I knew a child called Axel – there’s an awkward problem when you say it out loud, parents never consider it before
A REDDIT user shared a name that has proven to be a bit problematic.
They revealed that they knew a child named Axel, and while it’s an overall sound name, there’s an issue they found with the moniker.
In a name-criticizing forum on Reddit, user @MyDogCanSploot shared the name that caught their attention for a not-so-great reason.
They wrote: “‘Axel’ sounds cool and edgy on paper until your kid starts acting out.
“I went to a school event with my kid. Another mom at the table began yelling, ‘As*hole!’ whenever her kid started running around.
“It took me forever to realize the kid’s name was Axel, but when said in anger, it definitely sounded like something else.”
Reddit users took to the comments section to share their take on the unique name.
“Axel sounds like the name of a bad boy as*hole protagonist on a crappy YA novel written by a bad writer,” one person wrote.
Another user shared a similar experience they had with the name Axel.
They said: “Yes! Thank you for saying this. I used to love the name and still like it written down.
“But my daughter has an Axel in her class and every time she talks about him it sounds like ‘as*hole’. And he’s the nicest kid!!
“It’s unfortunate the parents didn’t think of this before naming him.”
Other people explained that the name debacle may be an accent related issue.
“My children have Scandinavian names, and one is Axel. This isn’t a problem in a British accent, nor has it been an issue in the few European countries he has visited. Must be an American accent thing,” one person wrote.
Another person also confirmed this when they wrote “Lol I think this might be an accent thing, it definitely doesn’t sound like that when I say it with my English accent.”
A final person shared a similar experience with a different name.
“A kid at my school is named Ocean and when his friends yell for him across the playground it sounds like, ‘Oh sh*t!'” they said.