Thoughts on the name Ajax??

[JammieDodger94]

I know it's known as a cleaning product etc etc but that doesn't bother me. I think I quite like it as it's unique.

What are your thoughts on Ajax?
Nickname AJ

Goes with my other little one so Otis and Ajax?

If you're after a well-known British brand from the past few decades with a strong 'ja' sound in it, how about Bejam?

No. It's a cleaning product

I think the other pronunciation is more standard? That's what I would try first anyway

I thought it was Ay-ax, so that's four possible pronunciations so far!

How about Agamemnon instead? Can't see any problems there 😂

I'm not from the US either @JammieDodger94, but I know it as a cleaning product. As PP says, it's not even a nice sound that would go some way to overriding cleaning product.

Your child will not thank you for it.

I think you may have issues with the pronunciation.
Id think it was I ax if is saw it written down, to differentiate it from the cleaning product

How about Windex?

I love Otis, it was on my boys list. Have you considered

Otis and Milo
Otis and Leo
Otis and Beau
Otis and Felix
Otis and Kit?

The football team is Eye-ax. The Greek hero is usually A-jacks in English, as is the cleaning product.

I’m English but still think toilet cleaner

It’s a gritty powder for cleaning bathrooms.

Absolutely not. It’s a Dutch football team, he will get people pronouncing it I-axe constantly. Would you name him Arsenal or Manchester United? You could use something that would give you the initials AJ if you like that e.g. Anthony John, Aidan James.

I'm not really seeing Ajax > AJ, but I can definitely see a child with the initials A. J. going by Ajax. Any A. J. would do: Achilles Jason, Aeneas Jamshid, Alexander Jimmu?

I think football club (even as someone with zero interest in football)

you, and later he, will forever be explaining and spelling it to other people.

I think posters forget that the children who will grow up with little Ajax won’t have the same cultural references. Of course, they might have unpleasant stupid parents or grandparents who can’t stop themselves when they hear about little Ajax and start wittering on about bleach.

@JammieDodger94 Ajax is the romanised form of the name. In Greek it is Aias. But I’m not sure that’ll work so well.

I wouldn't he would get teased at school and when he is a adult

It was a cleaning product in the UK, not so long ago! My mum used it.

How about Cosmo instead? It goes well with Otis. It’s still unusual but not try hard like Ajax.

You could also consider 'Harpic' or 'Toilet Duck' 😃

lol Cosmo is probably a No from all the Seinfeld fans but preferable to Ajax at least.

I know OP has gone quiet but hopefully she’ll listen to the advice she requested.

@JammieDodger94 Thing is, even if the little kids won’t know about Ajax as a cleaning product, the grans, aunties etc will and when kids mention their friends you just know they will laugh about it an that’s how it will get back to the other kids that so and so has a funny name. So why put your kid through that when there’s so many other amazing options?!

There are plenty of other good names from Greek Myths&Legends that aren't also synonymous with toilet cleaners, obviously they are not "unique" but neither is Ajax.
Most of them are a bit long but can be shortened to good nicknames. Or there's always Jason or Odysseus.

I’m from the Uk. It’s well known as a cleaning product. As evidenced by this thread.

Your child will be mercilessly teased over this connection for life. Please don’t do it.

You can call his little sister Lenor

Cosmo is a pretty common name in Italy. Nigella Lawson and Scarlet Johanson called their boys Cosmo.