Most pretentious name you've heard?

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Anonymous wrote:I know a girl named Ford.

When I hear parents trying to twist obvious boy names into a name for their girl I assume they were types to be picked last in sports. It’s not pretentious, just sad.

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Anonymous wrote:Livingston

What made you think of this name, OP? To start this thread?

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Artemis

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Jennifer

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Anonymous wrote:Artemis

My cat's name!

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Anonymous wrote:Barron
Ulysses
Salinger
Juliet
Guinevere
Ashleigh/Lynleigh/Brynleigh

Agree with all of these except Ashleigh/Lynleigh/Brynleigh, which don't sound pretentious -- they sound like this embarrassing trashy Utah names.

The rest, though, yes. Especially Salinger and Guinevere.

But...but... she had green eyes!

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Anonymous wrote:Jacqueline pronounced Zsha-clean. She was definitely not French and I called her Jackie.

No, no. It's pronounced Jay-qwell-an.

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Anonymous wrote:Beau

+1 Also any nicknames for III or IV, etc: Trip, Chip

+1

YEah, GTFOH with your Southern BS. And stop reproducing.

As if souther people are the only people who do this....

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Anonymous wrote:Emerson, Beckett

Really? Both scream “South Carolina Soccer Mom” to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Beau

+1 Also any nicknames for III or IV, etc: Trip, Chip

I am married to an IV and mother to a V so this actually *is* a family thing, how is this pretentious?

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Anonymous wrote:Beau

+1 Also any nicknames for III or IV, etc: Trip, Chip

I am married to an IV and mother to a V so this actually *is* a family thing, how is this pretentious?

Are you royalty? No?

Then yes, pretentious

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Anonymous wrote:A brief skim through this thread shows that most of you have no idea what "pretentious" means.

Ridiculous does not equal pretentious.
Generic, Christian names do not equal pretentious.

Pretentious is "expressive of affected, unwarranted, or exaggerated importance, worth, or stature."

You're welcome.

Like the name Penny ?

Is Penny pretentious? Right now Penelope nn Penny is at the top of our list (after an old family friend of mine who was like a grandmother to me when I was a girl). It feels like a good mix since Penelope is more formal and could be used professionally later in life but Penny feels bright and unassuming to us, the opposite of pretentious.

Just surprised to see it mentioned in this thread and wondering why!

The name Penny is terrible. Use the nickname Nellie instead.

Vastly prefer Penny to Nellie. Neither are pretentious.

+1

I like Penelope and Penny is cute. Don’t let this thread dissuade you PP who has it on your list.

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Anonymous wrote:Emerson, Beckett

Really? Both scream “South Carolina Soccer Mom” to me.

+1 wannabe names

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Anonymous wrote:Tenleigh, but referred to only as "Lady T" or "Little Lass" on social media to protect her privacy.

Lol

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There is a McAllister on my 3 year old’s soccer team. He’s already sort of a diva