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Axl/Accel a good brother for Milo?

39 replies

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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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 ...

SoftSheen · 17/04/2018 20:45

Spell it 'Axel' to avoid confusion and mispronunciation.

Tropicana123 · 17/04/2018 20:46

I'd say Axel too

EllenJanethickerknickers · 17/04/2018 20:47

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

ALittleAubergine · 17/04/2018 20:48

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

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.

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.

LoveInTokyo · 17/04/2018 20:54

Don’t do it!

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

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

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.

Patal · 17/04/2018 21:31

I think Axel Rory is a lovely name together

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.

ichbineinstasumer · 17/04/2018 21:33

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

Sophronia · 17/04/2018 21:52

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

RidingWindhorses · 17/04/2018 22:03

Rory is a million times nicer.

Accel sounds like a management consultancy slash soap dispenser.

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.

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

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)

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.

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!

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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BakedBeans47 · 17/04/2018 22:28

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

Axl marginally better.

DramaAlpaca · 17/04/2018 22:31

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

strawberrypenguin · 17/04/2018 22:32

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

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.

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