Zen or Axl boys name

Lanicholla · 2023-01-25T09:32:49+00:00

So we due in few weeks and picking a name is so Freaking hard! After name discussions, we have agreed on Axl or Zen (I know it's not everyone's cup of tea). We already have a boy Kai 😍 Is there any more short unusual unique names out there?

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Abasnada · 25/01/2023 22:10

Axl makes me think of guns n roses. Zen isn’t really a proper name. I won’t really like either tbh.

Crikeyalmighty · 25/01/2023 22:02

Jed
Zak
Art

thegreylady · 25/01/2023 21:57

Zeke

Luredbyapomegranate · 25/01/2023 21:53

Axel - but spell it properly or it sounds like a tyre brand or something. Younique spellings are just silly and unfair.

Zen is both ludicrous and a heavy burden. Zach is nice.

postwarbulge · 25/01/2023 14:28

Before naming a child remember that they will be stuck with it until they can legally change it! Try to imagine what it would be like for the child to have the piss taken out of it something rotten in the playground because of its name.

I was given my maternal grandmother's middle name, which sounded desperately old-fashioned and agonising when the Magic Roundabout appeared. (No, I am not called Ermintrude).

Pinkdafodils · 25/01/2023 14:24

I prefer Zen.

Kai and Zen

YourWinter · 25/01/2023 14:21

Oh god, they’re awful. Axel if you must, not the daft G’nR spelling.

afrikat · 25/01/2023 14:19

I really like Axel and the Xan suggestion

Also potential:

Jax
Harley
Ziggy
Lex
Zane
Pax (Paxton)
Rex
Xavier

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Lanicholla · 25/01/2023 14:14

LaLaLouella · 25/01/2023 13:06

So untraditional and fairly snappy?

Kit
Ash
Clark
Kent
Lex (slight Superman theme there!)
Cooper
Ray
Roman

@LaLaLouella Lex was on my list, loved it despite the Spider-Man thing 🙂 can't remember why DH voted against.

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Lanicholla · 25/01/2023 14:12

royalrecording · 25/01/2023 13:20

Do those who oppose Zen on the grounds that the child might not be zen also go around telling people not to name their children Grace or Joy or Hope or Faith?

@royalrecording that's so true !! Literally what I thought but never mentioned 🤣

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Blendandmix · 25/01/2023 14:03

I love Axl but I'd spell it Axel

squishee · 25/01/2023 13:58

Magnus
Marcus
Calum
Caleb
Conor

lyson · 25/01/2023 13:25

royalrecording · 25/01/2023 13:20

Do those who oppose Zen on the grounds that the child might not be zen also go around telling people not to name their children Grace or Joy or Hope or Faith?

Hate them

LaLuz7 · 25/01/2023 13:21

royalrecording · 25/01/2023 13:20

Do those who oppose Zen on the grounds that the child might not be zen also go around telling people not to name their children Grace or Joy or Hope or Faith?

Yes. Virtue names are usually shirty. Don't get me started on Mercy or Prudence...

royalrecording · 25/01/2023 13:20

Do those who oppose Zen on the grounds that the child might not be zen also go around telling people not to name their children Grace or Joy or Hope or Faith?

Pawtucketbrew · 25/01/2023 13:19

Kit and Ash are lovely, nice tall sporty successful boys come to mind.

HoodieBell · 25/01/2023 13:15

How about Zen but with an X? Xen.

LaLaLouella · 25/01/2023 13:06

So untraditional and fairly snappy?

Kit
Ash
Clark
Kent
Lex (slight Superman theme there!)
Cooper
Ray
Roman

bellswithwhistles · 25/01/2023 13:04

Both bloody awful.

Neither.

So many short normal names - Dex, Max, Sam, Ted, Kit, Leo,

Start again. Don't subject your child to a lifetime of being sniggered at!

LabRat90 · 25/01/2023 13:02

Axl (Axel, however you want to spell it) is such an overused name. My nephew each have one in their class at school.

SaturdayGiraffe · 25/01/2023 12:59

What are you thoughts for a middle name? aka the fallback option.

Pawtucketbrew · 25/01/2023 12:59

And the same names come up again and again on certain lists!!!

LaLuz7 · 25/01/2023 12:57

Pawtucketbrew · 25/01/2023 12:55

Please don[t call ´him axl or zen, I know I will be judged by this but as someone who works with children, just by looking at a name list your children have already been judged. Yes it is horrible but sadly that is life. Think about your kids as adults and the kind of careers they might pursue and the kind of names an adult male might like to have. Its not just about you wanting to sound cool calling out a name in the playground, its about how the child will be perceived throughout its entire life. I am sorry that I sound awful and snobby but I am just trying to be realistic (and would say the same statement to many of the name suggestions on here). I always think, ask yourself why you want a different or out there name. Is it because you want it to say something about you or do you want it to reflect on your child when they are an adult.

Don't apologise. You are entirely correct. This is how the world works and kids with stupid names do get judged.

Pawtucketbrew · 25/01/2023 12:55

Please don[t call ´him axl or zen, I know I will be judged by this but as someone who works with children, just by looking at a name list your children have already been judged. Yes it is horrible but sadly that is life. Think about your kids as adults and the kind of careers they might pursue and the kind of names an adult male might like to have. Its not just about you wanting to sound cool calling out a name in the playground, its about how the child will be perceived throughout its entire life. I am sorry that I sound awful and snobby but I am just trying to be realistic (and would say the same statement to many of the name suggestions on here). I always think, ask yourself why you want a different or out there name. Is it because you want it to say something about you or do you want it to reflect on your child when they are an adult.

stargirl1701 · 25/01/2023 12:54

Zayn pronounced as Zen. It's a name used by Pakistani families where I work.