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Edward216 · 03-05-2015, 03:52 AM

Hey all. I've just recently gotten into watching The Middle. I've never watched it on network TV and have just recently started watching reruns of it on The Hallmark Channel. I really like it and I think it's a wholesome and very funny show. But one thing bugs me. The sons' names are Axl and Brick!

Can someone tell me are these nicknames? I know I've heard Axl (or Axel as it can be spelled) as a boy's name but I've never met any guy named that personally. And I've never heard Brick used as a boy's name ever. I know nowadays people tend to want to give their kids unusual and "creative" names but really I think those are seriously stupid. Is there any episode where they talk about why their sons have these names? Just wondering. And it won't really ruin my watching the show, but I just really can't believe people would name their kids that. Just my opinion. I guess you do end up feeling that somehow those names "fit" the characters though.

Ed.

DJM77 · 03-05-2015, 06:06 AM

I saw an episode where they flashbacked to when Brick was born. It's not a nickname. Mike and Frankie liked it because it's different. As for Axl, I don't know. Maybe Mike and Frankie are Guns 'N Roses fans. I think Heck is kind of an odd last name.

Chocolate Moose · 03-05-2015, 06:10 PM

Frankie's real name is Francis.

Edward216 · 03-06-2015, 01:02 AM

I'll agree with you, Heck is a strange last name. And Frankie's actual name would be "Frances", that's how it's spelled when it's a woman's name. I know, because it was my mom's name.

Ed.

Edward216 · 03-08-2015, 08:46 PM

I remembered too that there's a family in my area with a daughter named Franchesca (same as Francesca just a different spelling) and she goes by Frankie.

Ed.

Schmoopie · 03-10-2015, 01:55 AM

Frankie's boss Mr. Ellerby calls her Frances when he's speaking to her but everyone else-including Mike-calls her Frankie. I think the name Brick is hilarious and I do remember Frankie saying that she didn't want her son to have a "normal" name.

Yong Fang · 03-10-2015, 05:06 AM

Axl is named for Axl Rose, who was the front man of Guns N Roses (and no Rose and a bunch of backup guys isnt GNR). Rose is from Indiana, the same as the show and actually Axl Rose is in his 50s, the same age as the parents.

Brick I have no idea, but I will stand behind Axl.

Schmoopie · 03-10-2015, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Yong Fang

Axl is named for Axl Rose, who was the front man of Guns N Roses (and no Rose and a bunch of backup guys isnt GNR). Rose is from Indiana, the same as the show and actually Axl Rose is in his 50s, the same age as the parents.

Brick I have no idea, but I will stand behind Axl.

Wow, didn't know that about Axl! Thanks!

Coffeecup · 04-22-2015, 01:48 PM

I wondered it Brick's name has something to do with the character in the movie Cat On a Hot Tin Roof. Wasn't Paul Newman's character named Brick?.

tv star collector · 04-23-2015, 02:09 PM

Tim Matheson's character on Hart of Dixie is also named Brick--and he is past 60. There also was a comic strip character named "Brick Bradford," going way back to 1933. So, Brick is not really a "new" name, at all. Axl, on the other hand, I had never heard before.

veggie-tari-jenn · 04-30-2015, 12:57 AM

unique...that's what makes them great...

liane49 · 05-15-2015, 01:55 PM

The actor Josh Demmel and his wife Fergie have a son name Axel.

03-05-2015, 03:52 AM	#1
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,625	What kind of names are Axl and Brick?! Hey all. I've just recently gotten into watching The Middle. I've never watched it on network TV and have just recently started watching reruns of it on The Hallmark Channel. I really like it and I think it's a wholesome and very funny show. But one thing bugs me. The sons' names are Axl and Brick! Can someone tell me are these nicknames? I know I've heard Axl (or Axel as it can be spelled) as a boy's name but I've never met any guy named that personally. And I've never heard Brick used as a boy's name ever. I know nowadays people tend to want to give their kids unusual and "creative" names but really I think those are seriously stupid. Is there any episode where they talk about why their sons have these names? Just wondering. And it won't really ruin my watching the show, but I just really can't believe people would name their kids that. Just my opinion. I guess you do end up feeling that somehow those names "fit" the characters though. Ed.

03-05-2015, 06:06 AM	#2
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,553	I saw an episode where they flashbacked to when Brick was born. It's not a nickname. Mike and Frankie liked it because it's different. As for Axl, I don't know. Maybe Mike and Frankie are Guns 'N Roses fans. I think Heck is kind of an odd last name.
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03-05-2015, 06:10 PM	#3
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,881	Frankie's real name is Francis.
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03-10-2015, 01:55 AM	#6
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	Frankie's boss Mr. Ellerby calls her Frances when he's speaking to her but everyone else-including Mike-calls her Frankie. I think the name Brick is hilarious and I do remember Frankie saying that she didn't want her son to have a "normal" name.
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04-23-2015, 02:09 PM	#10
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03-06-2015, 01:02 AM	#4
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,625	I'll agree with you, Heck is a strange last name. And Frankie's actual name would be "Frances", that's how it's spelled when it's a woman's name. I know, because it was my mom's name. Ed.

03-08-2015, 08:46 PM	#5
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,625	I remembered too that there's a family in my area with a daughter named Franchesca (same as Francesca just a different spelling) and she goes by Frankie. Ed.

03-10-2015, 05:06 AM	#7
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	Axl is named for Axl Rose, who was the front man of Guns N Roses (and no Rose and a bunch of backup guys isnt GNR). Rose is from Indiana, the same as the show and actually Axl Rose is in his 50s, the same age as the parents. Brick I have no idea, but I will stand behind Axl.

04-22-2015, 01:48 PM	#9
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,176	I wondered it Brick's name has something to do with the character in the movie Cat On a Hot Tin Roof. Wasn't Paul Newman's character named Brick?.

04-30-2015, 12:57 AM	#11
veggie-tari-jenn SARCASTIC COUPON PRINCESS!! Eternal Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2008 Posts: 1,882	unique...that's what makes them great...

05-15-2015, 01:55 PM	#12
liane49 Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 20, 2013 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 1,011	The actor Josh Demmel and his wife Fergie have a son name Axel.