Honest opinion on the names

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Hey,

which names do you prefer for a girl and boy? also open to any new suggestions!

Girl:
Paisley Mae or Saylor/Sayla Rose

Boy:
Heath Landon or Oliver (Ollie) James

Well you asked for honest opinions so I'm going to answer truthfully and say your girls names are dreadful. The names James and Oliver are both ok.

I like the boys names.

I actually wouldn't mind Sailor if it was spelled this way.

I only know a dog named Paisley.

Are we in a parallel universe ?

Paisley - nope
Saylor - nope but Sailor is ok'ish but on its own and not with Rose
Mae as a middle name - No never!
Heath - yes
Landon - ok
Heath Landon - Ok
Oliver - Ok but really common
James as a middle name - ok

Heath (love it)
Saylor (would prefer with different spelling but i like the sound of it)
Oliver (zzzzz)
James (zzzzz)
Landon (really nice)
I think a nice name can stand alone without middle names.

I really dislike them all, especially the girls names. I hate the -May/Mae -Rose.

What are other names you like?

Oliver James is the only one I like, sorry.

Oliver James, really dislike the rest.

They're... not for me. Saylor/Sayla will get misspelt all the time - fine if you don't mind correcting constantly but it's something to consider.

I like Oliver and James but not together. Oliver Heath? James Heath? Heath James? Heath Oliver?

Sela is pronounced Saylor, I think.

I think I have become inured to Heath, living in Australia.

I think that the OP might not be in the UK, or might not be from the UK - the names she has chosen do sound as though she's either Antipodean or American or wants to be.

thank you everyone for your honest opinion, i am in Australia by the way, other names that we are considering are:

Girl:
Harlow, Lexi, Mackenzie, Lux, Emason, Sienna, Amarli

Boy:
Fletcher, Rory, Hudson, Finn, Jonah,Alfie

what do you all think?

I like Lux. I'm afraid I don't like the other girls names. How do you pronounce Emason?

Boys-wise, I like Finn but it's v popular here (not sure about Australia).

it is pronounced ( Em-a-son)

Rory. Lovely name. The rest are awful.

Harlow is a town in Essex or is a botanical Garden near Harrogate - Harlow Carr. Emason sounds like a virtual/electronic mason - generally a commonly used word with an e in front of it tends to mean electronic as in ecommerce etc. I'm not keen on surname names so that would rule out Mackenzie.

These are merely my personal opinions though so feel free to ignore me.

I don't like any of the girls' names apart from Sienna, which is pretty.

Harlow just makes me think of Margot Asquith's cutting response to Jean Harlow's mispronunciation of her name: "the T is silent as in Harlow". And a town in Essex.

Lux is soap here in the UK.

Of your boys' names I like Fletcher, Finn and Jonah best.

Harlow - absolutely NOT! Too close to harlot, sorry (another word for slut/prostitute, not sure if it's in use over here)
Lux = soap
Lexi - like this
Sienna - fine
Amarli - not really sure
Have you considered Milan? Friends of my DH have a little girl called Milan, and if you're going to consider one Italian city, you might as well consider another!
Emason - no
Mackenzie - other friends of mine have been thinking of this for a girl - or rather the dad has, the mum has absolutely vetoed it.

All those boys' names are fine and actually quite tame for here. :)

The other girls names are still truly awful. Maybe they won't seem as bad in Australia but somehow I doubt it. The bits names are bad but still nowhere near as bad as the girls.

I know an Emerson but it's a boys name (after a famous Brazilian teaching driver apparently). Fletcher is a bit close to Felcher I
Oliver James is beyond boring.

I like Finn (quite popular in the uk though).
Heath is nice
Lexi or Sienna are about the best of the girls names IMO

Harlow, no, no, no no no no, did it mention NO
Lexi, No no no
Mackenzie, ok but not my favourite.
Lux, Sounds like Soap, no
Emason, Maybe but why this sp? Would Emerson be better?
Sienna, Yes
Amarli No

Boy:
Fletcher, Yes
Rory, Yes

Hudson, Maybe
Finn, Yes but v. Popular
Jonah, Yes
Alfie. Yes but a bit twee and v popular

Tilly I know someone with the surname Fletcher. Funnily enough they have been nicknamed Felcher on occasion.
Please, OP, let someone else name your child.

Honestly though, these aren't actually that way out for Australia, I promise.
I know of a baby who has just been named Briellen - I had to ask how that was pronounced.

Yes I had dd here in Australia and was told her name is very old fashioned.

Now I know OP is here Sailor makes sense, didn't a news / weatherman call his dd Sailor?

Just don't call your son Luke or Greg loads around me and they are m ds and Dh's names !

'Let someone else name your child'

How rude you are.

I like Lexi and Finn from your list.