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HelpRe: Posh British names
in reply to a message by Perrine
Well it depends on what you meant by posh names. If you mean names which come across as posh, then yes, names like Matilda, Harriet, Araminta etc would probably fit that.
However if you mean names that real (and I mean REAL) posh British people use, then those names don't fit as well. I attend a very prestigious boarding school, there are plenty of posh students here - and by posh, I don't just mean rich - I mean offspring of upper-class people with titles like Duke/Duchess, Earl/Countess, Lord/Lady etc. Their names? Well they're either very traditional (Edward, James, Charles, Elizabeth, Sarah, Catherine), or very posh nickname type names (think along the lines of Jonty, Kit, Bunty, and Tiggy). 'Proper' posh people, most of the time, stick to solid, traditional names, just like the royal family do!
~Charley~
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/184785
However if you mean names that real (and I mean REAL) posh British people use, then those names don't fit as well. I attend a very prestigious boarding school, there are plenty of posh students here - and by posh, I don't just mean rich - I mean offspring of upper-class people with titles like Duke/Duchess, Earl/Countess, Lord/Lady etc. Their names? Well they're either very traditional (Edward, James, Charles, Elizabeth, Sarah, Catherine), or very posh nickname type names (think along the lines of Jonty, Kit, Bunty, and Tiggy). 'Proper' posh people, most of the time, stick to solid, traditional names, just like the royal family do!
~Charley~
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/184785
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This is about what I’ve heard, interesting to see it confirmed. Thanks for sharing your perspective. Ah, Bunty!
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Jonty and Bunty, wow.
Those NNs sound insufferable....I guess I shouldn't judge though, my NN's Tory.
Those NNs sound insufferable....I guess I shouldn't judge though, my NN's Tory.
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I just don't like that it's a conservative political party. I think Torrie's a little better because it's spelled differently...just out of curiosity, why'd you use two Rs?
And I have a cousin called Chip. He's kind of insufferable...wait, it just occurred to me that I have cousins called Chip and Dale, like the chipmunks. :)
And I have a cousin called Chip. He's kind of insufferable...wait, it just occurred to me that I have cousins called Chip and Dale, like the chipmunks. :)
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LOL
Because the first time I ever saw the name was in the novel "The Other" by Thomas Tryon, and it was spelled Torrie in the book, and that spelling just stuck with me.
Because the first time I ever saw the name was in the novel "The Other" by Thomas Tryon, and it was spelled Torrie in the book, and that spelling just stuck with me.
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Did you have several people with the same names in your classes? This seems like such a limited name pool to choose from. Thanks for your reply, it was interesting to read. Wow Bunty :P I didn't expect something like that at all. Oh but thinking about it, I believe Bridget Jones's mother was named Bunny and she tried to be very posh :)
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Maybe I'm being irrational or maybe it's because I'm a middle-class American, but I bristle a bit at the blatant "I go to a very prestigious school" or "I live in an extremely affluent area" statements.
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I think it's irrational in this instance. It was relevant to the thread.
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Fair enough. You're probably right.
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Agree, although I supposed “I know many people who are the actual children of nobility” could have sufficed, but that’s just nitpicking at that point.
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No, I bristle at it too. I don’t really like hearing it from a Yorkshireman either, we don’t really do that kind of thing.
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It seems totally relevant, though. Just a statement, not a brag or anything. I was pleased to hear Yorkshire Rose’s perspective from the belly of the beast, vs my just reading British name blogs and the Telegraph...
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We're referring to more than just this one post.
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Yep, exactly. Wealth comes up a lot.
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