Honest opinions on our name choices

jaxon -awful
jackson -ok
melody -belle , sounds like a san -pro brand from the 50's.

I like Melody mainly because I like the abbreviation Mel. I like Belle but not with Melody.
I hate Jaxon. I think of it as a chavvy name and a naughty boy name. If I had to use it would spell it Jackson but still really dislike it. Samuel is fine. Not a name I’d choose but there’s nothing wrong with it. It’s just personal taste. It’s a bit overused though. I prefer less popular names.

Jackson is fine, but do your child a favour and use the standard spelling - please! If you choose Jaxon, everyone will think you can't spell, and your child will spend their life saying 'it's Jaxon with an x'. 'Jaxon' is just awful.

Melody is fine, Belle is fine, but together they sound like a 60s porn star. Please don't do it!

Melody is ok. Belle is nice but paired together, it is too much.

I like Samuel

I’m afraid Jaxon isn’t a very “mumsnet” name so you won’t get much approval here. However Jaxon seems to be gaining popularity generally so he won’t be the only one if you go for it. Personally, I’m not keen. I don’t like surnames as first names so dislike Jackson and I think the spelling Jaxon will date horribly and fall out of fashion quite soon. I can’t imagine a 40 yr old man called Jaxon and imagine he’d shorten it to Jack quite quickly anyway. That said, I’ve seen far worse names. I don’t think he’d get bullied over Jaxon or anything, it’s just a matter of taste.

I like Melody, but Belle is a bit sickly-twee (but would be okay as a rarely mentioned middle name).

Hate Jaxon, but like Samuel. Jaxon is chavvy and Americanised. I'd swap them over, or drop Jaxon entirely.

I like the spelling Jackson better !! I really like this name !

Melody is beautiful and so is Belle but together it’s a bit too matchy however it’s not like a middle name gets used/said a lot so if you like it go for it . It’s special even if I think it’s a bit much !

I'm afraid I agree with most other posters.

Melody is nice. Melody Ruth, Melody Georgia, Melody Kate would work well. Not keen on Belle, and certainly not with Melody - you need to be careful with the picture that 2 word names conjures up.

Jackson is fine, though overused. Just Jack is great (classic enough that popularity doesn't seem to matter). Jaxon loses all the charm of these. Samuel is good.

If you like the el-el rhyming, how about Helena Belle, Helsbells for short.

Really dislike double barrelled girls names and Jaxon sounds faddish and looks misspelt

I like Melody but not paired with Belle - I don’t like the repeated ‘el’ sound or the repeated musical theme. What about Melody Beatrice or Melody Bridget if you want a B name?
I am not a fan of surnames as first names so not a fan of Jackson, but I completely abhor it spelt Jaxon. It just reminds me of klaxon and no one will spell it right. Jack Samuel is nice though.

Melody Belle is achingly twee and Jaxon is ghastly. If I saw the latter, I would assume the parents were illiterate and didn't know how to spell Jackson.

I like Melody Belle. Not keen on the other. Wish my dh would agree to melody

I like the name Jackson but not spelt Jaxon, personally it just reminds me of Sons of Anarchy as I'm sure alot of people want it shortened to 'Jax' like in the show, rather than 'Jack'. spelling it Jaxon makes more sense if you want that. A friend of mine went a step ahead and just called her son 'Jax'

FWIW (and may not matter to you a jot 🤷🏼‍♀️), there is a champion racehorse in New Zealand called Melody Belle.

www.racenet.com.au/horse/melody-belle

Melody is fine. I’m not keen on Belle, but it’s OK. They do sound twee together but as long as you’re not saying them as one name, it’s fine.

Jaxon is bad. Even Jackson is not good. I can’t believe the poster who said it was an age-old name. It’s not. It’s surname. Samuel is nice.

If I met kids named Melody or Jaxon in person, I'd probably not think much of it, certainly couldn't hear the spelling.

Seeing the names written out, Melody Belle seems to me like a children's series or anime character, one that's very on the nose about names. If open to suggestions, Mirabelle may work well.

I have no strong feelings about Jaxon Samuel, though I imagine he'd be having his named misspelt and having to respell it out repeatedly even with its rising high popularity.

Jaxon is in the same vein as Jayden, Hayden, Kaiden. Not great. Samuel is lovely. Melody is lovely as is Belle but perhaps not together.

Melody and Belle are both lovely, but maybe a bit 'girly' with both together. I'm sorry but I really don't like Jaxon. Jackson is much better. Maybe it's me but it makes me think of Michael Jackson straight away (as does Jaxon), so depends if that bothers you.

JaXon is appalling. Jackson is ok

Melody is lovely, but with Belle- absolutely not

I like Melody but not Belle.

I hate Jaxon but like Samuel.

But neither is outrageously bad, if those are the names you really like then go for it!

Jaxon with this spelling is awful. It’s the new Jayden. Please spell it Jackson if you do use it.

Pretty sure this is a wind-up since OP hasn't returned...

Melody on its own is just about okay - with Belle, it's unbearable!

Jaxon? Please don't be serious!

If you choose Jaxon he will have to go through life spelling his name out for the rest of his life. Jackson would be better