Honest opinions on our name choices

[PoppyField29]

Girl: Melody Belle
Boy: Jaxon Samuel

Thanks!

I like Melody, but Belle is a bit sickly-twee (but would be okay as a rarely mentioned middle name).

Hate Jaxon, but like Samuel. Jaxon is chavvy and Americanised. I'd swap them over, or drop Jaxon entirely.

Melody is ok. Belle is nice but paired together, it is too much.

I like Samuel

I’m afraid Jaxon isn’t a very “mumsnet” name so you won’t get much approval here. However Jaxon seems to be gaining popularity generally so he won’t be the only one if you go for it. Personally, I’m not keen. I don’t like surnames as first names so dislike Jackson and I think the spelling Jaxon will date horribly and fall out of fashion quite soon. I can’t imagine a 40 yr old man called Jaxon and imagine he’d shorten it to Jack quite quickly anyway. That said, I’ve seen far worse names. I don’t think he’d get bullied over Jaxon or anything, it’s just a matter of taste.

Jackson is fine, but do your child a favour and use the standard spelling - please! If you choose Jaxon, everyone will think you can't spell, and your child will spend their life saying 'it's Jaxon with an x'. 'Jaxon' is just awful.

Melody is fine, Belle is fine, but together they sound like a 60s porn star. Please don't do it!

I like Melody mainly because I like the abbreviation Mel. I like Belle but not with Melody.
I hate Jaxon. I think of it as a chavvy name and a naughty boy name. If I had to use it would spell it Jackson but still really dislike it. Samuel is fine. Not a name I’d choose but there’s nothing wrong with it. It’s just personal taste. It’s a bit overused though. I prefer less popular names.

jaxon -awful
jackson -ok
melody -belle , sounds like a san -pro brand from the 50's.