Names that were posh but aren't now...

[MadameCh0let]

THe jolly hockey sticks Cordelia got me thinking......

I knew, growing up, a very posh Annabel, Amelia and Beatrice.

All names that could be used by anybody these days. Imogen is another one that was ouch posh when I was about 12.

So what is posh now? Clemency? Tuppence?

yes in shakespeare henry iv gets hal

I went to school with a Gaylord - he was American so possibly didn't appreciate the cruelty.

I have a relative called Harold, who is known as Hal - he is 74, and is Australian. So I think, yes, Hal is short for Harold.

Our son is a Jonathan, but sometimes Jonty for short. I never saw it as posh, but like Jonty (short for Jonathan) Rhodes the South African cricketer. I'd just rather Jonty than Jon or Jonny.

deffo Tristen and Julian and Miles.

Camilla is the ultimate posh name.

hal is Henry I think, hence Prince Hal
could be Harold too though

TRacey is another name that used to be a posh male name

I never understand Henry being Harry either. hardly a shortening. Hank qute fun though - not sure DS is particularly Hank-like though!

Hal for Harold is the same as Dal for Darren though isnt it - shortening and changing the r to l.
so shouldnt be posh - just everyday use of the english language.

I've met a lot of very young boys and some girls with names I think of as quite old fashioned recently - ds and I met Herbie, Hector, Henry, two Oscars, Hermione and Matilda.

My dad has a cousin Cordelia who is over 2 years younger than me, though I guess my dad's family were at the posh end of upper middle class.

Cousin's dd is Camilla
I always like Theo because it's not common and is also a little bit street

also know a Crispin and a Benedict

I would say that Theo is fairly common!

Sophie used to be very middle-class back in the 70s. As did Oliver.

Isabella - absolutely still posh! I am biased as my DD is one

Obviously all the Royal names were posh

William and Harold for example

1066 anyone?

Isabella is a Boden name IMO

Inigo >>

Jade was once a very beautiful, classy and unusual name in the 60's..

need i say more

I always thought Bunty was posh. What's it short for?

Names that end in the letter a are generally regarded as posh, I think.