Name Thread - Give it to me straight

[sunshineluv]

This is a family name, on my mom's side. DH likes it, but it sounds like  hick name to me. I am seeing if it will grow on me?

Mae Belle  (DH thinks when she is older she would go just by Mae)

For a boy, also a family name, that I don't dislike as much: Thatcher.

[muppetinma]

Mae Belle = Maybelle. I don't mind the names individually, but I feel like she would always be Maybelle. You'd have a hard time getting people to call her Mae.

I don't have feelings for Thatcher either way. Perfectly fine, but NMS.

[TrudyCampbell]

Can you use Mae or Belle but not both?

Thatcher is nice, I like it but I wouldn't personally use it.

[mumegs]

It sounds like Mabel to me.

[Deleted]

I love Mae. I am eh about Mae Bell.

Thatcher is alright. I prefer other "er" names like Parker or Carter.

[Beener]

Mae Bell sounds very Southern to me. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though, but I do like Maybelle better.

[CrazyLucky]

I like Mae. Not Mae Belle. It sounds very southern, but I wouldn;t call it hick. Maybe genteel?
Not a fan of Thatcher or the last name as first name idea.

[irishsara]

I don't mind Thatcher. I also don't mind Mae by itself or Belle, but not necessarily together. If they were family names, you could use Mae Annabelle or something. Just so they don't necessarily flow together as the name "Maebelle".

[thedahliharpa]

Love Thatcher. Do not like Mae or Belle.

[Deleted]

I love Mae as a middle name as it was my grandmothers middle name. Ironically my dad named our dog Bella Mae

[bean47]

I like Mae on its own.

[kdrake8]

Mae is nice. Mae Belle is yuck. And I agree, sounds like Mabel.

Thatcher is ok.

[SteelCity44]

I can't stop singing "Maybe it's Maybelline." Love Mae though.

[bigapple]

I usually like old lady names, but Mae is not one of my favorites. I can't say "Mae Belle" without hearing a twangy accent drawling it out.

I like Thatcher.

[Deleted]

Why not Belle as the middle name and just call her Mae?

[carawestt]

I like Thatcher. Mae is okay but I don't like it with Belle.

[teamhayes]

I would just use Mabel.

Thatcher is ok

[dojo]

I love love love the name Mae but I'm not into Mae Belle. Thatcher sounds trendy and nms.

[charlielove]

I like Mae and Thatcher fine, but do not care for Mae Belle together at all.

[DesertMoon]

Sounds kind of like...Mabel. But I think it's adorable.

[TrudyCampbell]

I love Mabel!

[jaime183]

I don't like mae bell together but do like Mae. Thatcher is ok but not my favorite

[sunshineluv]

Hahaha, so maybe its mayballine, and a cow :-).

I like the Mae idea too. DH doesn't like singel syllable names, but maybe he would like this one since the Mae Belle is his idea?

[biblionerd]

If Mae Belle is a double first name I would use one of them alone, honor it by using Mabel (love it), or use them as first and middle name. Mae is a family name so we used it as a middle name, but I love it anyway. I don't like May Belle together as a double first name though.

[Deleted]

Dont like Mae Belle (or just Mae and just Belle), but I do like Mabel!

Thatcher isn't bad!

[laurack]

Mae = ok
Belle = meh
Mae Belle = NO
Mabel = ok to nice, I can't decide
Thatcher = nice

[Regina Philange]

Don't like Mae. Sorry!

I would like Thatcher I think but there is a Thatchers restaurant here an they serve amazing Thatch" fries and that's all I think about.

[jsillyfun]

Well, my DD's name is May, so I love that, but I do think with Belle, it sounds very Southern. I don't mind it though.

[formerlyllizzyb]

Disclaimer: haven't read replies.

I LOVE Mae. It's a frontrunner for #2 should we have a girl. Wil.la Mae was my beloved great grandmother. I'm not sure if we'll use it as a middle or first, though.

Mae with the middle name of Belle is NMS.

[charmediamsure]

Aug 7, 2013 10:02:21 GMT -5 kdrake8 said:

Mae is nice. Mae Belle is yuck. And I agree, sounds like Mabel.

Thatcher is ok.

Yup. All of this.