Saxby?

[RockyTigerScarf]

Hello, I'm wondering what people think of Saxby. A friend mentioned the name to me and now I can't get it off my mind. I'm not sure whether I like it or not and can't think whether I've heard it before.

Other names I like are
Jace
Roscoe
Abel
Simon
Timothy
Axel
Fred

Sounds like a place name to me. And also weirdly difficult to say.

Saxa salt brand? I don't like it to be honest.
Of your names I like Axel and Abel best, (followed by Roscoe but not enough to consider using it).
Jace isn't a name (or if it is, sound like a NN for Jason, yelled across the pub in very Essex accent).
Fred is creepy (Fred West)
Timothy and Simon are rather drippy boys from my primary class.

It sounds very... strange? Like a brand of table salt.

Abel is nice. Simon and Timothy classic. Fred is cute (I’d use a full form - Alfred or Frederick for the birth certificate).

The rest of them are pretty much as strange as Saxby. Just no.

Roscoe is the name of the sheriff in Dukes of Hazzard.

I'm not keen.

Fred, Axel or Abel are my favourites from your list

Always consider potential nick names when picking a name. Think teenage years and mockery.

Nickname of some bloke my friend was shagging in her teens, he was very greasy.
It’s a no from me.

I quite like it!

It's not actually a name, is it?

Timothy, Simon and Frederick/Wilfred are all solid names.

Sounds like a dog's name to me for some reason

Awful HTH

A lifetime of spelling it out and explaining they are not called sexy.
Nooooo

Saxby - is that an actual name? Sounds made up to me.

Jace - no, awful.
Roscoe - no, awful.
Abel - um ok.
Simon - bit 1970s.
Timothy - also 1970s.
Axel - rose.
Fred - this is the only name from your list I like, but I would prefer Frederick or Alfred, shortened. Fred on its own sounds unfinished.

Saxby - bloke from Harlots
Jace - very Teen Mom
Roscoe - Dog or Dukes of Hazzard
Abel - like this
Simon - too 70's 80's
Timothy - wet
Axel - okay
Fred - okay

Axel is my fave. Unsure of the others...

Saxby Hall is the setting for David Walliams' book "Awful Auntie". Owned by the Saxby family. It's a surname at best.

Saxby is a place in Lincolnshire. I wouldn't saddle a child with it as a first name. Roscoe reminds me of the Sheriff in DoH too. Simon and Abel are okay - both Biblical names.

It's a surname and a place name. Give your kid a proper name for their cv, if you want something unusual just have it as a nickname. And Jace is a shortening for Jason

Sorry but if you're over 50 it just m ans pork pies!

I think at school poor saxby will be plagued with kids shouting 'sexy' as a joke . Poor saxby

Sounds like something you'd buy in Ikea. Sorry. There are better names on your list.

Yes to Timothy, Simon, Frederick, Jason. Timothy and Simon are such great names.

Abel is a real name, but I just can't warm to it. Ditto Axel. Roscoe gives me gangster vibes, sorry (not sure why).

No to Saxby for me. It makes me think of Saxon.

Go with Timothy.

Thank you for the feedback. Abel, Simon and Roscoe are my favourites on the list, aswell as Fred but I'd have a longer form of the name on the birth certificate if I went with Fred as I agree that sounds unfinished.

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Saxby Smart!

There a series of children's books based around this character.