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Saxby?

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RockyTigerScarf · 23/12/2020 10:21

Hello, I'm wondering what people think of Saxby. A friend mentioned the name to me and now I can't get it off my mind. I'm not sure whether I like it or not and can't think whether I've heard it before.

Other names I like are
Jace
Roscoe
Abel
Simon
Timothy
Axel
Fred

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CassandrasCastle · 23/12/2020 12:35

Axel is my fave. Unsure of the others...

LemonBreeland · 23/12/2020 10:48

Saxby - bloke from Harlots
Jace - very Teen Mom
Roscoe - Dog or Dukes of Hazzard
Abel - like this
Simon - too 70's 80's
Timothy - wet
Axel - okay
Fred - okay

frogswimming · 23/12/2020 10:47

Saxby - is that an actual name? Sounds made up to me.

Jace - no, awful.
Roscoe - no, awful.
Abel - um ok.
Simon - bit 1970s.
Timothy - also 1970s.
Axel - rose.
Fred - this is the only name from your list I like, but I would prefer Frederick or Alfred, shortened. Fred on its own sounds unfinished.

Starisnotanumber · 23/12/2020 10:45

A lifetime of spelling it out and explaining they are not called sexy.
Nooooo

ivfbeenbusy · 23/12/2020 10:45

Awful HTH

ApocalypseNowt · 23/12/2020 10:44

Sounds like a dog's name to me for some reason Confused

TheYearOfSmallThings · 23/12/2020 10:42

It's not actually a name, is it?

Timothy, Simon and Frederick/Wilfred are all solid names.

BaronessBomburst · 23/12/2020 10:41

I quite like it!

MonkeyPuddle · 23/12/2020 10:41

Nickname of some bloke my friend was shagging in her teens, he was very greasy.
It’s a no from me.

DrMadelineXMASwell · 23/12/2020 10:41

Always consider potential nick names when picking a name. Think teenage years and mockery.

Kingkong66 · 23/12/2020 10:39

I'm not keen.

Fred, Axel or Abel are my favourites from your list

MrsMoastyToasty · 23/12/2020 10:39

Roscoe is the name of the sheriff in Dukes of Hazzard.

partyatthepalace · 23/12/2020 10:36

It sounds very... strange? Like a brand of table salt.

Abel is nice. Simon and Timothy classic. Fred is cute (I’d use a full form - Alfred or Frederick for the birth certificate).

The rest of them are pretty much as strange as Saxby. Just no.

QueenieButcher · 23/12/2020 10:29

Saxa salt brand? I don't like it to be honest.
Of your names I like Axel and Abel best, (followed by Roscoe but not enough to consider using it).
Jace isn't a name (or if it is, sound like a NN for Jason, yelled across the pub in very Essex accent).
Fred is creepy (Fred West)
Timothy and Simon are rather drippy boys from my primary class.

bridgetreilly · 23/12/2020 10:25

Sounds like a place name to me. And also weirdly difficult to say.