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Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by Mayzie on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:49AM (#29127622)
> Such as? In my experience upper and upper-middle class kids get common names, ... Never crazy spelling, never unique names.

X Æ A-12 Musk?

Never say never.

Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by swexbe on Saturday November 06, 2021 @07:36AM (#29129335)
A name like that screams new money / no roots to me.

There is a big difference between uncommon names but with deep roots like the above mentioned Sixtus and completely unique names X Æ A-12.

The former is very common in the upper classes, the latter not so much.

Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by henrikschroder on Saturday November 06, 2021 @01:47AM (#29127840)
Being rich doesn't make you upper class, evidently.
Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by thruway516 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @02:31AM (#29127991)
If your first name is really henrik, that would be pretty unique in the English speaking world. I think what you say might be true for your country but not really in others. Many upperclass people have unique names in the United States (and also in Britain I think ). In fact it used to be quite fashionable with some upperclass people to have a vaguely foreign sounding name especially one hinting at some kind of European connection.
Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by halitox40 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @12:18PM (#29131475)
Maybe not in Europe (and that is arguable depending on the country). In the US it absolutely does.
Re:Show HN: My wife is pregnant; naturally I made a baby-nam... by henrikschroder on Saturday November 06, 2021 @02:36PM (#29132678)
No.

Here's a good resource if you want to read up on how class works in the US: https://siderea.livejournal.com/1260265.html