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I don't think there's any way Arabella could be sold as nonpretentious, do you? I can't really see that argument for Isabella either, although I guess you're asking for names so OTT that people don't really use them. Annabella, Isabel, there's something a little understated about them, but there's no defending Arabella.

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Desdemona also comes to mind. Who can pretend they're not naming their child an entire heroic epic when they name her Desdemona.

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Looking at the bottom of the 2009 lists, - okay, these names like Illiana? Anyone who names their kid Illiana is anticipating that she won't fart. There is just no two ways about that.

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Ceridwen. Everything about it, the mythology, unfamiliarity, ancientness, exoticism, everything phonetic about it, PLUS the meaning which cannot be surpassed in terms of pretentiousness.

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Ysabella beats out Isabella, for sure.

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These names like Braylin are incredibly pretentious in their own ways, aren't they? Although I guess they don't qualify here because they wholly lack elegance.

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I guess mythology is the best place to find these names. Ariadne - there's just no pretending that you gave your kid a normal name here.

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I feel I'm not doing a good job. How about this one: Berengaria ! I don't know if it counts as pretentious because it's pretty unfamiliar plus it's a bear, but damn look at it.

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No we need some ancient Roman stuff. Aureliana? Maximilienne? Severina? Thomasina? Tatianina?

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I dunno, I hope someone else has better ideas.