Picking out a baby name isn't always as easy as it sounds - with some parents spending the full nine months mulling over their options. It's important to choose real world.
To help parents make this all-important decision, experts at Nameberry have been sharing the 'old money names' that could make their way up the popularity list in the coming years. An expert said: "Old money names conjure the aspirational lifestyle provided by generational wealth — elite country clubs, prep schools, and holidays. Old money names serve as connectors to past generations.
"This can be in a literal sense, through family surnames or handing down notable first names to descendants. It can also be more ephemeral, through the old money style. The old money aesthetic is less about how names sound and more about how names feel — historic, dignified, and ever-so-slightly out of touch."
Old money girl names
- Allegra
- Antigone
- Araminta
- Calista
- Cressida
- Bryce
- Darby
- Emeline
- Georgina
- Honora
- India
- Pandora
- Rosamund
- Schuyler
- Viola
The expert went on to explain how some girls names have mythological or literary connections, such as Antigone and Cressida.
Speaking about the girls names, she added: "Old money girl names are deeply rooted.
"Certain boy names for girls, like Bryce and Schuyler, also evoke the old money aesthetic."
Old money boy names
- Alistair
- Archibald
- Aubrey
- Benson
- Conrad
- Forrest
- Hutton
- Marshall
- Orlando
- Penn
- Piers
- Sinclair
- Sumner
- Ward
- Warren
She says many of the boys names were originally last names, such as Sinclair and Sumner, but have been used as given names in old money families for generations.
The expert added: "Old money boy names range from the sparse (Penn, Ward) to the extravagant (Archibald, Orlando).
But for parents not wanting to fully commit to an 'old money name', they could consider giving a nickname a try.
"Many old money names could be described as formal and buttoned-up, but old money nicknames are cheeky and irreverent," she said.
"Jrs, IIIs, IVs, etc. are common in old money families, and many of these derivatives arose as a way to distinguish father and son, mother and daughter.
"Trey is a standard nickname for a III, Fritz has been used for Vs, and Chip comes from the saying 'chip off the old block'."
Old money nicknames
- Babe
- Bunty
- Chip
- Dooley
- Fairy
- Flip
- Fritz
- Happy
- Muffy
- Nan
- Slim
- Tad
- Tippi
- Topper
- Trey
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