Axel

Sounds like it could be another shortened version of Alexander.

It keeps making me think of Axel Rose from Guns n Roses! As a rock lover, I like this name :)

You know, I have to admit: When I first heard this name, I didn't really care for it. I thought it sounded too tough and macho. But after I watched Beverly Hills Cop (where Eddie Murphy gave a super awesome performance as Officer Axel Foley), I really grew to love it. I like its length, its uniqueness and the “x” in it. It also sounds strong and powerful. Ax is a cute nickname too. I think Axel Brooks sounds good. You can't tell me that doesn't sound like a serious cool guy's name. Overall, I think Axel is a good strong name.

Axel is a very cool, modern name! It's super rock and roll but could also be kind of country. Axel Rose is a cool association minus the drugs. Lol. (everyone messes up). I love the nickname Ax.

I used to like the name Axel, but now it just sounds like a car part and what if he had a speech impediment? He would be calling himself a butthole, I don't like the name Axel, not one bit!

It's a fine name but in my opinion, sounds rather unfriendly and rough. I prefer something like Alex.

This has a super meaning but the name itself still has to grow on me.

Exotic but really cool.

I love how every one is saying that they think Axel sounds like a name a super macho tough guy would have, but the only Axel I know is skinny, wears glasses, and does ballet.

It sounds mechanical.

I love names with x, so I obviously adore this one too.

Saw a video with the name Axel in it, and someone in the comments thought they were saying the a-hole word.

Masculine name perfect for a powerful warrior!

Axel sounds like oksel (oxel), which is Dutch for armpit.

I think Axel is a weird name.

This name is very common in Sweden. What first comes to my mind is a boy who started smoking at 12, thinks "gay" is an insult and is a European "nationalist". A trashy name, in my opinion. Boring, overused, stupid.

This is such a nice, simple name.

Axel is a wonderful sounding name for a child or adult and it's strong with some interesting European flavor to it. It's a powerful human male name denoting both brains and brawn in my opinion.

This was one of my dog's names when I was a baby. And that's what it is, a dog name. Axel sounds ugly and weird on a human.

Really loved this name until I heard a comment that I can't shake. When little kids try to say the name Axel, it sounds a lot like "a$%hole"... not sure I can go with this name anymore. I'm just thinking about yelling that name out loud across a playground.

We chose this name for our son as it has been handed down through the Norwegian side of my husband's family. We chose the pronunciation /AHK-sel/ in part to differentiate from the legacy of Axl Rose. I love that its meaning bears variations of "peace," and our son is a reconciler at heart. It has the sound of both strength and wisdom, and as our son has an uncompromising yearning for justice, it suits him.

Axe murderer comes to mind...yikes. A harsh and unpleasant name in my opinion.

I love my name.

I researched this name in 2007, I learned everything I could for a son. I thought it sounded strong, with a little hint of sports to it and short enough for him to learn how to write it. He's now 7 yrs old. Advanced in class a very dedicated soccer player and I know I made the right choice for his name. I was still in planning stages for his conception. I picked out both boy and girl names. That's how much my son's names mean to me.

I've decided I now love this name! It's handsome, sexy, cute and so underused in my opinion! =)

I'm American and love this name for a guy. I think it sounds European, but also has a good sound in American English too (I'm from the North East). I think visually the X looks very cool in a name. Nice, a little different (not too different), masculine sounding name. I think it could be a great name if your son is an athlete.

I like the French pronunciation. In the US the pronunciation is kind of ugly, so I might end up spelling it "Accel" just so people would pronounce it right.

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Then they'd probably pronounce it "Akkul"...

When I think of this name I think of a skater boy. Probably because an axel is a type of skateboard trick.

I was given this name by my parents, and I hated them for it, I got ridiculed endlessly, my advice, give your child a normal name.

I first heard this name from the Kingdonm Hearts series. After learning more about it, I've grown to like it even more. Although I will always associate it with fire.

It's a very masculine and strong name, and you can also use Axl as a variant.

This name sounds cool despite being part of a car.

This is a semi-popular name in France. When I asked my husband, who is French, what he thought of when he heard this name, instead of saying, "truck parts", he got kinda' quiet and softly said, "Angels". Neat. If you're looking for a REAL French name, this is a winner. Just remember, in French, the pronunciation has the stress on the second syllable, not the first as in English. It ends-up sounding like the the word, "excel" with a soft "a" at the beginning or like the first two syllables of the word, "accelerate". This changes the whole feel of the name.

This is one of my favorite names. It's short and simple, not too common, and very masculine.

For some reason I really like this name. I don't much like Axl Rose so that can't be it. Maybe I like the "ax" part, very masculine.