Anonymous
Post 06/20/2026 22:28     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
January
Madonna
Bunny
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2026 22:26     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Thurston Howell the 3rd 😉
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2026 22:24     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:Sutton

Greer

Whitney

- All from a suburban NYC family that takes themselves extremely seriously


Whitney can be trashy depending on the family. I think Brooke Shields kid is named Greer. And she grew up in NYC, so ....
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2026 22:22     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Tarquin
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2026 21:46     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Greyson
Greyson
Easton


lol, those are white trash names, not pretentious.


White trash / pretentious upper class: horseshoe theory of naming.


What is the horseshoe theory of naming??
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2026 21:30     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Sutton

Greer

Whitney

- All from a suburban NYC family that takes themselves extremely seriously
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2026 21:26     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:Burke


This name rings more ‘defensive end’ to me, not pretentious
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2026 21:12     Subject: Re:Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Paddington and Hermione


Huh? someone who loves english kid lit. Not what I think of as pretentious esp since both characters are of modest background.


He's definitely in the 1%ile financially for bears. The vast majority can't afford train tickets or clothes, much less both.
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2026 20:46     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Atticus
Anonymous
Post 06/20/2026 20:38     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
This id both the pretentious and ignorant

A woman I know named her daughter Elizabeth Isabelle.
Anonymous
Post 06/18/2026 16:04     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:Siobhan - a beautiful name - but so hard to pronounce.


I mean, actually easy to pronounce if you are Irish. Just not intuitive if you aren't.

This is actually one of the less pretentious hard-for-Americans-to-pronounce Irish names, IMO. Once you know how to say it, it's easy, plus it was the name of a main character on Succession which I think really popularized it.

I do sometimes do a double take when people who are not Irish use some of the tricker names. If you are just a generation removed and still have family there, and actually visit a lot, okay. But if your great-great-great grandmother was Irish but you name your daughter Caoimhe, I am going to side eye you. There are also a ton of Irish names that are easy for Americans to pronounce, so when people go out of their way to pick one of the tough ones, it really feels like they are trying too hard.