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[Opinions] What names screams "I'm British" to you?
As in, what names are so typically British to you?
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Also the nickname Evie.
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Nigel, Basil, Trevor, Niall, Ashley m, Simon, Bryony, Nicola, Kate, Millie, Darcie, Pippa, Harry, Alfie, Archie
(roughly descending age)
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Alfie
Archie
Harry - On a young person, it sounds British. On an old person it could be American.
Edmund
Rupert - on a young person
Bertie
Charlie
Ned Poppy
Pippa
Tilly
Enid - On a young person it sounds British. On an old person it could be any English speaking country
Edith - on a young person
Blossom
Imogen
Bethan
ElspethEdited to add: Oliver, until very recently, was peak winsome British boy. Now it screams trendy.

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Posy
Poppy
Perdita
Imogen
Philippa big time, Pippa too
Emma used to be THE British name to me but then things changed
Rosamund
Maria pronounced like "Mariah"
Harriet
Arabella
Jarvis
Geordie
Freddie
Geoffrey this spelling only
Archie
BASIL
Alfie
Albie
Giles
Nigel
Reginald, Reggie
Simon, oh yeah
Anthony when pronounced "Antony"
Rafe
Tarquin
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Nigel
NevillePercy/PercivalReginald/Reggie (except that in the US it's been pretty popular on black guys, and there are several famous athletes with the name)WinstonBertieAlfiePoppySophieAnnabelleTamsenBerylIslaFiona
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Alice
Lucy
Tamsin, Tamzin
Georgina or Georgia (could be Australian too, though)
Imogen
anything that's hyphenated with Mae or May
PoppyArchie
Alfie
George
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Nicola and Ashley (m)
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Tamsin, Tazmin, Nichola, Maisy / Maisie, Diana, Anaïs, Anita, Phillipa (nn Pippa), Anwen, Sinéad, Freya, Bonnie, Ada, Mabel, Zara, Heidi, Darcy, Bronwyn, Chantal / Chantelle, EsméImogen over Imogene is more likely to be British Edmund, Casper, Woody, Arthur, Oscar, Archibald (nn Archie), Henry, Alfred (nn Alfie), Gilbert, Saxon, Brian, Dara, Ted / Teddy, Albert (nn Albie), Séamus, Gaz / Gazza, Barnaby / Barney, Montgomery (nn Monty), Baz / Bazza, Gareth (nn Gaz or Gat)

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Having lived in the UK:
Briony
Verity
Gillian (JIL-ee-ən)
Henrietta
Nicola
Philippa / Pippa
Poppy
Maisie
Felicity
Annabel
Darcy
Joan
Elspeth Dominic / Dom
Ian
Felix
Jasper
Frank
Edmund
Ollie
Rex
Niall
Hector (dog's name)
Simon
Graham
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