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Axl/Accel a good brother for Milo?

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teddybaer · 17/04/2018 20:41

Finally found a name I love but how should I spell it and does it go with Milo. Second option is Rory but I don't like it as much

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notangelinajolie · 21/04/2018 03:00

Rory is way better but if you must use your first choice please spell it Axel. The other alternative spellings are plain naff.

Joeybee · 21/04/2018 02:57

Milo goes well, but I'd totally spell it Axel...not either of the two ways you've suggested. Axel is how everyone would spell it anyway, so may as well go with that spelling and save your child a life time of having to spell out his name all the time.

RoundaboutSnail · 18/04/2018 17:33

I'm not a fan of Rory or Axel, but of the two prefer Rory. Even if you spell it Axel people still might make remarks about Axl Rose which you might prefer to avoid.

How about Rex as a compromise between Rory and Axel? Or Maxwell?

Winchester13 · 18/04/2018 09:30

I like Axel spelt like Axel though but Rory is one of my faves

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 18/04/2018 07:53

Rory is lovely, and goes well with Milo.

TrudeauGirl · 18/04/2018 06:58

I love the name Rory. It sounds so nice

If it's Axel then maybe that spelling imo?

Accel sounds like it would be A-Sell pronunciation.

Summer1986 · 18/04/2018 06:56

The only Axel I ever knew was a French girl. Not sure how she spelt her name though but it was definitely pronounced Axel

AdidasGirl · 18/04/2018 06:55

I know a child called Axl.
They spell is as I've put above.
Accell as someone said,sounds like a computer programme and I would pronounce that A Cell.

howthelightgetsin · 18/04/2018 06:46

I agree Accel (which I would have no idea how to pronounce and would probably say “excel” of “ass - el”) looks like the name of an IT company. Not a person’s name.
Axel is a cool name. And Axl I guess if you must but please not Accel!

Raines100 · 18/04/2018 06:30

I really like both. Would also instinctively spell Axel this way.

Peachbubble · 18/04/2018 06:24

Axel, spelt this way, is OK, but I prefer Rory.

FairyFantastic · 18/04/2018 02:11

Axel. Accel doesn't look quite right to me. Good strong name.
Milo and Rory go better together but Axel is my preferred name here, so underused compared to Rory (which is actually a name I love)

AnyaMoondial · 18/04/2018 01:49

I love Rory.

I do like Axel ( reminds me of Axel Scheffler - the German illustrator of the gruffalo books) but this is the only spelling that looks right to me.

wizzywig · 17/04/2018 22:50

Are you scandinavian? I hear both those names in nordic countries

LastNightsMakeUp · 17/04/2018 22:48

I really like Rory- haven't come across any at baby and toddler groups yet.

Axel is the only spelling I would expect. It doesn't 'not go' with Milo and tbh it's not often (outside of your home) that their names
will be said together so I wouldn't give that too much weight.

strawberrypenguin · 17/04/2018 22:32

Axel is fine. Weird spellings of it not so much.

DramaAlpaca · 17/04/2018 22:31

The Axel spelling is OK, but Rory is so much nicer.

BakedBeans47 · 17/04/2018 22:28

Accel sounds like it should have “Limited” after it. Awful.

Axl marginally better.

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teddybaer · 17/04/2018 22:26

Accel is because I know two, distantly, so I do think it's definitely name.
Rory makes me want to sing the racing car song which is why I'm hesitant but thanks everyone. Surprised by so much so much negativity I think it's a lovely name but at least I know he'll never get mixed up in school due to people with the same name haha x

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chocatoo · 17/04/2018 22:25

I prefer Rory. Axel, spelled Axel is OK but sounds like you wish you were German! Maybe you are!

HeddaGarbled · 17/04/2018 22:22

Actually, I like Axel better than Rory. But only if you spell it Axel, rather than your two suggested spellings. Milo and Rory sound a bit too stereotypically posh as a pair. Imagine calling those out in a park or playground etc.

Mrsknackered · 17/04/2018 22:20

I love Axel.

Axl, no. Axl rose - oral sex.

Spelling it Accel....I don’t think that’s a thing is it?

Rory is so popular. I know 7! From teenager to 9 month old. Three of them have to be distinguished by surname initial in my sons school (a very small school also)

Glumglowworm · 17/04/2018 22:15

Rory is a million times the nicest

If you must use Axel then please spell it Axel! Accel is just bizarre

OhToSingASongWell · 17/04/2018 22:12

Axl on the tv show The Middle is spelt Axl I think. I often think it needs an E in there but also thought the spelling makes it different from the thing in between two wheels. I've never thought of it as a real person name. The other son on the show is called Brick which I also think of as a TV name and not a real person name.

RidingWindhorses · 17/04/2018 22:03

Rory is a million times nicer.

Accel sounds like a management consultancy slash soap dispenser.