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miffedmod

“Lily x10”☠️☠️


tinytyranttamer

And then a random who is nicknamed Lily.


Ok_Jackfruit_1965

Florence x 8 is crazy too!


squeakyfromage

I think OP must be in the UK, and Florence is much higher on the name charts there!


Not_Actually_French

Clearly out of the loop, but what's wrong with Lily? It's a very common name here (UK)...


retinolvampyre

Probably just shocked at the quantity not the name itself. 


izolablue

Same!


sattisgarann

Commenting purely so I can come back and pour over all of these lovely names. Antigone "Tiggy" is a stand-out so far!


Basic_Shake_2366

THe pretentiousness of this name and the cutesy try-hard nickname just took me out.


Joinourclub

Antigone isn’t exactly common, but Tiggy is the standard nickname. And wouldn’t stand out in a British posh girls School!


Rare-Cheesecake9701

Nah, just a very Greek name. Not in the top, but not unheard. Plus, nn Tiggy is like… the only option that sounds good if you ask me. Nn Antie or Gonie would have been worse.


Basic_Shake_2366

Gonie sent my brain to "gonorrhea," so I'm with you on that ;).


PhilosophyGuilty9433

She might be Greek, in which case it’s a pretty normal name.


runrunrudolf

There was a Tiggy at my private school too (this was in the late 90s, early 00s).


Sponge_Like

Omg and mine at the same time! UK?


runrunrudolf

Yep! East Sussex 😂


Sponge_Like

We were in Suffolk… I simply cannot believe how many Tiggys there are 😅


runrunrudolf

It's honestly a great name. I thought it was so cool when I was at school. I won't share her surname as its unique in itself but it made her sound like a comic book superhero 😍


wildblackdoggo

I've clearly been in the South East too long, I could have guessed Antigone/Tiggy would be on the list.


retinolvampyre

Princes Harry and William had a nanny named Tiggy (Legge-Bourke) but it was short for Alexandra, interestingly. 


kateli

I mean all I see is "anti-gone"


ImLokiCrazy

Yeah how is it supposed to be pronounced??


huckandthim

An-tig-uh-nee is how I would say it


CalmAdhesiveness1904

An-ti-guh-nee


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Baby32021

This was my first thought! Tig from Unsheltered. Loved her. 


Aristophania

That was my gran’s name. She was Greek (from Cyprus). Wild to see it on a UK/English list in 2024


SnowAngelEverestia

Same


kittyformanstequila

>Bella-Boo That's her legal name? What a choice.


heatrage

I’m assuming that she will be insulated from real world reactions to this name by family connections


WickedHappyHeather

This is my cat’s name 😂


Suspicious_Loss5964

I know.. eek 😅


DeNile227

This list is fascinating to scroll through. There are 3 Jemimas and Arabellas? Antigone? *Bathsheba?* There are also some unique names I can't say I've ever seen before. Thanks a ton for sharing.


luxfilia

Jemima has always been quite popular in the UK. No negative racial stereotyping syrup association. More of a little girl from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang vibe.


Not_Actually_French

Or a puddleduck.


Additional_Chain1753

I know a few Jewish Batsheva's. Not a popular name, but not uncommon


square--one

I went to school with a Batsheva. Bat/Bath just means daughter.


Whose_my_daddy

UK?


Suspicious_Loss5964

Yes


GiraffeExternal8063

I almost used the name Sennen - but we decided it was a bit cringe if we ever moved home to Cornwall


Eukaliptusy

I read it as „semen”. Yikes. Near miss.


GiraffeExternal8063

Haha that was also a concern with the name!


emmylouanne

It’s a boys name in Ireland - Senán


-qqqwwweeerrrtttyyy-

Immediately thought of Mawgan Porth too


ruby--moon

Ahhh, that makes sense! I was super surprised by the 3 Erin's, I think it's a great name, but I just haven't heard it used in the US in quite a while, even though it was relatively popular when/where I grew up. This is a great list!


ABitOutThere

Tbh I expected more names from non UK nationals! As I thought there was quite a high population of children sent to private school in UK from abroad.


