Anonymous
Post 10/05/2023 19:25     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thomas pronounced Toe-mas

How else would you pronounce it?


Probably Polish or some Slavic extraction.


Also Irish, nickname Mossy.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2023 19:12     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Mercedes
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2023 19:10     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:Thomas pronounced Toe-mas

How else would you pronounce it?


Probably Polish or some Slavic extraction.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2023 19:03     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Genevieve, but I love it, would have considered it as a name candidate but DH hates it.
Anonymous
Post 10/05/2023 19:01     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Hunter
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2023 06:10     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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?


You think family things can’t be pretentious? It’s pretentious because no one in the universe outside your family needs to know which numeric John Marshall you mean, because it’s not to differentiate from the Supreme Court justice. It was very occasionally necessary in family businesses that were truly multigenerational, now it’s just an effort to make a boring thing seem important.

Anonymous
Post 10/02/2023 20:52     Subject: Re:Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Stella “it’s a family name”


ATE - if I had a thousand eyes I’d roll them all


Interesting, I don’t think of Stella as pretentious at all (nor do I have a kid named it, ftr!)


I have never known a Stella born to a family without a massive household income and family trust


Knew a stripper/“aerial silks teacher” with a toddler named Stella. So quite the opposite of pretentious, for me.
Anonymous
Post 10/02/2023 15:18     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
My daughter has a Portia in her class. It’s a bit much for my taste.
Anonymous
Post 10/02/2023 15:05     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Recently at the playground there were siblings, Crispin and Hamish. Crispy ham


Crispin immediately makes me think of CRISPR gene modification. I guess it should make me think of Crispin Glover but it doesn't. Just CRISPR.


It makes me think of Kindergarten Cop & Cullen Crisp, so I get it.
Anonymous
Post 10/02/2023 01:03     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:Recently at the playground there were siblings, Crispin and Hamish. Crispy ham


Crispin immediately makes me think of CRISPR gene modification. I guess it should make me think of Crispin Glover but it doesn't. Just CRISPR.
Anonymous
Post 10/02/2023 00:55     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Recently at the playground there were siblings, Crispin and Hamish. Crispy ham
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2023 23:44     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
“Bethesdo”
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2023 22:01     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Aurelia
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2023 17:09     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:I know a Jack


I’ll be impressed if you really only know one! 😂
Anonymous
Post 09/26/2023 09:16     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Blythe


I am so conflicted on this one. It has a great meaning and it works on ms danner. But I cannot imagine a baby with this name.


The problem with it is that while Blythe has a lovely meaning (joyous), when I hear it I think "blithe" (cheerfully indifferent) which has a negative connotation to me. Agree it suits Blythe Danner but not every name needs reviving.