Boy's name Axl, thoughts?

[Lanicholla]

So we found out we gonna have a boy and my husband really likes the name Axl, as its unusual and not common. I'm trying to warm up to it though :)
Obviously there are associations with GnR, but that's irrelevant. What are your thoughts?

I think of Axel as one of those names that people pick because they think they're being really unusual / out there but actually it's not that uncommon and also not nice enough to be worth it. Axl is awful though whereas Axel is just a bit meh...

I know an Alex Rose, keep wanting to call him Axel.

Axel is a nice name, as others say Axl looks incomplete but I think it's OK.

Axl is Axl Rose and Axel is Axel Scheffler in my head. I know which I'd rather my ds be named after.

Axel is a name which is rising massively in popularity at the moment. Axl is linked to to Guns n Roses. You can’t decide it’s irrelevant for the rest of the world. Like if I called my child Harry Potter, I can’t just declare the book series irrelevant because I want it be.

Middle name Otyl?
Its not terrible, I know a lovely German Shepherd called Axel, but at least spell it correctly

Horrid, sorry.

It looks like you can't spell Axel and your son will spend his lifetime correcting people.

Absolutely awful.

I love the name Axel!
But do spell it properly.

If I had an Axel I'd probably call him axolotl as a pet name.

My dc is called Axl,I picked it as I knew not many people would use it.

I love it. It was my second choice

I think Axel is a great, strong name.

I liked Axel for ds1 but am glad that I didn't use it in the end.

I liked the name Leif at the same time (but am almost as glad I didn't use that tbh). I think it's a viable alternative to Axel - just triple check the pronunciation (this is what put me off this name).

Not sure why I was in a Nordic name phase while pregnant with ds1!

I almost called DS Axel. I sometimes regret that I didn't.
Love it

The name is Axel, it looks strange if not.

I love this name but spelt Axel

Sounds like an antiperspirant.

It's really popular in our area, there are several across dc schools.

Axle grease

Wow that is a lot of response! Thank you 😊 yes , I'm leaning towards an E , so it's spelled Axel. So we will be having debates for a E with DH

I know what you mean 😏 what did you end up naming your son?

Yes, you can't make people think otherwise. Although future generation won't know what GnR are. I don't know any Axel or Axl at all..

Axel is a real name, Axl is a stage name for a singer.

Choose Axel and then your daughter could be Elina!

Axel is a Scandinavian name of Biblical origins.

Axl is a spelling the GnR singer made up. It has no history outside of him.

I like Axel but I wouldn't choose Axl.

Dreadful.