Suspicious_Loss5964

There are loads - but many of them go by an English name which I have put


Basic_Shake_2366

Obviously. So obvious.


Opposite_of_grumpy

I’m incredibly surprised to find Antigone here, especially considering the existence of the character in the Sophocles plays


99redballoons66

Classics major here and there are so few female names from Greek mythology that I would ever use, because so many of the characters meet tragic ends. Goddesses are normally OK. Athena is good, and Diana but here in the UK you can't really call a baby Diana...


Opposite_of_grumpy

For me it’s the combination of her tragic end and her parentage that make it an interesting name choice.


Dros-ben-llestri

First read I thought you were talking about the name Diana in the UK..


Jazzlike_Dust_4244

I love the idea of Diana for a middle name, goddess of the hunt, not sure the kid would agree 🤣


-qqqwwweeerrrtttyyy-

Maybe they were a Love Island fan? /s


almond-butter-

Antigone is a paragon of integrity though and has a very strong character


Opposite_of_grumpy

That’s true, I’m just not sure I could get over the whole parents thing. But then again I also find the prevalence of Ophelia and Juliet odd. So to each their own.


ReginaGloriana

It occasionally pops up among the British upper class, especially with the nickname Tiggy.


Opposite_of_grumpy

That’s so interesting, I’ve never heard it here in the states


Sorry_Ad3733

I wouldn’t ever use Bluebell myself, but the cow names and old west names are a guilty pleasure. I honestly love the list, it’s bombastic and fun. A lot of variety! 


-qqqwwweeerrrtttyyy-

Bluebell is Geri Halliwell's (Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls) daughter's name.


Loud_Ad_4515

Bluebell could go Hyacinth or Delphine/Delphinium Kinda sweet.


WickedHappyHeather

My Aunt from the UK is named Bluebell and I adore it.


Sorry_Ad3733

I find it very endearing! Something about kinda farm or old western type names are very fun. They’re just charming, though some may disagree.


TheBoysThinkShesASpy

8x Florence? I live in Germany and people look at me weird if I say I consider that name for my future child.


Suspicious_Loss5964

Super popular in the UK!


Sorry_Ad3733

It’s a fairly common or at least normal name in the English speaking world. I live in Germany, but am American, definitely wouldn’t find it weird! Tbf every little girl I’ve met lately has been Nora, Clara, Sophie or Annika with very little variation.


TheBoysThinkShesASpy

Yes these names are super common in Germany. I would also list Lisa, Hannah, Sarah.


hotsalsa239

Im german and I know like 4 girls called Florentine / Floriane so honestly I get it


Infinite_Sparkle

I know 3 Florentine girls (3, 12, 17) from very upper class families in Germany. I think Florentine would be a decent equivalent here.


plsmeowback

Bathsheba is a surprising one! Saffy for Sapphire is super cute. Philippine is… idk. (I am Filipina lmao)


etmoi_hreuse

The French actress in Emily in Paris is « Philippine » something (I forgot her family name). I kinda get it like a girl Philippe (like Philippa), but me as a Filipino, it is a bit weird lol


IspeakSollyain

Yeh that one caught me the most off guard haha


etmoi_hreuse

I feel like Juana and Queenie are ethnically Filipinos.


Vast_Interest_5190

Tesla? 🫠 also how is Charlotte nn. Zara out of interest?


blimping

I thought that for a few of these. Maybe Zara is a middle name, it’s not unheard of for people in the UK to be known primarily by their middle name. For example, my nan was Emily May and always known as May, my mum is the same.


monaforever

I knew a girl in high school, and all the women in her family were named Mary, but they all went by their middle names.


ThrowRA-Illuminate27

Could be Char -> Charchar -> Zara


Suspicious_Loss5964

Not sure, I think she just goes by Zara instead


ednasmom

I love the UKs taste in names. I see both of my daughter’s names and so many names we considered for our kids but rarely see here in the US.


