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Poncy name?

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strawberriesandcream01 · 02/07/2008 19:38

Can you all just clarify what you think is a poncy name please? And what doesn poncy mean. To me poncy mean 'posh' am I wrong?

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CasperGhost · 02/07/2008 20:23

Sebastian, Oliver, Julian are poncy boy names imo.
Eloise, Arabella and Evalina are poncy girls names. So for me I suppose posh names.

girlandboy · 02/07/2008 20:25

Miles
Piers
Giles

hatrick · 02/07/2008 20:25

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ButterflyMcQueen · 02/07/2008 20:28

I dont believe there is such a thing contrary to what some posters say
Names are things of beauty that you gift your newborn with if that sounds poncy then that's as maybe but in my book the 'poncier' the better

minouminou · 02/07/2008 20:31

i think it's just shorthand for a name that someone finds fancy, or unusual, that isn't derived from family, ethnic or family tradition

PhDlifeNeedsaNewLife · 02/07/2008 20:34

golly, I thought all those names above (well the boys' at least) were perfectly acceptable. think the accent with which they are shouted makes a lot of difference

We know some people who completely made up their kids' names. THAT's poncey, imo.

stillstanding · 02/07/2008 20:36

Poncey is not the same posh. It's more pretentious, imo

Hulababy · 02/07/2008 20:39

For me poncy names would have to mean names that are normally associated with the very posh - I guess something along the lines of Quentin, Crispin, etc.

It doesnt mean I don;t like some of them, just they are a bit posher than the norm.

From this thread so far - Oliver, Sebastian and Miles are all definitely NOT poncy/posh IMO.

flowerybeanbag · 02/07/2008 20:41

I'd think more along Hula's Quentin/Crispin lines as poncey, rather than the others.

ButterflyMcQueen · 02/07/2008 20:43

pretentious? Moi?

redshoes · 02/07/2008 20:51

hilary for a boy
leonora for a girl
hmmm still quite like them tho - I luuuurve poncy names...

strawberriesandcream01 · 02/07/2008 21:01

ok thanks for helping me on that one. I like names like....
Arthur
Claudia
sebastian
Agatha and martha.

Are these poncy names then?

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Sidge · 02/07/2008 21:03

I would say Sebastian and Agatha are slightly poncy, but lovely! The others, not poncy.

(and I adore Claudia, it was on my list)

strawberriesandcream01 · 02/07/2008 21:08

I love the name sebastian, always have but how can you say that is more poncy than Arthur?!

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Hulababy · 02/07/2008 21:11

I don't see Sebestian s being poncy as it is a pretty popular name. To me, to be poncy/uber posh it has to be an unusual and less popular name.

strawberriesandcream01 · 02/07/2008 21:14

like.... Pandora, monty, agatha!

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ScaryHairy · 02/07/2008 21:15

For me it's anything chosen from obscure (or tedious) literature purely because the parents want to appear clever, or anything chosen only because it sounds posh. So I guess for me poncey = pretentious.

I think the epitome of ponce would be naming your child Hrothgar and lecturing people on old English if they ask about it.

Sidge · 02/07/2008 21:16

I think it might depend on where you live. Round here Sebastian would be mega-posh and poncy.

Arthur would be pronounced Arfur and be indistinguishable from the Alfies, Archies and Stanleys

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BagelBird · 02/07/2008 21:21

ponce has more negative connotations than just posh
I have a lovely posh Auntie and Uncle and would never ever call them poncey - even if they have their own swimming pool/tennis court/villas elsewhere etc etc and have seriously posh accents.
My BIL is poncey and there is nothing posh about him - although he would be furious if he knew I though him tacky and a bit quirky! Sure he likes baby blue or pink stripy shirts and likes to talk Polo/namedrops a lot oh and wanted to call their DD1 Julian if it had been a boy..

annasophia · 02/07/2008 21:51

Does ponciness apply to non-English people too?

My dh (French) and myself (German) have given our son a name which many of you appear to consider 'poncy'. The name is actually quite common in France (top 10 even) and in Germany. Most importantly, we love the name and, we think, it goes well with our last name.

But, having read some of your opinions regarding how 'poncy' it is and, as was just mentioned, that this has a NEGATIVE connotation, I am getting a little worried...

greenelizabeth · 02/07/2008 21:55

annasophia, foreigners are exempt from a lot of the chav/ponce classifications.

Sidge · 02/07/2008 21:55

Annasophia tell us the name and we can reassure you!

ButterflyMcQueen · 02/07/2008 22:02

sebastians are normal round here although not my personal fave

annasophia · 02/07/2008 22:02

Ok, its Quentin.

And we have a short, one syllable last name (so didn't want a long name that would be shortended to a one syllable nickname)

Please, please be honest!

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