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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.

Tobias

Meaning: God is good

Origin:Greek from Hebrew
31
Caspian

Meaning: white

Origin:Place name
10
Hugh

Meaning: mind, intellect

Origin:English from German
193
Tarquin Tarquin is a boy's name that traces back to ...
Origin:Latin, Roman clan name
754
Romilly

Meaning: citizen of Rome

Origin:English
526
Hamish

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Scottish variation of James
159
Angus

Meaning: one strength

Origin:Anglicized form of Aonghus, Aonghas, Gaelic
195
Lysander

Meaning: liberator

Origin:Greek
76
Barnaby

Meaning: son of consolation

Origin:English variation of Barnabas, Aramaic
349
Inigo

Meaning: fiery

Origin:Basque, medieval Spanish variation of Ignatius
330
Fergus

Meaning: man of force

Origin:Scottish and Irish
345
Wilfred

Meaning: desires peace

Origin:English
437
Casper

Meaning: bringer of treasure

Origin:Dutch form of Jasper, Persian
84
Rupert

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:German variation of Robert
131
Jonty

Meaning: gift of Jehovah

Origin:Diminutive of Jonathan
1080
Tristan

Meaning: noise or sorrowful

Origin:Celtic
275
Fabian

Meaning: bean grower

Origin:Latin clan name
342
Hector

Meaning: holding fast

Origin:Greek
351
Percival

Meaning: one who pierces the valley

Origin:French
222
Orlando

Meaning: famous throughout the land

Origin:Italian variation of Roland
333