Rate my baby names - unusual

[laurielo]

We're currently TTC and after years of been together we have the ever growing baby name list saved in the notes section

The girls name change every so often with 1 always being firmly at the top and boys names the same as o find these really hard, give me some more ideas or middle names

GIRLS:

Pollie
Posie
Maebel
Thalia
Iris
Nuala

BOYS:

Jaxson
Lockie
Reid

If you like those, at least spell them properly.

Polly
Mabel etc.

Don't like any of the boys names.
Jackson if you really must

Iris is not uncommon.

I agree about the spelling otherwise your lo will spend the rest of their life spelling out their name.

I like Iris, Mabel reminds me of a dogs name. Not a fan of any of the boys names.

Please don’t misspell names. It never looks great and makes you as parents look a bit thick.

I don't hate the girls names, some are nice, but the crazy spellings are awful.

Please please don't burden your child with an oddly spelt name (said as someone with an oddly spelt name) please.

None of the boy's names are to my taste, so can't really comment. Jackson is probably the one I'd pick if I had to (note normal spelling)

@HollyandIvyandallthingsYule

Please don’t misspell names. It never looks great and makes you as parents look a bit thick.

Yes! This!

Jaxson is just ridiculous.

I like Iris and Thalia, and Polly spelt correctly.

Dislike your boys names, sorry.

I like Thalia best of the girls names and Reid of the boys.

Thalia Mabel
Thalia Polly
Thalia Naomi

Reid Maxwell
Reid Oscar
Reid Lucas

Of your girls names, I like Iris, Nuala and Polly, if spelled correctly. Unusual spellings for well-known names does nothing but cause your child a lifetime of irritation, in my experience.

Pollie - I love Polly. Pollie will always just be annoying because it's misspelt
Posie - I don't dislike Posie because it reminds me of Posy in Ballet Shoes. I think it looks better spelt Posy though
Maebel - Mabel is cute. Maebel looks illiterate
Thalia - it's ok. I like it more in theory. I'm practice I don't because it rhymes with failure. I prefer Talia because it sounds better to me
Iris - I love this but it's getting quite common
Nuala - it's ok. I don't love the sound of it

Jaxson - I never understand this one. It's like spelling it Jacksson. It should be Jackson or Jaxon. I much prefer Jack though.
Lockie - not keen as a full name. Lachlan is better
Reid - I'm not a surname as first name fan but I quite like this one

I love Polly and Thalia. Pretty, not unusual but not overly popular.

agree about the spelling really not keen on any of the boys names, I like Polly.

Lochie would be the more ‘usual’ spelling I think (in Scotland anyway...) Also prefer it. Not a fan of the others. Jackson/Jackson/Jaxon variants are ten a penny.

Iris is lovely. Pollie and Posie are both SO twee. Mabel and Nuala are fine, though infinitely prefer Iris. Thalia I dislike.

Iris or Polly (not Pollie).
The boys' names are not my cup of tea at all.

I like Iris the best. I guess it is the least unusual, though I know a primary aged Polly, Talia, Posie and Jaxon, so I suppose they aren’t that unusual either.

@HollyandIvyandallthingsYule

Please don’t misspell names. It never looks great and makes you as parents look a bit thick.

Yup, I agree. Doesnt make them different or unique, because they are still said exactly the same.

I don’t mind any of them but do spell them correctly!

In Scotland, in my experience, it's usually 'Lachie', short for the full name Lachlan.
There is no letter K in the name. The 'ch' is pronounced differently, like the ending of the word 'loch'.
Example here: forvo.com/search/Lachlan/gd/

Lachlan pronounced 'Loch-lan' sounds Australian to me, and perhaps Irish. Mumsnetters from Ireland can advise.

Thalia - it's ok. I like it more in theory. I'm practice I don't because it rhymes with failure.

Not in my accent.

GIRLS:

Posie - weak, wet, meek
Pollie - all of the above plus badly spelled
Maebel - with this spelling, no.
Thalia - nope
Iris - ok
Nuala - jesus no, it's a very outdated Irish name. Fionnuala is better imo, if you must.

BOYS:

Jaxson, Lockie - both terrible
Reid - still not great but better than the other two

I like Posie and Reid.
With the others on spelling. Sorry.

I like Posie, Polly, Mable and Iris. Is Maebel different to Mable? Is it more like May Bell? I dislike that.

I really dislike Jaxson, but Jackson is ok.

Lockie is another one on your list where I don't understand if you are choosing an unusual spelling of a name or a different pronunciation. Is it like Loki? Or like short for Lochlan?

Is Nuala an Irish name? I quite like it. Is it pronounced Noo la? I think if you are looking for a rarely used name, that would be the least commonly used girl name on your list. Where I I anyway.

Thalia, I don't like, but lots of people do.

Reid is not great.

I like your girl names a lot more than your boy names.

Also tbh I wouldn't class Jackson, Polly, Mabel or Iris as particularly unusual. Nuala also fairly normal to my ears but if you're not Irish then it probably sounds unique.

To me, Nuala is a similar name to Shirley, Deborah or Sandra. All fine names in their way but not modern enough to be fresh or old enough to be cool granny names yet.

Polly and mabel are the only decent ones.