Baby Name - Beverly Hills,CA

PLEASE TELL US THE NAME! I JUST HAVE TO KNOW NOW!!! Lol!

Phew - thank you for sharing!
and I like Axle!!!!!
It'll grow on you...... :)

I am also dying to know what this "horrible" name is? :)

Oh, wait... Can I guess?

Tucker

There was a kid in my class growing up named Tucker and while I like the name I can totally see a little kid getting mixed up and saying "Fucker". Lol!

You can say it is very unique, retro, memorable, or other adjective that does not indicate approval or disapproval. Then find an acceptable nickname to call him.

First, What is it??? Pure curiosity here.

When asked be completely honest. "What do you think of the name?.. It's interesting! Never heard one like that before"

OR," it's different!"

Just smile when you say it, because if you think it's awful and sounds like profanity, then you are most likely not alone.

I am betting no one wants to be the one to say it's a terrible name.
Just focus on being excited your an Auntie now :)

Congrats on being an Aunt!

Be honest and say what you just told us: I am so excited to be an Auntie for the first time and I love my new nephew. Skip the name opinion, just say what it is. This is so sad that they did that to a little boy, but maybe they will go by a middle name? maybe you can give him a nick name just for you or the family? Congrats new auntie!! I am dying to know what his name is, but understand why you didn't put it on here.

To the parents I would say 'what a great name!'.

To anyone one else I would just say,'mom and dad just love the name!'. No need to denigrate it in any way. It would make them feel bad, and you look bad.

Also, you'll get used to it soon, and it won't seem so bad on your beautiful new nephew. I had the same experience with mine.

Regardless of how your kids pronounce it, Axle isn't the worst name in the world, relatively speaking.

I knew someone with that name, spelled Axel, and he was a great person. I don't necessarily see any negative things other than the fact that when I hear it, I think of something that has to do with a mechanical part.

Look....this is your precious new nephew. You don't have to like or hate his name, you just have to love HIM and accept it. Work with your kids to help them pronounce it correctly.

When my son was born, we referred to my daughter who was 10 years older as "Sissy". My control freak sister threw a fit and said, "Don't you dare call her that, it sounds so dumb!"

Really? Thanks for the opinion.

Anyway, when my son was a baby, he didn't pronounce things perfectly and when he said Sissy, it sounded exactly like Titty.
We had a bird named Pepper and when my son said it, it came out Pecker, clear as a bell. He was always talking about loving his Titty and his Pecker.

Talk about sounding like profanity.............

You have a beautiful new nephew.
YOU might not think his name fits him, but he's not your baby.

I didn't check to see how long you've been on this site, but Axle is NOT the weirdest name around.

Don't hurt your SIL's feelings. Don't try to change his name by coming up with something else to call him because you just don't get it or can't bring yourself to call him by his name. It's his name. Like it or not. If he's going to get bashed for it, don't be the first one to do so.

If you simply can't bring yourself to say anything else, at least say,
"That's an interesting name. I never would have thought of that. What a beautiful BABY!!!!!"

Your opinion about the name is not required at this point.

I mean that in the nicest possible way with no offense intended.

"I wouldn't have chosen it myself, but to each their own."

"Eh." *Shrug*

"I'm just glad little *Nickname you've given him* is healthy."

Heck, I don't even call my baby boy by his name, most of the time he's Booger or any variation of.

Oh thank GOODNESS you told us the name - I was super curious by the end of your post and spent at least a couple of minutes trying to figure out which names could sound like a swear word! LOL!

I'm willing to bet that within a couple of years, or even months, your nephew will seem so much like an "Axle" that you wouldn't be able to imagine him with any other name. Kids seem to grow into their names.

And I actually think Axle is kinda a cool name...

well you cant not say what the name is......

you dont have to say you love the name, Im not always like oh i love that name because quite frankly I dont. Just say how excited you are to be an aunt.

I am super curious to know what the name is!

Anyway, when I was choosing names for my children it was very important to me what other people thought of the names, because my child was going to have to live with the names I chose. I would want to know if the names I had chosen were awful.

Why would anyone ask about the name? Just wondering... if people are asking about it, chances are, they don't like it either. LOL

My kids have non-traditional American names (by that I mean it's common in other countries, not here) and most people say it's "interesting", "unique", "oh, wow, never heard of that before!", "I'm going to have a hard time with that one" and sometimes "What? Why'd you name them such strange names?"

I don't take any comment to heart. I picked interesting names so I should expect interesting comments. It's part of the fun in it. If the parents can't handle it, they should just name their kids Jack and Jill. But seriously, people need to have thicker skins, we're parents, we need to get used to alot of comments and criticism.

And congrats to them!

I think you will learn to associate it with him and eventually forget your negative reaction to it. But I agree with others who have said just say it's not my first choice, but I'm so excited to be an Aunt and he's perfect in every way. If it helps, the name is usually spelled "Axel" and it's a Scandinavian and German male name. It's becoming increasingly popular and I know a couple of them. It is often used because it was/is a family name. It wouldn't be my first choice either, but I think it sounds strong and powerful and I like the Scandinavian origins.

