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Axel

63 replies

Alita7 · 20/06/2014 19:48

Honest opinions on Axel?

It was suggested to me on another thread and dp likes it and I think I might. We were thinking Max and I wanted Abel but dp isn't keen and Axel is actually a mix of the two :p

I'm not sure I have the balls to do it though!

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Angelto5 · 20/06/2014 19:58

I like it. (Guns n roses fan)
Do u have a middle name in mind?

mamalovesmojitos · 20/06/2014 20:07

I think it's awful. Sorry Thanks

Pebbles0934 · 20/06/2014 20:22

I really like it.
Have you considered Saxon?

Pebbles0934 · 20/06/2014 20:27

And I think Abel is really nice and Abe is a great nn.

Pebbles0934 · 20/06/2014 20:28

Max is a bit boring compared to the other two!

Sidthesausage · 20/06/2014 20:33

Rex lex ace

MaloryArcher · 20/06/2014 20:34

Axel is truly hideous.

How anyone can assign such a brutally ugly name to a gorgeous wee newborn is beyond me.

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Alita7 · 20/06/2014 20:36

Not keen on Saxon, considered Rex and Alex is my name.

DP isn't coming round to Abel :( But I feel like Axel is a bit radical :p

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Angelto5 · 20/06/2014 20:41

Xander?

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Alita7 · 20/06/2014 20:51

Zander is too similar to my name

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HaroldLloyd · 20/06/2014 20:53

I much prefer Abel.

What sort of thing are you after?

Aciderwouldbenice · 20/06/2014 20:55

Love it! But it sounds silly with DS1's name so out for DC2

LadyNexus · 20/06/2014 20:56

Makes me think of Eddie murthy in Beverly Hills cop.

Grin
kiwiscantfly · 20/06/2014 20:56

I would have been on my short list if DD was a boy, but I prefer Axl. Go for it!

CantEvenKeepAnOrchidAlive · 20/06/2014 20:59

Didn't Fergie from Black Eyed Peas name her son Axl? Lovely name, much better without the 'e' in it if I'm honest.

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Alita7 · 20/06/2014 20:59

I'm not really after a sort of thing, just something dp and I agree on (which is barely anything :p).

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BillnTedsMostFeministAdventure · 20/06/2014 21:01

Maxwell?

Elias?

Jeremiah NN Jem?

SlatternLovesLots · 20/06/2014 21:01

Makes me think of Guns n Roses. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, just that it was my first thought.

longestlurkerever · 20/06/2014 21:05

It does make me think of car parts, sorry, as well as guns n roses.

Poofus · 20/06/2014 21:08

Abraham.

HaroldLloyd · 20/06/2014 21:10

What about a more unusual max name,

Maximillian or Maximus?

Tobagostreet · 20/06/2014 21:14

Makes me think of 'The Middle' US comedy. The cool older brother is called Axel.

Cool name. I'd assume that the kid was a cool dude.

Most under 30's would never associate it with Guns n Roses (I say that as a well-over-30 GNR fan).

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Alita7 · 20/06/2014 21:15

Maximus is the plan (dp likes greek/norse/roman names, while my taste is very different so its a compromise) but Max in every day life.

If we can't find anything else he will be Max, just deciding if Axel is a contender!

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Tobagostreet · 20/06/2014 21:17

I love Maximus Grin

Think you should keep Axel on the maybe list.

Both are really great names.

HaroldLloyd · 20/06/2014 21:22

DP would have loved a roman name. He is Rome obsessed.

What else has he bandied about?