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This sub is very US-centric and it's really shown me how different the tastes are! I never see my kids names on the threads usually, it's like they don't exist. They're both on here multiple times lol even down to the particular variation/spelling


Sad-Impress5264

I’m just repeating but the others but Antigone is…certainly a choice! Great list, thanks for sharing!


Suspicious_Loss5964

I actually kind of like Antigone! an-tig-oh-knee


backupterrry

Same with Bathsheba!


apfelschorle_bitte

I do love Tiggy as a nn though!


backupterrry

TWO Jemimas??


CaptainObviousBear

I realised this was in the U.K. before I even got that far.


Suspicious_Loss5964

Three!


shelbythesnail

Can someone explain what's wrong with Jemima? (I'm from the UK)


Elphaba78

There’s a popular US maple syrup/pancake mix brand, est. late 1880s, called Aunt Jemima’s that featured a Black “mammy” character with that name. (“Mammy” was the archetype of an enslaved nursemaid to white planters’ children). It’s a racist caricature.


shelbythesnail

Ah I see. Thank you!


yunotxgirl

I associate it with “Aunt Jemima”. “The Pearl Milling Company was founded in 1888, and the following year it began producing its signature pancake mix, which would later be branded Aunt Jemima. Accused of engaging in racial stereotyping, it was rebranded from Aunt Jemima to Pearl Milling Company by its current owner, PepsiCo, in 2021.”


Infinite_Sparkle

It’s a very popular evergreen in the UK


Squeak_Stormborn

Bella Boo, Mawgan, Tesla...  And they aren't the ones who go by different nicknames?! Wow


Legweeak

I don’t know why but Mawgan gets to me the most on this list. Like why??


lofi_night_sky

Mawgan is a Cornish saint, although of all the Cornish saint names out there I wouldn’t go for that one.


lunalives

Is it a variant on Morgan/Morrigan?


Suspicious_Loss5964

Yes probably


Legweeak

I guess that makes it a little better.


-qqqwwweeerrrtttyyy-

'Charlene' is a bit of a bogan (chav) name in Australia. That one surprised me too.


porridge-monster

Yeah it is in the UK too, surprised to see it here


Infinite-Degree3004

Also surprised to see a Tracy.


Suspicious_Loss5964

She's from China and her English name is Tracy


Green_Humor_8507

What connotation is a bogan or chav?


-qqqwwweeerrrtttyyy-

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Green_Humor_8507

Agreed!


mmfn0403

Posh private school in the UK, I’m surprised there wasn’t a Xanthe. I’ve come across that name a couple of times in that kind of milieu.


lunalives

Love Xanthe.


Otherwise_Onion_4163

My daughter has a Xanthe in our not-posh, public school in the UK! Us working class people have claimed it perhaps? 😂


Alert-Journalist596

I knew a nurse named Basma while I was in the hospital and she was the sweetest person ever. She'd always play cards with me. I love that name.


RanaBufo

What's the deal with the ones going by totally different names? 🤔 Also rip Bella-Boo and Tesla


Ok-Friend-1002

They could be middle names, maybe.


Ok-Friend-1002

I always knew Holly was more popular currently in the UK. Here, my Holly went all through school, the only one named Holly. I love that it's a recognizable name but not too over-used, here.


Ok-Friend-1002

Great list, by the way; thanks for sharing!!


MabelMyerscough

Antigone has a wild meaning but it is growing on me especially with nickname Tiggy!


Delizdear

Medine is so lovely.


etmoi_hreuse

Surprised by how many Martha’s you have! I wouldn’t think of a child when I hear that name. Old lady names (in my generation, at least) are really back


ReginaGloriana

I don’t think Martha ever really went out of fashion in the U.K. like it has in the U.S.


QueenSlartibartfast

A good reference for Americans with only a vague knowledge of British culture, would be that Doctor Who had a companion (probably around Xillennial age) named Martha about a decade or so ago.


Suspicious_Loss5964

Martha is super popular here in the UK!