I don't like my new niece's middle name, but after waiting to be an aunt for 9 years I'm just happy to have her! My grandma doesn't like the name either so sometimes we confide in each other that it wouldn't have been our choice, but we don't let on to her mom and dad. Congrats on your new nephew.

Just avoid it altogether by saying things like "oh he's such a blessing" or some such thing.

Or you can say, they like original names don't they?! :)

Figure out a way to answer by not answering that way you won't offend your SIL and you are still being respectful!

Congrats!

You could do what my sister did (b/c she hated my youngest son's name too) and just use his middle name...call it a 'special Auntie' thing?

My friend named her son "Gamma" he was her 3rd son thus the name. People say they don't like the back story to my daughters name either. It's Harlee-Quinn, yep after the batman character :) obviously the love the name, be kind and don't talk bad about it behind their backs,

I don't think it's an awful name, but the way they spelled it... reminds me of a car part :-(. It's unfortunate. I would probably just lie and say I liked the name to avoid hurting anyone's feelings or looking like a jerk.

My niece would have been Waylon had she been a boy. I choked when they told me their boy name choice and without thought blurted, "please tell me you are joking!". Not one of my more polite moments. Fortunately they forgave me and thankfully they had a girl. Learn from my blunder - be politely neutral for everyone's sake. I am sure the name will grow on you with time. Good luck.

People either love or hate my 3rd sons name---We've got a lot of hmm that's an interesting name! Haven't heard that one before? Or is that a 'greek' name...You can always just side step it like others mentioned below, or just say I really don't know yet, but I love his eyes, giggles toes or whatever! this is a time to use those 'white lies' and just soak up the Auntie time :)

Before I was born, my parents went around telling everyone that if I was a boy, my name would be Ronald, after my mother's uncle who died in the war. Now, that's not such a bad name until you realize that their last name was McDonald.

Of course, my parents just told people that to be obnoxious - but my mom said she got some very interesting responses where people either couldn't hold back their opinion ("What are you THINKING?!") or people trying to be polite ("Ohhhh... after your uncle... okaaaay... how nice!") I think my name would actually have been Christopher or something - but they had a great time with it.

Anyway, with regard to your new nephew, I'd just say, "Oh, he looks like a little cherub!" (Who cares if you actually answer the question or not - answer the question YOU want to answer! ;) Hopefully within a few years you'll think of the name differently since you'll associate it with this darling little boy. :)

First, Jane, I feel your pain. I have a nephew named after two tv characters, Zander being the first name, and I just kept my mouth shut. He's a nice kid and we usually call him Z. But now, I have to be honest, I think of that name more as 'the name of my nice nephew' instead of 'the name of that guy from Buffy'. :)

As for what to say: I agree that the politic response is "his parents love it, I'm sure it will grow on me" .

Say "it will have to grow on me"
Don't confess to hating it between mutual friends and family. You'll get over it, but if the news makes it back to them, they won't.
I hate the name my sister picked for her baby boy. I will be choking over it for a while, but i"m certain in time, I won't think about hating the name. Do share the name, I'm curious!
My nephews name is Zander, and it comes with negative associations for me and my husband.
FYI, my parents responded to negative opinions in regards to my name and they changed it after I was born. I was almost I., and frankly prefer it to my real name (which is not Jane).

You can be honest without being rude, say something like "it would not have been my first choice, but he is perfect!"

added: I just saw your addition, I think the name Axle is cute, a little boy on my sons soccer team had that name.

It must be a different name if people are asking you what you think of it!

I didn't care for the name my sister game my niece. In time, it grew on me and now I can't imagine her being named anything else.

You can be polite without being rude or lying. Just say 'that's what the birth certificate says', or 'my vote didn't count'.

I've had several family members and friends who've named their kids names I was surprised by and/or wouldn't have chosen. My son's name, while common now, was not common 10y ago. Names change and grow on you.

I just find a nickname, abbreviation, or middle name to refer to then by. :)

Just say that it wouldn't be something you would pick for your son, but also that this isn't your son, so his name is not your decision to make.

It drives me nuts when people make such a big deal over names parents choose for their kids. If a friend/family chooses a name that doesn't sit well with me, usually my husband is the only one who hears my opinion. Otherwise, it is the PARENTS choice what to name their child and everyone else should just keep their mouth shut.

When my SIL was going through names for her 3rd, I watched my MIL make faces at all the ones she threw out as possibilities. When hubby and I were pregnant and going through names, we shared NOTHING. People would ask if we had names, and we had ones we liked, but we didn't share because I didn't want to see people scrunch up their face at the name that WE picked.

Axle is not the worst name I have heard...I like it. It is too contemporary for me, so I probably would never use it, but I like it.

I think you should say nothing negative. We named our son Torsten and when I told my mom the name we picked out she HATED it. She let me know. She hurt my feelings. Of course now she does not remember this and she loves the name Torsten and says it is the perfect name for him. He is a blonde, curly headed sporty boy who is obsessed with skiing and is on the ski team. When I told her my stepsister was going to name her daughter Clara, she said, god, how ugly. It sounds like the name of a cow. Geez.