Sounds too posh?

[Divejaney]

We're having a little boy and have narrowed it down to

Gabriel
Dante
Morgan
Reuben

We like unusual names rather than traditional names. The problem is that we already have a double-barrelled surname. Do you think our poor baby is going to sound too posh?

But heck, what do I know? I wanted to call my son Jasper.

I am effectively named on mumsnet after the son I never had

I think Gabriel & Reuben are gorgeous names! Lovely feel to them and they're unusual enough to stand out, without being so different that they're going to spend their life spelling them out for other people.

As for double barrelled surnames, DS isn't double barrelled, but he does have two surnames in the Spanish style - one Scottish surname that no one spells correctly, and another surname that's Latvian so most people give up before they even start trying to write it! Our reasoning was that if we didn't double barrel he could always drop one name to make life easier I've had a few people get a bit personal with me about why I'd 'inflict' two surnames on him rather than 'just let him have his dad's name', but never the accusation of being posh or pretentious - in fact I think it's almost the reverse these days!

I like Gabriel of yr choices (DH vetoed it and actually it's not great with our surname).

Morgan is one of those surname as first names that has become unisex which is a bit tricky IMO (like Taylor and Jordan). Don't want to be a boy with a girl's name.

Reuben I would not choose myself. I lnow one or two. None of these names soud especially posh to me.

Gabriel is a tough one in England, if that's where you are...it's still too girly sounding....
Dante is chav-tastic. Totally. Of course it isn't meant to be, but it is.
Morgan- surname now used as unisex first name. Definitely not posh.
Reuben- middle of the road. Getting popular though. Maybe the new Theo (also definitely not posh)

Love Gabriel - it was on our list but didn't make the cut probably because it is a little bit posh for us.

Dante is nice but a bit poncey

Morgan is a bit common rather than posh and is just as likely to be a girl's name as a boys (presume the spelling can be different?)

Reuben don't like it at all. Don't think it is posh though.

Thank you all.
It's amazing that some names totally divide people into what's posh and what's chav.
We live in Spain and were trying to choose names that could be pronounced in both countries - plus I have some Welsh connections, hence Morgan.
I've always tended towards Gabriel as my fave and now have a little more ammunition with the DH as that seems to come out top on balance!

Absolutely love Reuben and Gabriel, especially Gabriel.

Really wanted that name but no way would dp agree. He said it would be shortened to Gay, whereas i thought it would be Gabe! I would talk him round if i had another boy!

i have said before though, and i still think this, that although Reuben is gorgeous, i do think it sounds like a dogs name

but I think Morgan with a welsh accent is lovely. It is Morgan with any other accent is

OH AND daNTE IS VERY NICE, but i think it would be sadly seen as chav tastic. Morgan is ok.