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Posh Baby Names

by Eleanor Nickerson, British Baby Names

The following names are the names most indicative of the upper class in Britain over the last thirty years based on peerage birth announcements compared with national statistics. In other words, these names are uncommon choices in Britain except for among the upper class where they are well used.

The Brits call these Posh Baby Names, while to Americans these names may feel simply British or Eurostyle...which may feel posh or wealthy or upper class.

If you're looking to invest your baby's name with a touch of class, consider these posh baby name choices.

Aurelia

Meaning: the golden one

Origin:Latin
3
Valentina

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:Latin
203
Octavia

Meaning: eighth

Origin:Latin
306
Camilla

Meaning: young ceremonial attendant

Origin:Latin
323
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Origin:Russian from Latin family name
422
Antonia

Meaning: from Antium

Origin:Latin
697
Augusta

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:Feminine variation of Augustus
702
Marina

Meaning: from the sea

Origin:Latin
287
Artemis

Meaning: safe or butcher

Origin:Greek mythology name
491
Ophelia

Meaning: help

Origin:Greek
9
Tallulah

Meaning: leaping water, lady of abundance

Origin:Choctaw, Irish
95
Persephone

Meaning: bringer of destruction

Origin:Greek
83
Beatrix

Meaning: she who brings happiness; blessed

Origin:Latin
112
Arabella

Meaning: yielding to prayer

Origin:Latin
38
Ottilie

Meaning: prosperous in battle

Origin:German, French
34
Flora

Meaning: flower

Origin:Latin
69
Theodora

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Feminine variation of Theodore
208
Daphne

Meaning: laurel tree, bay tree

Origin:Greek
13
Cordelia

Meaning: heart; daughter of the sea

Origin:Latin; Celtic
33
Cosima

Meaning: order, beauty, universe

Origin:Italian feminine variation of Cosmo, Greek
282