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

a name does not determine class, education or attitude. That's just how me and my family/partner feel

It's nice that you're so open-minded and without prejudice but I guess a lot of people take in how society would respond to a name. I think you're also naive if you don't think people form opinions around names. Most probably don't do it intentionally. Most people have unconscious biases.

Also, I'm not sure it's factual that class and education don't have an influence on names. I grew up in a working class town and went to state school. When I went to a university with lots of richer and privately educated students I definitely noticed a difference in names.

On another naming board (on reddit) I once read a post by someone who was considering naming their child "Maleficent". To which lots of people responded that it was terrible, especially as it has such a negative definition. Their response was that they weren't aware of the meaning and that her and her partner had their own personal meaning and feeling attached to it. It reminds me of your responses on here. You can argue how you feel and interpret things but that isn't how other people will necessarily view it.

I disagree; a name absolutely represents the class and intellect of the parents in my opinion.
You wouldn’t get a Jayden or Jaxon in the royal family. You would also be unlikely to get a baby William or Edward on a council estate these days. The children at the nursery I work at from the council estates are Jaxon, Lexie etc

I agree that some names (many of the OPs suggestions) are suggestive of class or education in a negative way.

OP, you are deliberately misspelling existing names instead of looking for genuinely unusual names AND laugh at any suggestions that anyone would assume parents naming children these badly spelled names have poor educational standard. Yet you yourself do appear to have poor standards of literacy, so the assumption is right (through instead of threw, there instead of their and lots of grammatical mistakes). It’s the total disregard for the child (who hasn’t been conceived yet) and determination to give them a spelling mistake as a name and the sheer defensiveness and determination to do what YOU want at the expense of the child which is the most disturbing. You even go so far as to completely invent backstories into the lives of people you’ve never known - Jemma must have had a lovely life otherwise, Sullen must have had poor work experience or bad references etc. It’s quite bizarre.

Very successful “city” firms and even the civil service DO discard job applications without looking at the full form. Do you really think they read every form or CV in detail? When I was applying for jobs and went to application workshops I was told repeatedly by invited employers that cover letters or forms with spelling mistakes were a bugbear and would be thrown in the bin. A person that looks like they can’t spell their own name or who appears to have come from a background where education was never a priority will have a mighty hard time getting to the front of a pile.

Maybe in your head;

Leksie-Mai

Would have the exact same opportunities as

Alexandra May

The reality is very different, however.

@SendHelp30

I disagree; a name absolutely represents the class and intellect of the parents in my opinion. You wouldn’t get a Jayden or Jaxon in the royal family. You would also be unlikely to get a baby William or Edward on a council estate these days. The children at the nursery I work at from the council estates are Jaxon, Lexie etc

I disagree with this. We have an Archie Harrison in the royal family (is Harrison really that far from Jackson?) and there are Williams in all walks of life.

op, I love them names. Jaxson is 😍 😍 but my oh said no cuz he wanted Jaydon for a boy.

I like you're way of spelling them to. Maebel is so cute.

I like the Leksie-Mae idea or Amelyah.
I pmsl at the gp thing I thought it meant doctor lol. My doctor is called julie but I wouldnt call a dc that lol.

Follie, if you like 'ie' names, OP?

*Leksie-Mai

Would have the exact same opportunities as

Alexandra May

The reality is very different, however*

This. the name shouldn't make a difference, no. But it does, and people have to acknowledge that when naming their children. Most parents want to give their children the best start in life they can.

I like polly, mabel and posie.

Loxie is like a doll. Moxie girls that's it.

What about Lorcan? So much easier to spell and say.

Instead of Reid, what about Red (Redmond).

It’s quite obvious that if your father is Prince Harry your general life outcomes are really not going to be negatively impacted by you having been given a stupid name.

The same can not be guaranteed when your father is not Prince Harry.

But then on the other hand it doesn’t really matter how perfectly solid your name is if all the other cards are still stacked against you...

@SunshineCake

Why the emoji? It is used so much when it doesn't make sense to.

Because the comment that was made is just embarrassing IMO

@Huns2getha4eva

op, I love them names. Jaxson is 😍 😍 but my oh said no cuz he wanted Jaydon for a boy.

I like you're way of spelling them to. Maebel is so cute.

I like the Leksie-Mae idea or Amelyah.
I pmsl at the gp thing I thought it meant doctor lol. My doctor is called julie but I wouldnt call a dc that lol.

hahah I just laughed out loud at the Julie part! I'm not a proper 'mumsnetter' so sometimes done know all the lingo Ah someone with a similar mind love it!

@Huns2getha4eva

op, I love them names. Jaxson is 😍 😍 but my oh said no cuz he wanted Jaydon for a boy.

I like you're way of spelling them to. Maebel is so cute.

I like the Leksie-Mae idea or Amelyah.
I pmsl at the gp thing I thought it meant doctor lol. My doctor is called julie but I wouldnt call a dc that lol.

I’m pretty sure, from the username and posting history, that this post is a complete piss take. And proves the points that the majority of posters have made already on this thread.

“them names” ?

“You’re”

“To”

“Leksie-Mae, Amelyah, Jaxson, Jaydon”

Yes, illiteracy and terrible names go hand in hand. But as I say, clearly a piss take that sadly you’ve actually fallen for!

Yes of course it is. Wasn’t subtle enough except maybe at the very beginning.