Names for different social classes

Writers' Corner
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I am writing a story set in a futuristic, militarised society. I like having unusual names that don’t necessarily come with predetermined meanings or connotations. So I made a list of names that I feel fit my story, but I need to get an opinion about whether the names I chose, for the societal classes I put them into, are believable.

Of the names below, please categorise them into names you feel would be heard in specific social classes.

  1. Royalty/High Society/Upper Class
  2. Middle Class/Working Class
  3. Underclass

[name_f]Dae[/name_f]
Tonk
Ness
Aven
Danin
[name_f]Niva[/name_f]
Rhine
Foyle
[name_m]Drummer[/name_m]
[name_m]Cadmus[/name_m]
[name_u]Umber[/name_u]
[name_m]Yarden[/name_m]
Ariadelle
[name_m]Mayhew[/name_m]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_m]Tobiah[/name_m]
Lindsa
Creston
Sidley
[name_m]Korrin[/name_m]
[name_f]Ithaca[/name_f]
Eisley
Davitt
Avrim
[name_f]Caia[/name_f]
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f]

2

[name_f]Dae[/name_f] - 3 or 2
Tonk - 3 or 2
Ness - 2
Aven - 2
Danin - 1 or 2
[name_f]Niva[/name_f] - 2
Rhine - 2 or 3
Foyle - 2 or 3
[name_m]Drummer[/name_m] - 2
[name_m]Cadmus[/name_m] - 1
[name_u]Umber[/name_u] - 1
[name_m]Yarden[/name_m] - 1
Ariadelle - 1
[name_m]Mayhew[/name_m] - 1
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f] - 1
[name_m]Tobiah[/name_m] - 1
Lindsa - 1 or maybe 2
Creston - 1
Sidley - 1 or 2
[name_m]Korrin[/name_m] - 1
[name_f]Ithaca[/name_f] - 1
Eisley - 1 or 2
Davitt - 2
Avrim - 2
[name_f]Caia[/name_f] - 1 or 2
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f] - 1

3

Royalty: Aven, Danin, Rhine, [name_m]Cadmus[/name_m], [name_u]Umber[/name_u], [name_f]Saffron[/name_f], Creston, [name_m]Korrin[/name_m], Avrim
Middle Class: [name_f]Reverie[/name_f], [name_f]Caia[/name_f], Lindsa, [name_m]Tobiah[/name_m], [name_m]Mayhew[/name_m], Foyle, [name_f]Niva[/name_f]
Underclass: Davitt, Eisley, Sidley, Ariadelle, [name_m]Yarden[/name_m], [name_m]Drummer[/name_m], Ness, Tonk, [name_f]Dae[/name_f]

4
  1. Royalty/High Society/Upper Class
  2. Middle Class/Working Class
  3. Underclass

[name_f]Dae[/name_f] - 2
Tonk - 3
Ness - 2
Aven - 1
Danin -1
[name_f]Niva[/name_f] - 1
Rhine - 2
Foyle - 3
[name_m]Drummer[/name_m] - 3
[name_m]Cadmus[/name_m] - 1
[name_u]Umber[/name_u] - 1
[name_m]Yarden[/name_m] - 3
Ariadelle -1
[name_m]Mayhew[/name_m] - 3
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f] - 2
[name_m]Tobiah[/name_m] - 1
Lindsa - 2
Creston - 1
Sidley - 3
[name_m]Korrin[/name_m] - 2
[name_f]Ithaca[/name_f] - 1
Eisley - 1
Davitt - 3
Avrim - 1
[name_f]Caia[/name_f] - 1
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f] - 2

5

[name_f]Dae[/name_f] (Middle class)
Tonk (underclass)
Ness (upper class)
Aven (upper class)
Danin (middle class, pronounced [name_f]Daneen[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Niva[/name_f] (middle class)
Rhine (middle class, pronounced [name_f]Renee[/name_f]?)
Foyle (not a name because it sounds like Foil)
[name_m]Drummer[/name_m] (middle class)
[name_m]Cadmus[/name_m] (upper)
[name_u]Umber[/name_u] (middle)
[name_m]Yarden[/name_m] (upper)
Ariadelle (upper)
[name_m]Mayhew[/name_m] (middle, countryside maybe)
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f] (middle, countryside maybe)
[name_m]Tobiah[/name_m] (middle, countryside maybe)
Lindsa (Go with [name_f]Linda[/name_f] or [name_u]Lindsay[/name_u])
Creston (go with [name_m]Preston[/name_m] or [name_m]Christian[/name_m])
Sidley (go with [name_u]Sidney[/name_u])
[name_m]Korrin[/name_m] (middle)
[name_f]Ithaca[/name_f] (upper)
Eisley (middle)
Davitt (go with [name_m]David[/name_m])
Avrim ([name_m]Abram[/name_m] is pronounced similarly in Hebrew)
[name_f]Caia[/name_f] (middle)
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f] (upper)

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Thank you for the replies! The feedback has been most helpful. I feel, for the most part, the names and classes I have chosen seem to match what you’ve stated. I’m quite pleased.

Timberrose-I would pronounce Rhine like wine and Danin like Dannon, which would be used for a male.