Upper class sibsets

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Thoughts?
Hugo and George
Sterling (spelled this way) and Montague

I see all the time on here people saying that the true upper class name their kids traditional names like William, James etc, but then see actual aristocracy with names like Peregrine (I.e. Viscount Peregrine Pearson) and wonder if we’re all wrong!

Disclaimer: all a bit of fun!

In DD’s (private) school there was a family with a Hector and Carrington! In reality though the vast majority had very normal names, they were one of a few exceptions

No, they can be a mix of both. ‘Freddie and Lily’ can be as upper class as ‘Allegra and Phineas’.

Camilla and Nigel

I read about a man called Clotworthy Upton. 1st Baron Templetown in the 18th century.

posh people I know have

lucy and Margot
tansy and cassia
luisa and claudia
freddie and arabella
William, Sophie and george
ivo and rafe
lily
oscar and oliver

I've known a few Judes and Gabriels.

I used to love reading the telegraph birth announcements to see what people named their kids- obviously you get the celebs mixed in with the aristocracy but ur was good fun!

The poshest person I know - will one day inherit a title, ancient lineage including (ruined) castle, related to the Spencers (as in Diana) - is called...

... Ken.

I see all the time on here people saying that the true upper class name their kids traditional names like William, James etc, but then see actual aristocracy with names like Peregrine (I.e. Viscount Peregrine Pearson) and wonder if we’re all wrong!

It's not a case of all being wrong. Upper class people don't all choose the same kinds of names as each other, neither do all middle class people or all working class people. Plus some names are popular across the board.

The Mitfords were about as upper class as you could get.

Nancy (and that was the name on her birth certificate)
Pamela, known as Pam
Thomas, known as Tom
Diana
Unity (middle name Valkyrie) - names chosen for patriotic reasons as she was born a few days after the start of World War One
Jessica, known as Decca
Deborah, known as Debo

Some of the have a traditional forename but then a few, um, distinctive middle names and/or double (or more) barrelling.

@anonimoxyz , surely most of the birth announcements in the torygraph are from people with aspirations to be U.

Unity Mitford was born in Swastika in Ontario, Canada.

Possibly a difficult labour…? 😂

I have worked in expensive fee-paying schools my whole career, and with a few exceptions, it's been names like Alex, Tom, Callum. Lots of Finns, Finbars and Finlays in recent years. Also Joshua, Will, Ben, Max etc.

The only unusual names I've ever had were from European families. I once taught a Seraphin (lovely boy). I've also taught quite a few Russian kids, often Boris and Nikolai.

I once overheard a family use the name Marmaduke on holiday. No indication that they were "classy" though.

Ps yeah I've taught a couple of Hectors. But is that posh?? Maybe I've lost perspective lol.

It just reminds me of that song about how he was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand, the first to die etc

Dh vetoed the name for this reason lol

Also have more than one Toby and Noah atm

Jago and Gaylord. Also Jocelyn for a boy. All very upper class men I've met (mostly with a title)

I like Carrington...

😆

I mean at least it's not quite Barry or similar.

Dp went to a pretty good public boarding school (one you would all know) and there were lots a James's, David's, Paul's, Peter, Matthew, William... basically biblical or Kings.

Kenneth is surely a traditional Scottish name, good enough for kings and a saint?

@FilthyRich not sure! I'm sure I saw the occasional titled couple in there back in the day

Of course, but most of the announcements are probably from people who aren't aristocratic or upper class.

I hear that he stole from the rich and the poor and the not very rich and the very poor.

They are all quite a long time dead though…