There is controversy over what is considered pretentious names. What one person may consider pretentious may be perfectly normal to another. There have been socioeconomic studies regarding names people give their children. It does appear that affluent families will use names that are considered pretentious. The name Genevieve is one example. The British are supposedly tops in the field of naming
. their babies with pretentious names. Go to http://www.babynology.com/top-britishbabynames.html.
