Are Casper and Kit posh names?

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I mentioned these two names in passing to a friend and she made a quick remark that they’re “awfully posh”. It took me by surprise as I didn’t think so! I thought of them as similar to George - classless/used by all.
We’re in South West London, if that makes any difference!

Aren't they the kids in the posh Catherine Tate sketches?

But why should someone's wealth/income correlate to their taste in names?
I know lots of 'rich' families (well, earning above average) whose children have beautiful and uncommon names. They don't all choose top 10 names.

In that statement, you are implying that their income/wealth correlates to a choice of beautiful and uncommon names.

That made me laugh! I wanted to call my daughter Tabitha but was vetoed by my Mum who searingly said "you may as well call her Tiddles"!!

I started reading this thread thinking Kit sounds a nice name and then read your comment, I obviously have a thing for cat names too

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@FayCarew I guess I was trying to understand your statement that 'rich people give their children 'normal' names.... whereas this thread is about 'posh' names, regardless of someone's wealth.

I don't really know any 'posh' people, whatever that means.
I know some people who on paper are considerably financially secure.
Their children have names that are unremarkable.

The Sebastians and Tabithas I know are from less financially stable families.

We know 2 kaspers around here and the parents are not posh. They are nice families but not posh. It is a lovely name.

No, i dont think Kit is posh at all.

Kit as nn for Christopher, possibly yes. Kit as a stand-alone name, no. The Rooneys have one, so that’s my yardstick.

Hm. Am in UK, I know a Kit and a Casper and they both live in houses worth £2million so I’m gonna say yes. But I acknowledge that my sample size is small.

That’s Kasper with a K though.

Kasper with a K is definitely not posh 🤣

They both live in houses worth £2million so I’m gonna say yes.

Why does a highly valued house imply that someone's name is 'posh'?

Genuine question!

You know it doesn't.
I know I said whatever posh means, but I'd guess that it means upper class.
A £2m house is not an indicator of 'posh'. The Rooneys probably live in a mansion, but would you say Wayne was a posh name?

No. Very friendly ghost like though.

The Rooneys probably live in a mansion, but would you say Wayne was a posh name?

I know quite a lot of properly posh people and I’d think most of them have kids with fairly classic names - nothing very exiting.

But why do people bring up 'posh' people?

This thread is about names - so called 'posh' names like Kit and Casper.

Yes I associate the name Casper with similar - Sebastian and Alistair. I know a Kit. 'Established middle class' if he took the quiz on the other thread!

@Gummibär , because they seem to think that the aristocracy and UC give their children names like Tarquin and Persephone

If you are British I would say a definite yes. They are posh. I know that there are some Eastern pupils at my school with the name Kasper,don't know if it is posh for them as I don't know enough about culture

She never said she lived in South London.

Anyway Kit’s a lovely name, especially as a short for Christopher

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Oh god, you're absolutely right!! Massive apologies for being a bellend and not reading properly...