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Help[Opinions] Re: British names
in reply to a message by LMS
A comment from a Brit chic...
Harriet: still mildly popular in some parts of the UK today.
Rupert: Never met a Rupert, it's very "upperclass" and I live in a middle class very British Asian sort of area...
Alfie: trendy.
Neville: Not popular at all today, though it may make a comeback, due to popular character Neville Longbottom (or so I've been told)
Nigel: never met one myself, though I've seen a fair few on TV.
Archibald: to me, this is what someone would think a British person would be called, though in reality they are a Jack with sisters Chloe and Ellie.
Basil: there's a popular kids TV show called Basil Brush, where Basil is a puppet fox. I still love the name though, as a GP. I don't think many kids are called Basil though.
Reginald: Nope. Reggie I've heard of though.
Beryl: sweet old lady name, I do love it.
Names I personally associate with Britain:
Ellie, as a full name (they are everywhere!)
Freya, Imogen, Ruby, Ava, Emma (off the top of my head) have been on the rise recently. Chloe was no 1 for a few years, and is very popular among the sub-culture we know and "love" as chavs (which you can find on wikipedia if you really can be bothered). Jack has been no 1 for years, so the UK equivalent of Jacob.
But most names I encounter are Asian or Eastern European, so I'm not a good representative of the whole country.
Harriet: still mildly popular in some parts of the UK today.
Rupert: Never met a Rupert, it's very "upperclass" and I live in a middle class very British Asian sort of area...
Alfie: trendy.
Neville: Not popular at all today, though it may make a comeback, due to popular character Neville Longbottom (or so I've been told)
Nigel: never met one myself, though I've seen a fair few on TV.
Archibald: to me, this is what someone would think a British person would be called, though in reality they are a Jack with sisters Chloe and Ellie.
Basil: there's a popular kids TV show called Basil Brush, where Basil is a puppet fox. I still love the name though, as a GP. I don't think many kids are called Basil though.
Reginald: Nope. Reggie I've heard of though.
Beryl: sweet old lady name, I do love it.
Names I personally associate with Britain:
Ellie, as a full name (they are everywhere!)
Freya, Imogen, Ruby, Ava, Emma (off the top of my head) have been on the rise recently. Chloe was no 1 for a few years, and is very popular among the sub-culture we know and "love" as chavs (which you can find on wikipedia if you really can be bothered). Jack has been no 1 for years, so the UK equivalent of Jacob.
But most names I encounter are Asian or Eastern European, so I'm not a good representative of the whole country.
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