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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.

Guy

Meaning: guide, leader

Origin:French
248
Valentine

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:Latin
541
Jago

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Spanish and Cornish variation of Jacob
602
Rafe

Meaning: wolf-counsel

Origin:Variation of Ralph
415
Jemima

Meaning: dove

Origin:Hebrew
608
Henrietta

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Feminine variation of Henry
482
Aubrey

Meaning: elf ruler

Origin:English from French
1727
Perdita

Meaning: lost

Origin:Latin
1657
Origin:Cornish place and saint's name
1882
Plum Plum is the English name. It is said that th...
Origin:Fruit name
1913
Atalanta The meaning of Atalanta is 'balanced' or 'gr...
Origin:Greek mythology name
2095
Iona The meaning of Iona is ‘violet’ or ‘dove’. I...
Origin:Scottish place-name
711
Allegra

Meaning: joyous

Origin:Italian
641
Calypso

Meaning: she who hides

Origin:Greek
678
Rosamund

Meaning: horse protection

Origin:German
836
Martha

Meaning: lady

Origin:Aramaic
433
Lionel

Meaning: young lion

Origin:Latin
942
Montgomery

Meaning: man power

Origin:Norman
750
Philippa

Meaning: lover of horses

Origin:Greek, feminine variation of Philip
636
India From the name of the country India
Origin:Place name, from the River Indus
667