Pretentious baby names

Pretentious baby names

Don't name your baby after your favorite wine

By the YeahBaby.com editorial staff

The baby naming tip:
Question: Do uppity, priviledged parents want their babies to have like-sounding names? Sometimes it seems so.

The fact is, some baby names just sound pretentious and a little conceited. Whether intentional or not, we don't like a name just because it sounds rich. Here are some names we'd suggest avoiding:

Ambrosia

Cannes

Chardonnay

Cousteau

Dolce

Exacta

Louvre

Merlot

Nairobi

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