Mabli? (non Welsh family)

[Eleanor90]

We really like the name Mabli (MAB rhymes with TAB + lee)

It’s the Welsh form of Mabel, which we don’t like nearly as much. Is it too Welsh for a non-Welsh family? No Welsh links but we just came across the name and love it!

Love it. Really don’t think it’s unusual enough to cause any issues. It’s easy to pronounce and spell, and it’s not like you’ve picked a Swahili name or something (although that would be fine too tbh).

I like it a lot. I know one and I don’t live in Wales. I much prefer it to Mabel, which seems very dreary to me.

Thank you all!

What’s wrong with Mabel? Nothing, it’s fine, but I don’t like it enough to use it for a child.

I don’t mind a brief explanation about the origin. We have a DD with a French name already (Sylvie) and only rarely do we get asked if we have a connection. We just say no, we just loved the name. I get that Mabli is probably less well known but I don’t think it would be a big issue.

Misspelling, while a bit annoying, is something that happens with lots of names (including my very ordinary one) so also not a dealbreaker for me.

Go for it op. Why will you do for a middle name?

We were thinking either Margaret or Marianne for the middle name (family names we like and would love to use) but not sure if the alliteration would be too much? I like Mabli Margaret best I think.

Otherwise, maybe Elizabeth, Helen, Philippa or Louisa? (More family names we like)

If you love it then go for it! We chose a Scandinavian name for our DS despite having no links. He's nearly 3 and we're so used to the comments of how unusual but lovely his name is that it literally doesn't phase us. Both my husband and I have "normal" names but spelt weirdly so we're also used to explaining things, it doesn't bother us 😊

Fab name, my friend's favourite girls name. I'm considering a Welsh name. Not Welsh but lived there for a short time.
No different from using Sofia or Céline etc

Dreadful sounding name, whether Welsh or not. The "bl" sound just isn't pleasant.