Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 10:29     Subject: Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Archer
Beckett
Clay
Simon
Will
Wallace

Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 10:20     Subject: Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Preppy names? How about:

Biff
Jock
Skipper
Scooter
Van
And with a tip of the hat to "Sex in the City"---Trey


Trey is the ultimate preppy name because it's the standard nickname for someone who's a third. It loses all preppiness if it's a given name.


Wrong... It's Trip.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 09:36     Subject: Re:Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Interesting.............I don't think that preppy always equals "old money WASP"- they converge but aren't the same. I think a lot of the 80s coming of age movies use the most preppy names if looking for inspiration, a lot on here are the awful teen-mom trendy names though!
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 09:19     Subject: Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
As previous poster said preppy names are typically family names. The nickname is what really preppifies it. If you don't have a family name here are some possible preppy given names: William, Jack (John), Thomas (Tad), Charles. Kings of England can be a good place to start.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 09:06     Subject: Re:Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Preppy names are usually family names, or lineage names like xx xx III, or last names as first names (again family names not made up names). Nicknames like Trey/Trip or chip or chad are another option (often required because the family or lineage names can be confusing with multiple people with the same name, or cumbersome if its a multisyllabic last name as first name) . Of course it would be extremely unpreppy to have a nickname as a given name.


Yes! (07:00 here). Which is why 95% of the names here are pretty far from prep. And as PP said, if you are trying to give your child a preppy name, it is by definition not preppy.

I am a dyed in the wool preppie here, and PP above nailed it.

OP, just give your child a "resume" name. Then you'll be closer to your goal.


Thanks. I wear my Lilly proudly.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 09:03     Subject: Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Most of the names on the first page make me picture a guy who knocked up a McKayla, a Kylie and a Taylor before he turned 21.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 08:59     Subject: Re:Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Anonymous wrote:Preppy names are usually family names, or lineage names like xx xx III, or last names as first names (again family names not made up names). Nicknames like Trey/Trip or chip or chad are another option (often required because the family or lineage names can be confusing with multiple people with the same name, or cumbersome if its a multisyllabic last name as first name) . Of course it would be extremely unpreppy to have a nickname as a given name.


Yes! (07:00 here). Which is why 95% of the names here are pretty far from prep. And as PP said, if you are trying to give your child a preppy name, it is by definition not preppy.

I am a dyed in the wool preppie here, and PP above nailed it.

OP, just give your child a "resume" name. Then you'll be closer to your goal.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 08:44     Subject: Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Anonymous wrote:Furthermore, have any of you actually ever met anyone who grew up in a trailer!? That's what I want to know.


Yep, many. My family is pretty blue collar.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 08:43     Subject: Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
All the really preppy people I knew were named Charles and called Chaz or named Herbert something something the third and called Trey or Chip. If you try to give your kid a preppy name it is, almost by definition, not preppy.

Names for a Silas sibling:
Peter
Caleb
Gabriel
Oliver
Ethan
Seth
Ian
Angus
Gideon

Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 08:41     Subject: Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Anonymous wrote:Furthermore, have any of you actually ever met anyone who grew up in a trailer!? That's what I want to know.


Yes. I lived in a trailer as a kid.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 08:39     Subject: Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Furthermore, have any of you actually ever met anyone who grew up in a trailer!? That's what I want to know.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 08:39     Subject: Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Rhett
Sawyer
Bradford
Corbin
Camden
Ashton
Kingston
Xavier
Grant
Tanner
Cody


All of these names strike me as names that someone thought once sounded preppy. Except now they're in the trailer park. Really, Cody?


All of these? Really? Have you ever met a trailer park kid named Bradford?
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 08:32     Subject: Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Anonymous wrote:Rhett
Sawyer
Bradford
Corbin
Camden
Ashton
Kingston
Xavier
Grant
Tanner
Cody


All of these names strike me as names that someone thought once sounded preppy. Except now they're in the trailer park. Really, Cody?
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 08:25     Subject: Re:Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Preppy names are usually family names, or lineage names like xx xx III, or last names as first names (again family names not made up names). Nicknames like Trey/Trip or chip or chad are another option (often required because the family or lineage names can be confusing with multiple people with the same name, or cumbersome if its a multisyllabic last name as first name) . Of course it would be extremely unpreppy to have a nickname as a given name.
Anonymous
Post 03/15/2013 08:23     Subject: Preppy Boys Names? or Names that mean something in another language?
Greyson