Axel? Opinions please!

rwhiteman

I love the name Axel for our little boy but my husband is worried that it's a little weird. What do you think, Mommas? Will I be scarring my son for life?

KonaCoffeeBean

rwhiteman said:

I love the name Axel for our little boy but my husband is worried that it's a little weird. What do you think, Mommas? Will I be scarring my son for life?

I'd say there is a decent chance of that.

MaximusTiberius

I really like it!! It's not too 'out there' and I went to school with an Axel who was a wonderful guy!
Read somewhere that It's the person who makes the name not the name that makes the person

Alyllyra

Pretty common name here in Scandinavia and in Germany. So I don't think it's weird at all.
It also means "shoulder" in Swedish.

bbiutmcph

If it's part of your heritage I think it's an alright name. If you like it because you think it sounds cool it's side eye worthy. Also it sounds like asshole when yelling say across the playground. We had a dog with the name.

rwhiteman

I had not considered that it might sound like "asshole"! That's a game changer.

KaLikeAWind

I'm not really feeling it, but I'm of the 'if you love it, go for it' camp, so...

AmommyB

My friend named her son Axel and she is always getting compliments on it. I personally like it. With an unusual name, I think attitude is everything lol. Just make sure he owns it like a boss lol.

ipumpkin

I'm not really a fan of the name. Reminds me of Axel Rose, which isn't a bad thing, but I just... don't like. But it's your baby and you can do what you want!

stacylynnn

Love it!  Then again, I'm naming my baby Lars.

PrimRoseMama

rwhiteman said:

I love the name Axel for our little boy but my husband is worried that it's a little weird. What do you think, Mommas? Will I be scarring my son for life?

All I can think of is Axel Rose

YogaSandy

I know it's a legit Scandinavian name, but all I think of is Axel Rose. Or that the child's parents were huge GnR fans. I do love me some GnR.

gladdyola

I find it adorable! It was actually one of my possible name choices but spelled Axl I

CMSullivan326

Axel Rose or Axel on a truck was the first thing I thought of. NMS at all.

rkmmore

stacylynnn said:

Love it!  Then again, I'm naming my baby Lars.

my 2nd son is Axel Arthur, we gave him a strong family middle name to use if he ever felt his name was a disadvantage to him, this bubs if a boy willl be Lars Frederick, for the same reasoning, and No neither of them were named directly after musicians  

Amstreagle

I didn't really like the name at first when my cousin named her son the Danish version Aksel for heritage reasons but the name grew on me as I associated it to the sweet little boy he is.
I also like the Aksel spelling more because when I look at it I don't think of a truck Axel or parents trying to come up with an edgy name that seems more fit for a pet.

changedname

I like Axel. But I'm biased becaaue my family is swedish decent and it's a family name

amyli08

I like Axel. I've thought about it for our baby too. Gotten the same kind of feedback. I think only people who grew up with GnR would associate it with Axel Rose, and even so that's okay.

trojas

I like it. And if you like it, then go for it. People always criticized my son's name and I never cared. In the end its your baby, not anyone else's. 

JemHolo2015

bbiutmcph said:

If it's part of your heritage I think it's an alright name. If you like it because you think it sounds cool it's side eye worthy. Also it sounds like asshole when yelling say across the playground. We had a dog with the name.

This.  If you only like it because it "sounds cool," then I'd side eye the shit out of you.  If you have scandinavian heritage I'd be a little less judgmental (a little).

OnWayto3

Try yelling it out your back door as though you're calling your child. How does it come across? Listen to someone else do the same. Do you hear 'asshole' or something you like?

Personally, as others have said, I can only think of Axel Rose (GnR) and an axel on a truck. Not my preference. Then again, not my kid, so fully up to you and your partner.

bluearmy

Oil it regularly?! That's all that springs to my mind

MummyMegs

I like it but then, I love that show "the Middle"...they named their oldest son Axel.

On the 1 hand, it's a sort of edgy...

On the other, it's a little "trendy" in that, "trying too hard" thing we're seeing so much of. 

BUT. It's all about what you like. If your husband isn't feeling it, it's not "the one", but you will both find a name that just "clicks" I'm sure!!!

Something I like to do is type in "If you like the name Axel..." and see what else comes up, maybe there will something you can agree on!

Chryssa-72603

Yup, Axel Rose is all I can think of when I hear that.  BUT I don't think it's necessarily a bad name.  I'm certain that I'm dating myself, but, yes, I think anyone who grew up in the '80's will immediately think of Guns N Roses.  We named our son Cameron, and the first thing we both thought of when we considered it was Ferris Bueller's Day Off.  Again, dating ourselves.  LOL

Kacierae08

Axel is very common in Belgium as well. Our Belgian friends had a boy and named him Axel. It's a cute name for a boy!

rwhiteman

I had forgotten about this post (I blame pregnancy brain!) until logging in today. Thanks for all of your input - we've decided to go with a different name!