Is Tristan posh?

[lifeonthelane]

Just that really!

i think it's a nice, middle ground name. Not too wacky/out there, but also not too pretentious.

I've just watched a TV show with a very posh Tristan in it, and now I'm wondering!

same

Not posh at all. Very middle class.

It’s just a bit wet.

It’s a bit…wet.

No. It’s the sort of name people who aren’t posh think is posh.

This. It's a social climber name.

It’s also a generic name used for posh people. Tristan, Araminta, Hugo, Persephone….when the poshest people in the country tend to be called James, Sarah- or indeed, George, Charlotte and Louis!

It’s a lovely name. I must like ‘posh’ names!

You’re making assumptions as to why parents choose it. Can you not imagine that they might simply LIKE the name?

I love it but yes I see it as an aspirational name. Bit silly really but naming a child is fraught with these considerations. Doesn’t it mean ‘sad’ though?

Just actually googled and apparently it comes from ‘riot’ but now associated with ‘sad’. That’s what took it off my long list for my son though.

I like it, it’s not particularly posh sounding to me, and it’s nice you don’t hear it often.

No. That’s the name of the main guy in the movie Stardust and he’s a pauper!

All creatures great and small
and yes it is posh,

or is that Tristram

Great name.

I know 2 or 3 all perfectly nice.

I dated one as a teen and just LOVED saying "this my boyfriend...Tristan!!!!" 😁

It is a bit posh. Agree with link to All Creatures Great and Small, and also Stardust, but to be fair the Tristan in the latter is far more relatable and everyday. And beautiful 😁

I wouldn't say so. I really like it.

Yes

@Bluebay
oh, snap! I have a plumber called Tristan too! He works for LeakBot.

I can't help myself but I always mentally add 'Da Cunha' as in the island Tristan Da Cunha. 🙄

Not posh.1970s middle class name inspired by a Sunday evening tv series.
Tristan and Iseult - Wikipedia

The All Creatures Great and Small characters are named because Wagner, not because Posh.

Yes, very.

I don’t think it’s particularly posh, no. It’s not a Tarquin anyway(!)
I think it’s gaining in popularity, so it’s a bit more of a Ralph/Hugo name; used to be a bit posh but much more widespread now.
I love it, it was on our shortlist for our turned-out-to-be-a-daughter DC2

Absolutely. But this thread is about whether it’s posh or not.