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Tadhg or Paxton

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MarjorieX · 29/10/2020 19:38

I'm pregnant with a boy and I quite like these two names. Tadhg is a name we have previously considered for our other sons but we didn't go for it. Paxton would be after my grandad. I'm so indecisive and my baby is due in a month so I'm really not sure on what name to choose. What are your opinions on these names and do you have any middle name suggestions for them? Thank you

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MrsBungle · 30/10/2020 16:33

I like both but I think Paxton goes better with your other children’s names.

M0rT · 30/10/2020 16:29

I like Tadhg Paxton....I had a major crush on a Tadhg when I was 12 so I've loved the name ever since Smile

cretelover · 30/10/2020 16:22

Sorry not keen on either

SionnachRua · 30/10/2020 16:21

Two very different names! Tadhg is much nicer than Paxton imo and goes better with the sibling names. Though I do like the Tadhg Paxton combo you've suggested.

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MarjorieX · 30/10/2020 16:19

I hadn't thought of using Tadhg and Paxton together but now that I'm thinking about I really like Tadhg Paxton.

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jblue2018 · 30/10/2020 16:18

So unnecessary for people to say they are ‘awful’ or ‘ugly’. Maybe not to your taste but certainly neither of those things. I like Tadhg the best and I’ve always had a surname which I’ve had to spell out - it’s no trouble! I can’t imagine a first name would be a problem either.

BorderlineHappy · 30/10/2020 16:13

I'm so sorry .... they are both absolutely awful... the spelling of the first is just so ugly, and I hate names that are originally surnames.

Tadhg is an irish name spelled the Irish way.So its not ugly.

SoupDragon · 30/10/2020 16:09

I prefer Tadhg (even though I can't spell it without checking and pronounced it wrong!) but Paxton "looks" better with the sibling names.

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MarjorieX · 30/10/2020 16:05

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My other sons are Arthur Magnus, Mason Connor and Jonas Roy.

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autumnkate · 30/10/2020 15:48

Tadhg by about a million

Kanaloa · 30/10/2020 15:45

Out of the two I would choose Paxton. It’s not my style but it’s easy to spell & pronounce and has a nice meaning.

PitchImperfect · 30/10/2020 15:22

I've not come across Tadhg before & didn't know how to pronounce it but I still think it's a great name! Surely these days we should all be learning to pronounce names as they're told to us, whether or not we've come across them before!

user1493494961 · 30/10/2020 15:11

I'm wondering what your other sons are called and whether Tadhg/Paxton would feel he'd drawn the short straw.

Subla2401 · 30/10/2020 15:06

I really love the name Paxton (nickname Pax). It's uncommon but still easy to pronounce.

IndieRo · 30/10/2020 13:05

@coronabeer so because English people can't pronounce Irish names we should just not give children Irish names if they live in England. How ignorant.

WeAreFromThePlanetDuplo · 30/10/2020 12:43

Tadhg and Taig are two different words.

I love Tadhg, and it comes with the bonus of a very cool nn in the form of Tiger.

VenusClapTrap · 30/10/2020 12:38

Being in possession of a surname that people find difficult to pronounce (it’s actually very easy but seems to cause panic when people see it written down), it was important to me to choose names for my dc that are easy to pronounce and travel well. But plenty of other people don’t find it annoying having to spell their names all the time, so it’s a personal thing.

AfterSchoolWorry · 30/10/2020 11:43

Tadhg 100%

HoneysuckIejasmine · 30/10/2020 11:42

I taught a "Taig" in the past. Also some very traditional Irish names (at a Catholic school) and after I'd been told how to say them it wasn't a problem.

LaVitaPuoEsserePiuBella · 30/10/2020 11:39

I'm so sorry .... they are both absolutely awful... the spelling of the first is just so ugly, and I hate names that are originally surnames.

iklboogeymum · 30/10/2020 11:35

I work with a Tadhg - thoroughly lovely chap.

VenusClapTrap · 30/10/2020 11:32

I dated a Paxton many years ago. Everyone used to call him Paxo, after the stuffing.

CaffiSaliMali · 30/10/2020 09:02

Tadhg is lovely.

I think Paxton works better as a middle name and I agree with PPs that Tadhg Paxton has a nice ring to it.

MercyBodle · 30/10/2020 00:16

I love Tadhg. Not a fan of Paxton. Tadhg Paxton works well though.

resm · 29/10/2020 22:35

I’ve known two neighbours called Tadhg, one in his thirties and the other a teenager (I’m in Ireland but “tag” pronunciation very easy to explain to others). I love that it means poet/storyteller. Not a fan of Paxton, sorry. Just sounds like a surname to me.