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?

[PaulaYatesBiggestFan]

i agree MadameCholet

Jade was once my name of choice!!

I am a huge name snob and remember thinking Ruby was lovely....sadly my views on both have changed with time

[My2Weegirls]

fergus and farquhar for boys

victoria and charlotte for girls

[My2Weegirls]

is bunty not short for elizabeth?

[LynetteScavo]

Ruby will be the new Jade.. I was desperate to call DD Ruby,but DH put his foot down.

I take it Oscar is no longer posh... is it chavvy yet?

[negril]

[bozza]

Victoria has not been posh for ages. Tons of Victorias, often known as Vicky, in the 70s. But I suppose maybe prior to that it was.

Is Felicity posh?

[MaryAnnSmotheredinchocolate]

I know of a posh Donna, and that's probably not considered to be a posh name

[MrsJohnCusack]

lol at 'Boden' names - one is nearly my DD's name

I LOVE the name Hero. Love, love, love it

[MaryAnnSmotheredinchocolate]

yes, love Hero and Iseult

[kitsmummy]

Now I always thought Rory was a relatively posh name, but my friend and her husband tell me it's the ultimate chav name, surely they're wrong???

[mummybrains]

Max. Deffo a posh name of old - now common as you like.

[BellaDonna79]

Hmm my names been mentioned, (ends in bella...)

hmm, Poppy, Freddie, Daisy/Maisie, any surname as a first name once used to be the reserve of new england high society, eg Parker/Jefferson/Harper, so too did surnames/boys names for girls, eg Addison, Blair and McKenzie are also wealthy 20/30 something WASPs as well as sticky toddlers

[Swedes]

J-D, P-J and Kit for boys. Jane, Elinor and Ingrid for girls.

[solo]

Arabella and Annabel used to be posh.
Juliette and Julia.
Don't know about boys names that haven't been mentioned already.

[Weeteeny]

Torquil

[SoMuchToBits]

Kama - one of the regular bus drivers on our route is called Lawrence - he's not very posh (although he is a great guy!)

In Scotland "Bunt" is short for Elizabeth (can't see the connection, but there you go..)

[skeletonbones]

Pascal will alaways be posh as will Quentin

[Quattrocento]

Tarquin will always be posh because it is so ridiculous

I think that Octavia will always be posh. I don't think Emma is posh but other Austen names - Marianne for instance have some social cachet