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[omfg----hxc.livejournal.com]

Tiger Woods and wife Elin had a baby boy: Charlie Axel

I like Charlie. What is with Axel? I've been seeing it a lot lately. And am kinda surprised that I don't hate it.

They have a daughter named Sam Alexis.

Comments

I don't really like nicknames as names

[sharon20lostie.livejournal.com]

I think they could have went with Charles and called him Charlie.

Re: I don't really like nicknames as names

[skate97.livejournal.com]

They could have, but some people really don't like Charles (myself included). My nephew is just Charlie and it suits him perfectly.

[trishy-h.livejournal.com]

The way I see it both Sam and Charlie are 'nicknames' so I don't find it too weird. Alexis is a much better middle name than Axel but maybe they though Alexander was too similar?

Sam and Charlie are cute. I would've loved it if he'd been called Dean though hee!

I think with fuller, more formal names, you give the child more control

[sharon20lostie.livejournal.com]

They can go my Charlie for casual situtations, and Charles in a professional capacity. Giving them Charlie, only leaves them with one option.

Re: I think with fuller, more formal names, you give the child more control

[trishy-h.livejournal.com]

Do you feel the same way about Sam?

Re: I think with fuller, more formal names, you give the child more control

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Sam is worse than Charlie.
Not only does she have a nickname, it's a boys' name.

Re: I think with fuller, more formal names, you give the child more control

[skate97.livejournal.com]

And also, he could go by Chuck, so, two options.

Re: I think with fuller, more formal names, you give the child more control

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Charlie and Chuck are in the same vein of options so i don't think that really counts.

Re: I think with fuller, more formal names, you give the child more control

[skate97.livejournal.com]

Um, ok then.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

My dog's name is Charlie, so obviously do like the name. But for people I much prefer Charles nn Charlie. Nicknamey names ending in an -ee sound just don't age well.

Still as a sibset the names go together very well.

[teababy2.livejournal.com]

I can't help being an Axel fan, because of Axel Rose.

[lovablemess.livejournal.com]

I like Charlie and though I don't like Axel much, I think the complete name flows well.

I really don't like Sam as a stand-alone name for a girl...

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

The nickname thing bugs me, mostly because they did it with *both* first names.
And to the OP, ditto on the weird popularity of Axel. Two girls I went to school with recently had children and named them Axel and Axil. I don't really get it.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Meh...

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

I love Charlie Axel!!!

Axel is actually a legit name, but I've seen it spelled Aksel more often when it's being used by Danes (it's Danish). Axel is more popular here because of Guns & Roses.

I don't like Sam on a girl, because (a) it's too nicknamey and (b) I love it too much (for Samuel) on a boy.