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HelpRe: What names strike you as British?
in reply to a message by Entropy
Many, among which are:
Simon
Henry
Charles
Rupert
Julian / Jules
Noel
Clive
Oliver
Miles
Niles
Giles
Nigel
Phineas / Fingal / Finlay
Lewis
Louis with the French pronunciation
Peter
Gordon
Graham / Graeme
Terry
Alistair
Algernon
George
Arthur
Poppy
Daisy
Maggie
Madeleine
Jo
Gemma
Eleanor
Helena
Rose / Rosemary
Hermione
Louise
Alison with one L
Simon
Henry
Charles
Rupert
Julian / Jules
Noel
Clive
Oliver
Miles
Niles
Giles
Nigel
Phineas / Fingal / Finlay
Lewis
Louis with the French pronunciation
Peter
Gordon
Graham / Graeme
Terry
Alistair
Algernon
George
Arthur
Poppy
Daisy
Maggie
Madeleine
Jo
Gemma
Eleanor
Helena
Rose / Rosemary
Hermione
Louise
Alison with one L
This message was edited 2/2/2011, 12:29 PM
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I agree with the ones you've listed except Niles (and maybe Algernon). I've never come across anyone except the character in Frasier called Niles so I wouldn't consider it British.
Algernon is British I guess but very old-fashioned.
Algernon is British I guess but very old-fashioned.
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Yeah, I have a feeling it might be the similarity of Niles to other "British" names that makes it seem like one to me. There's Miles, Giles, Nigel, etc. Plus other names with long "I" sounds like Clive and Simon. Long 'I' sounds in male names seems generally British now that I think about it :p
I think Algernon is definitely one of the classic "old stereotypical British person" names, a la Barnaby (to me). There's Algernon Moncrieff from The Importance of Being Earnest and there's also a fellow named Algernon in Help!.
I think Algernon is definitely one of the classic "old stereotypical British person" names, a la Barnaby (to me). There's Algernon Moncrieff from The Importance of Being Earnest and there's also a fellow named Algernon in Help!.
This message was edited 2/2/2011, 2:28 PM
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