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Help[Opinions] Re: Barnaby
in reply to a message by Elinor
Barnaby is a top ten name for me. My dh, who usually hates anything to do with aristocracy / upper crust society, loves it too. We are American, if that makes a difference.
Barnaby has an energetic bounce to it, probably that "y" on the end.
Names that some consider British upper-class names are, to me, more like historical names. Anything that transports me back in time gets my name-nerd engine running. Names like Barnaby, Clement, Phineas, Bertram, Eustace, Rupert, Swithin, Jasper, etc. make me think of historic personalities or literary characters, not modern day snobs. Of course most people who make it into the history books are not going to be working class, but somehow the snobbery doesn't come across so much through the years. (I'm not sure if that makes sense, but it's the best I can do to describe my attraction for the names.)
Barnaby has an energetic bounce to it, probably that "y" on the end.
Names that some consider British upper-class names are, to me, more like historical names. Anything that transports me back in time gets my name-nerd engine running. Names like Barnaby, Clement, Phineas, Bertram, Eustace, Rupert, Swithin, Jasper, etc. make me think of historic personalities or literary characters, not modern day snobs. Of course most people who make it into the history books are not going to be working class, but somehow the snobbery doesn't come across so much through the years. (I'm not sure if that makes sense, but it's the best I can do to describe my attraction for the names.)
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