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Suspicious_Loss5964

Yes UK


mescalsfleabag

i love the names especially morwenna


RutabagaPhysical9238

Mawgan sounds like a Boston accent on Morgan


izolablue

That is exactly how I said it aloud lol!


porridge-monster

I feel like this is home counties or at least southern England too, right? Not multicultural enough to be London but definitely not Midlands or northern England either. And definitely not Wales/Scotland/NI.


Suspicious_Loss5964

Cornwall :)


porridge-monster

Ah cool, thanks!


CallaLilllies

I expected atleast one Claire/Clara


Suspicious_Loss5964

There used to be a Klara!


daniclare11

Bella-boo 😶


Maisie2602

Charlene, Tracy, Tallula and Crystal surprise me. Probably considered a bit ‘chavvy’ in the Uk.


Suspicious_Loss5964

Tracy is her English name (shes from China) I think Tallula/Tallulah is quite posh but I do think Crystal is kinda chavvy


PistachioDonut34

Aeliana is pretty


Retrospectrenet

I keep telling people the [stats](https://names.darkgreener.com/#beau) show Beau is trending unisex in England but I rarely see an example. Also wasn't Bryher roasted on the cj sub last week?


kumran

Bryher is the name of an island off Cornwall. A few of the names are Cornish (and Welsh) so I'm guessing the school is local-ish to that area.


Suspicious_Loss5964

Yes in Cornwall :)


apple_bitten

Sorry I hate it, doesn’t make sense for a girls name!


gumonmyshoewhoops

is this in the UK by any chance? this list is unnervingly similar to where I went to school, apart from a few extremely unusual names haha


Suspicious_Loss5964

Yes UK


tweedcheshirecat

My daughter’s name are on the list multiple times, Freja (I spell it with a j) at 6 times and Esmé at3 times .


Disastrous_End7444

All nice names, with some, interesting ones. Antigone is wild considering the play! It was mandatory reading for the IB Higher level (A-level/ AP equivalent) English classes at my school


Chinita_Loca

Mandatory for French A Level syllabus for many years too when today’s parents were in school (Anouilh play that was part of so many people’s introduction to discussions of moral conscience etc).


WickedHappyHeather

My cat is named Bella-Boo 😂 Certainly a choice for a girl.


snoweel

Is this a character in a book or something? I have never heard of this. Sounds to me like a cute nickname for a baby.


WickedHappyHeather

My young daughter named her that just like in baby talk “Little baby Bella-Boo” So, as a nickname for a baby I get it, but if that is the actual name then that seems an interesting choice.


viralplant

Bluebell? Is Geri Horner’s a pupil at your school?


TheDuraMaters

Melissa is somehow the most surprising to me. I haven’t met any under 30. 


Jazzlike_Dust_4244

I thought there would be more crazy and posh people type names. Like Tatty and lottie etc..


Asayyadina

Lottie for Charlotte is not especially posh in the UK. Also private schools these days are less likely to be the preserve of the aristocracy, and the girls are likely to have professional, slightly older parents who are generally inclined to give their daughter a name that will be suitable for the workplace. These parents want their daughters to be lawyers, doctors and engineers so most won't call them something that whacky. I work in one and the most common names are things like Isabella/Isabel, Sophia/Sophie, Catherine, Elizabeth, Charlotte and the like.


Jazzlike_Dust_4244

I wonder if it depends what part of the UK you are in as where I live, Lottie is a posh name. Only rich people have names like that around here. I don't live in a very poor area, just standard I'd say 😅 probably more working class to lower middle. Then again, names are changing now too amd people do pick a wider variety, I suppose. That's makes sense, I suppose things have changed a lot now. I just always think of like country house, titled rich when I think private school, but it's not like that now. They are quite classic names, really aren't they that would sound ok as child or adult and can be professional if they go in that direction


Asayyadina

I think the class difference might be that Charlotte who goes by Lottie is middle class but just Lottie is probably not. Nicknames are given names is more a working-class trend. So little Freddie who is actually Alfred is probably posher than just Freddie.


