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Maci, Piper or jayda?

131 replies

Sophielaser11 · 20/06/2022 13:40

I love Maci but my husband loves Jayda and Piper. Thoughts?

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Chaoslatte · 20/06/2022 14:13

I don’t really like any of them but Jada, spelt like that rather than the made up spelling, is ok.
Piper is a bit weird to me because what do you shorten it to, pipe? Pippa would be a lovely alternative.
Maci is just a bit downmarket however you spell it - teen mom vibes.

Agree with all this.

Maci sounds like Maisie misspelled.

Needmorelego · 22/06/2022 12:13

I cannot believe the snobbery on this thread.
The spellings of these names (well 2 of them) are a bit unusual but these are perfectly normal names.

babyjellyfish · 22/06/2022 11:21

SausageRoll2020 · 21/06/2022 20:24

At first I thought this was a joke post but I worry the OP is actually considering these names.
I think they are all awful but Jayda is by far the worst.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayda_Fransen is the first Jayda that springs to mind for me. Not exactly a nice association.

babyjellyfish · 22/06/2022 11:19

Sophielaser11 · 20/06/2022 15:33

I don’t like pippa it reminds me of a common person trying to sound posh and upper class @Chaoslatte

Erm. Your names remind me of a common person trying to make sure that their child will never be perceived as anything other than common.

babyjellyfish · 22/06/2022 11:18

None of them, sorry.

greenteafiend · 22/06/2022 03:25

Macy (spelled like that) is just about OK. Jayda is awful and souds like "jaded." Piper is dreadful.

AuntTwacky · 22/06/2022 00:33

There's a Jada on eastenders

internetpersonme · 22/06/2022 00:33

Theblacksheepandme · 20/06/2022 16:34

These names are popular in Ireland among members of the travelling community.

Yep hence people's response to them.

AuntTwacky · 22/06/2022 00:32

Pick a proper name?

GreenClock · 22/06/2022 00:24

I like Piper from your list. It’s a pretty name, a bit different.

I agree that Maci brings pronunciation problems. So I’d go for Macey. I also like the suggestion of Maisie if you don’t mind the hard z sound.

peaceinourtime · 22/06/2022 00:17

Shaya is better name then Jayda. I know one aged around 40, so its not exactly a new aged name. Though you don't hear it a lot.

arethereanyleftatall · 21/06/2022 23:56

If you choose any of those names and spellings for your child, people will, even if this is utterly wrong they still will, apply stereotypes to your child and none of them are positive.

Mumofgirls2017 · 21/06/2022 23:56

Definitely Piper!

KayEmAy · 21/06/2022 23:53

I love the name Piper!
I'd put Macy second and Jayda third :)

Feliciacat · 21/06/2022 23:51

I prefer Maci spelt as Macy (like Macy Gray or the friend in As Told By Ginger). Piper is nice, like in Charmed. Jayda is ok but, as others have said, it seems a bit more conventional spelt as Jada (like Jada Pinkett Smith). Ahhh I miss the 2000s.

Luredbyapomegranate · 21/06/2022 23:43

Piper is OK

The other two - hard no.

HuntingoftheSnark · 21/06/2022 21:15

I knew a little Piper; not in the UK. I quite like it. How about Avery, Willow, Harley?

heartchakra · 21/06/2022 20:30

Christ ... none of them. Life chances and all that ...

SausageRoll2020 · 21/06/2022 20:24

At first I thought this was a joke post but I worry the OP is actually considering these names.
I think they are all awful but Jayda is by far the worst.

urbanbuddha · 21/06/2022 20:08

Piper. I also like Liberty - by the time she's walking no-one'll remember last year's Love Island.

MargosKaftan · 21/06/2022 19:51

I know 2 Pipers, one is a dog and one is a 12 year old, but she is constantly correcting people who have thought her name was Pippa. (The human Piper, the dog Piper doesn't have this issue.)

I really like the name Piper and am not keen on the other 2. But it does make me think of a dog, sorry!

CP2701 · 21/06/2022 19:36

PashunFroot · 20/06/2022 13:57

Netmums isn’t full of middle class snobs op

This! 👏🏼

Gnusmas · 21/06/2022 18:52

Sorry they sound really common, like love Island contestant names.

Lineala · 21/06/2022 18:39

ChagSameachDoreen · 21/06/2022 18:37

Awful, awful, and awful.

I wish there was a like button as on Facebook . . . because I agree, awful.

SailingNotSurfing · 21/06/2022 18:37

Piper is my favourite.

Some horrible snobbery on this thread.