Do you see these names as middle class, working class, or posh?

[OneRareSquid]

we've plenty of time to decide..just wondering what images they conjure and honest opinions on each.

Lydia
Abigail
Natalie
Naomi
Cady
Ramona
Nancy
Melody

I don't think of any class about any of these names actually.
they are all pretty inoffensive, standard names.
Ramona sounds american to me.
Abigail reminds me of abigails tea party.
All the others, sound pretty much like the register in my london suburb all girls classroom in the 90s, you just need 2 Sarah's and three Jenny's to top it off!
All lovely names though :)

Ramona is Spanish in origin.

Melody to me is very Judy annual/comic from the 1970's.

Exactly what Mathanxiety said.

I grew up very working class in a town well known for its poverty and I know multiple Lydia, Natalie and Abigail’s.

I know one Cady.

I’m very surprised to hear anyone say Abigail is MC, maybe it was 50 years ago but I certainly don’t think it has been since it got so popular in the 90s - like Amy, Jessica, Chloe, Emma, Rebecca etc.

I think Cady is a fabric isn’t it?

It strikes me as being a bit like calling your daughter Viscose. Or Chenille.

Mind you I can see someone going for Chenille. Probably someone with a dad named Neil and they could spell it Cheneil.

These are just my views and based mainly on people I’ve met with these names!
Lydia - spoilt, dramatic!
Abigail - will be called Abi or Abs - not keen (WC)
Natalie - ‘Nat’, all the Natalie’s I know are in their 40’s,
Naomi - a bit quirky (the ones I knew was a drama student and known as ‘Nobs’!)
Cady - I know one Cady who is lovely, def WC
Ramona - never met a Ramona
Nancy - nice, not posh
Melody - nice, WC

I’m fine with the pronunciation. It’s the spelling that’s perhaps a little questionable.

I thought you meant they said it as Rewth. They spell it as Rewth?

Yes on their name badge.

I don't imagine any of them as a particular class, but I might expect Cady to be American.

All except Cady, Ramona and Melody are middle class.

Are you saying that "Rewth" is the old pronunciation for Ruth? How on earth else would you pronounce it?

Cady and Melody - American-inspired (not what you asked about class, I know), but all those names themselves, classless. The majority of people I've known with those names have been WC.

Silent h?!

Mostly middle class but Melody could be any class and Cady is American or at least Mean Girls so automatically becomes working class

@Nominative , Rooth. I know a few Ruths who aren't English, and I've heard Rewth many times, and variations of Root (short oo).

The Rewth one has the u sounding like the u in cute.

I looked at the darkgreener website and Cady is very rare.. 0 babies registered with the name in the past 5 years.

Nothing wrong with having a working class name :)

MC
except Cady which I’ve never heard or seen before

Personally I don't like names which denote social class whether it's upper or lower...I like names which give no clue as to socio economic background.

I can't understand any other way of saying Ruth except Rewth ???
Unless it's root. Which would not be an English pronunciation.
I don't know what or how it is in Welsh.
Is there an older English pronunciation?

Lydia is gorgeous
Natalie - quite 80s but pretty
Abigail - pretty
Cady- vile sorry. Chavvy.. I'd lump it in with Jayden/Cayden/Kyle/Kai
Ramona - ok if you have Spanish connections
Nancy - ok for a toddler but to me sounds silly on an adult.
Naomi - nice if pronounced as nay oh me
Melody - better for a pet