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!

Reminds me of George and Mildred's neighbours kid..70s sitcom.
As younger poster's might not have heard of it for obvious reasons.

Love the name, and so what if it is labelled 'posh'? Is posh so wrong?

The only one I know has been in and out of prison

IMO yes but the only one I’ve known IRL was from a poor family.

Also met a Tristram which is even posher IMO. And a Crispin. I cannot bear when people go by ‘Tris’… so prim!

@CurlewKate , They were, but what sort of parents would choose those names specifically? Why not Wotan?

@Gladysknightjustwalkinmyshoes , he was Tristram.

I stand corrected,thank you 👍😁

His baby brother was Tarquin.
George and Mildred - Wikipedia

This!

Thankfully we all have different tastes and it makes life more interesting! Why discourage parents from choosing a name they love, just because some people consider it ‘posh’…?

Shouldn’t we all be a little more open minded?

@Bluelilacbella , for the same reason as we discourage parents from using a name they love, just because some people consider it completely the opposite.

Siegfried Farnon made a similar point….!

It’s the same the other way round though, if people post a more ‘working-class’ name like Jayden or Lexi or Logan or whatever, lots of replies hating the names purely because of the class they are associated with.
I guess people don’t want a name that suggests too much about social background or class as there can be negative connotations either way. I agree it’s a shame though! Names should just be names.

I used to know a Tristan and he was quite posh. Sadly it does have a connotation towards the Tate brothers now. Other than that it is a little old fashioned.

I love the name Tristan! It was vetoed by DH for being too posh. I think it's the most beautiful sound. None of the Tristans I know are particularly posh.

The only one I know is definitely not from a posh family

Yes, it is a bit! I really like it.

No it's not! Hugo is very mainstream 😊.
Tristan is posh.

I don’t know if it’s considered posh these days, but it’s a lovely name

No.

Funny. Tristan obviously the Kian of our times

I can understand why you might want to avoid a ‘naughty’ or ‘chav’ name (although I hate that description) as it might let employers judge your ‘lower class/uneducated’ background.

However, why would employers turn away a Hugo, Sebastian, Quentin or a Tristan? They’re unlikely to be ‘naughty’ or ‘uneducated’?

I genuinely don’t understand why parents are not encouraged to choose such names (although in reality they are as these names ARE becoming more popular).

Hugo and Sebastian are in the top 50 boys names. Tristan is declining in popularity and Quentin isn't even in the top 1000.

I didn't realise it was considered posh. I only know one and he's from a very Gaelach/Gaelic family in terms of culture and language so I always just assumed it was a Gaelic name.

To me it's one of the poshest names there is!

Encouraged by whom?