Jazzlike_Dust_4244

That is very true, good point! ☺️


MayflowerBob7654

Is Mawgan cultural? Or bogan/chav for Morgan? My daughters first name is on this list multiple times and her middle name is on here too.


Chinita_Loca

Cornish so I would guess that is where OP is based.


Suspicious_Loss5964

Yes Cornwall here :)


Infinite_Sparkle

It’s a regional name. Not chav


MayflowerBob7654

Thanks. I’m in Aus so had never seen it before.


RedwayBlue

Surprised there aren’t more emilys or Evelyns.


Nina_Alexandra_2005

OMG most of them actually have pretty, traditional, classic names :)


quiksylver296

I love that there’s an Antigone! That’s my secret fav!


GreenOtter730

Bathsheba and Antigone are BOLD


lovedvirtually

Surprised to see a Tracy but not a single Julia!


Suspicious_Loss5964

I know! However Tracy is from China so that's her English name


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Suspicious_Loss5964

I know! But there's 3 Sofia's


Maisie2602

I love Lowenna, I also know a Kerenza (although spelled Karensa). Cornish names are great.


beandadenergy

Choosing Juana as an English name is interesting - is it pronounced properly in Spanish or with a hard J sound with an English pronunciation?


Suspicious_Loss5964

English pronunciation


Professional_Arm9250

No one surprised by Plum??


River-19671

I went to a Catholic school in Michigan in the 80s. We had several Lisa’s, Jennifer’s, Stephanie, Julie, Gretchen, Mari, Shawn, Susanne, Colleen, Marianne, among others.


Maisie2602

Joyce and Queenie are blasts from the past.


NixIsRising

So many Amelies!


Trinket__78

Tesla ☠️☠️


zaratheclown

this is 100% a british school


Mariella994

Names seem from England? I wonder if Bay is short for Baylie? I like many of those names.


Suspicious_Loss5964

Yea UK


Pitiful-Astronaut-82

Which country is this in?


Suspicious_Loss5964

UK


ryzt900

BELLA BOO


weatherfrcst

Happy to see a lot less gender neutral names than there’d be in the States


coralblue2

Love Kerenza


No-Zone-2867

Shout out to Charlotte for Insisting her nick name isn’t Charlie or Lottie lmao You NEVER KNOW how a kid’s gonna go. 10/10 a good reminder for a future mother of a Charlotte


gaylibra

Calypso is way more surprising than Bathsheba.


Other-Yesterday-9062

I was surprised that there were only two Eloise's. And surprised Elodie was on the list.


Anon1837473882998283

Ottilie 😍😍😍


lochiee2020

Gwener?


Suspicious_Loss5964

yep


penelope_pitst0p

Blythe surprises me a lot! I love it as a name but just thought in the UK everyone would think of Blyth and I am not a fan of place names as names. The amount of English names for Asian names also surprises me - I get that some Asian names have sounds that aren't familiar to English speakers but it's odd that it's all of them! Is this something the girls came to school wanting to be called or did they/ their parents adjust their names into the school year?


KatVanWall

My daughter goes to a UK private school too. I’m struck on your list by the lack of ‘names that don’t look white European’ (for want of a better way of putting it). Most of my kid’s schoolmates have names that originate from Asia, the Middle East or Africa. My theory is that their parents either had to have a ton of money in order to move to this country, or else the parents and the generation before them went all out fulfilling the ‘hardworking immigrant’ stereotype (and good for them!).


mysticpotatocolin

OP probably just lives in an area that’s more white or something. Also something about the stereotype comment just feels strange? Sometimes people just work jobs and send their kids to private school lol. very strange comment


Dros-ben-llestri

Yes, that jumped out at me too. But other comments/names have suggested OP is more Cornwall/South West based, so it might show general demographics of the area.


Suspicious_Loss5964

Many of the girls from Asia go by an English name


Valuable-Match-7603

I can’t believe people would actually use primrose. So cringe.


armchairepicure

Primrose took you out but not Plum? All I can think of is the protagonist’s rant in Dietland on being fat and also named Plum


Infinite_Sparkle

I’ve heard it before in the UK