, dump
Louise - ok, bit dull, too early to revive
Maud - elegant - good choice

Clarence - it’ll probably get revived shortly but I think it’s a step too far right now
Erik - same. And spelling it with a k doesn’t help
Frederick - way overused, but nice enough
Gustav - odd unless there is a heritage reason
Leon - best of the lot. Leo very popular though
Percy - This is just silly

I love Charlotte and Anoushka.
I like Flora and Cecily.
I dislike Louise and Maud

I like Frederick and Leon is ok.
Not keen on any of the other boys names.

No to Anoushka or Percy (pig) but I like all the others.

A mixture of names on your list.

Flora - pretty, but also makes me think of margarine
Charlotte -way overused, although I like
Cecily - okay
Anoushka - sounds European/Russian to me
Louise - prefer Louisa or Elouise
Maud - granny chic, not to my taste,

Clarence - same as Maud, not to my taste,
Erik - like, but European spelling
Frederick - nice
Gustav - European/German name
Leon - ok, not to my taste
Percy - Prefer Percival,

Cecily and Leon are my favorites.

Anoushka reminds me of Moussaka- so not that!.

Flora - ok, much prefer Florence or Fleur Charlotte - deathly boring
Cecily - nice
Anoushka - meh
Louise - bit dated, prefer Eloise or Elise
Maud - dreadful. Maeve? Marguerite?
Clarence - horrible, really old man
Erik - looks Scandinavian, Eric is ok
Frederick - fine, lots of Freddies around
Gustav - horrible. Angus?
Leon - fine
Percy - terrible

None strike me as particularly 'posh', more old fashioned, which is the trend these days...

All perfectly normal names. Would Percy be Percival? Clarence is fabulous.

Flora, Charlotte, Cecily, Anoushka, Louise and Maud for girls

The only ones which stand out as posh for me are Cecily and Anoushka. I love Anoushka and Louise. Please not Maud. It's so frumpy and sounds like a parlour maid

Clarence, Erik, Frederick, Gustav, Leon, Percy

Gustav and Clarence sound posh and pretty awful to be honest. I love Leon. Frederick is a good safe choice which doesn't indicate social class and has a good range of nicknames.

Actually agree with PP re Anoushka - too "try hard posh".

Also like Fleur and Peregrine.

Flora - yes
Charlotte - lovely
Cecily - lovely
Anoushka - no
Louise - yes
Maud - a bit dour
Clarence - no
Erik - no
Frederick - maybe
Gustav - no
Leon - yes
Percy - he'll be called Percy Pig

I personally like the name Maude, and Louise. The names on the list do not read as posh to me, other than perhaps the name Anoushka.

Percy is slang for penis

Flora - nice. Normal. Not posh at all
Charlotte - lovely but super popular
Cecily - gorgeous. My favourite of your names Anoushka - nice
Louise - don't like it. Dull. Prefer Louisa
Maud - ok
Clarence - not keen
Erik - don't like
Frederick - nice
Gustav - ok
Leon - lovely. My favourite of your boys' list
Percy - no. People think of it as slang for penis

Yes... Don't go there!

'We move in those circles' Cringe 😅