Axel

[sageandbasil]

Thoughts on this name please?

Get a grip

@Feelingofftoday excuse me? Rude much

Please don't. Poor child.
The only famous Axel is Axel Rose from Guns and Roses. He raped a 14 year old girl and got away with it.
He also has a track record in domestic violence against women.

Nope

[quote sageandbasil]@Feelingofftoday excuse me? Rude much [/quote]
Rude would be calling a child/future adult axel

Tho it has a certain Scandi chic, it looks like a misspelling of Alex -- so it doesn't quite work in English. Well, not unless you're a Guns N Roses fan or a motor mechanic.

Love it !
I think of the son from The Middle.

Love it!

Someone I knew named her baby axel because she thought it felt powerful... I hated it

What is with all the weird baby name threads?

It just makes me think of a car.

Lovely name, Scandinavian I think. Why are people so rude about different cultures? Nobody else heard of the German illustrator Axel Scheffler?

I love it! I think of Axel Foley!! (Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop)

@12548ehe9fnfobms

Please don't. Poor child. The only famous Axel is Axel Rose from Guns and Roses. He raped a 14 year old girl and got away with it. He also has a track record in domestic violence against women.

This isn't true, axel scheffler plus it's a fairly common name in Germany, Scandinavia etc plus no one under 40 gives a toss about guns n roses!

I like it

I like it a lot. Go for it!

I know a couple of men called Axel and I like it. They are both foreign. Perhaps the other posters hadn't come across the name before because it is more used in other parts of the world.

I love it: I think of the fantastic illustrator for the gruffalo stories axel scheffler.

@12548ehe9fnfobms

Please don't. Poor child. The only famous Axel is Axel Rose from Guns and Roses. He raped a 14 year old girl and got away with it. He also has a track record in domestic violence against women.

Axel Scheffler is far more famous than Axel Rose these days! I really like it, but it does make me think immediately of Axel Scheffler.

I think of axel foley too! Didn’t Perrie Edwards just name her son axel? No need for rude comments

German name. If you like it, use it.

I’ve no idea where all the negative comments are from. Axel is a perfectly normal Scandinavian name. It’s gaining popularity in England and Wales, now at #168, tied with Finlay, so hardly bizarre or uncommon or deserving of ‘get a grip’ type comments. Not everyone wants to call their children George and Oliver. I’d avoid it personally based on how it’s rocketed up the charts and it a bit trendy for me. It’s a nice name outside of that though.

Well it's the 168th most popular boy name in 2020 with over 300 born. It's not to my taste but I certainly wouldn't think anything bad if I met a little Axel! I do think of the illustrator, but I don't think that's a bad thing.

I love it!!!!

Dont like it. Know one and I dont like him much which is probably clouding my judgement.

Love it!!