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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.

Pandora

Meaning: all gifted

Origin:Greek
339
Claudia

Meaning: lame; enclosure

Origin:Feminine variation of Claude
129
Xanthe

Meaning: golden, yellow

Origin:Greek
218
Coco Coco is a feminine name of Latin origin. The...
Origin:Spanish and French pet name
439
Kitty

Meaning: pure

Origin:English, diminutive of Katherine
827
Maud

Meaning: battle-mighty

Origin:English and French diminutive of Matilda, German
1041
Helena

Meaning: torch; shining light

Origin:Latinate form of Helen, Greek
115
Araminta Araminta is a name of English origin and the...
Origin:Invented hybrid name from Arabella and Aminta
346
Miranda

Meaning: marvelous

Origin:Latin
776
Tabitha

Meaning: gazelle

Origin:Aramaic
401
Rosalind

Meaning: supple horse or pretty rose

Origin:Latin
333
Primrose

Meaning: first rose

Origin:English flower name
301
Kit

Meaning: bearer of Christ

Origin:English, diminutive of Christopher
92
Cecily

Meaning: blind

Origin:Feminine variation of Cecil
238
Magnus

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Scandinavian from Latin
34
Rufus

Meaning: red-head

Origin:Latin
174
Augustus

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:Latin
216
Cosmo

Meaning: order, beauty, universe

Origin:Greek, Italian, English
82
Ivo

Meaning: yew wood, archer

Origin:German
155
Alistair

Meaning: defending men

Origin:English spelling of Alasdair, Scottish version of Alexander
72