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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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Sophronia · 17/04/2018 21:52

Rory is much nicer, but if you do use it please spell it Axel.

ichbineinstasumer · 17/04/2018 21:33

I know it as a German name, where it is 'Axel'

LoveInTokyo · 17/04/2018 21:33

“Accel I would pronounce 'A-cell'”

^^ If you’re saying that how I think you’re saying it then it sounds a bit like asshole.

Patal · 17/04/2018 21:31

I think Axel Rory is a lovely name together

mondler · 17/04/2018 21:30

I like Rory best but if you go for Axel I prefer this spelling. Accel I would pronounce 'A-cell' so they may spend their life correcting people like me. Good luck choosing OP.

HoratioNightboy · 17/04/2018 21:04

I've seen Accell as an old spelling, and Axwell was the norm in 18th century Shetland. Not quite as cool-looking as Axel though. Wink

LoveInTokyo · 17/04/2018 20:54

Don’t do it!

Rory is a thousand times nicer and actually a real name!

dinosaurkisses · 17/04/2018 20:52

Accel sounds like a payroll programme. Axel is better.

I don’t think it goes with Milo really- Rory is a better fit for a sibling pair.

I don’t really think you should worry about matching to an existing siblings name- unless you’re considering Sam and Ella or something that rhymes, it doesn’t really matter.

LivininaBox · 17/04/2018 20:50

I think the usual spelling is Axel. Axl Rose spelt it like that so that his name made an interesting anagram.

ALittleAubergine · 17/04/2018 20:48

Axl or Rory definitely. Accel will just be mispronounced endlessly.

EllenJanethickerknickers · 17/04/2018 20:47

Accel, short for Acceleration? Hmm, not sure about that. How does Axl Rose spell it?

Tropicana123 · 17/04/2018 20:46

I'd say Axel too

SoftSheen · 17/04/2018 20:45

Spell it 'Axel' to avoid confusion and mispronunciation.

Myneighboursnorlax · 17/04/2018 20:43

Milo and Rory are my two favourite names :)

Axl and Accel look like they’d be pronounced very differently ...

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