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Axel
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axel
English
Etymology
From en da Aksel, first used for the bishop and statesman Absalon Hvide (1128–1201), from biblical Absalom. Some sources suggest that the bishop was originally named Áskell, from en non - "god" + "cauldron, helmet", and Absalon was chosen as the nearest-sounding Christian equivalent, leading to the exchange of the middle consonants.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæk.səl/
en axel axil axle
Proper noun
s
en male Germanic languages in quiet use since the 19th century.
en 2024-08-01 Josh Halliday, Neha Gohil w:The Guardian Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/01/police-in-england-urged-to-protect-mosques-as-far-right-plans-more-rallies The riots began after misinformation circulated widely online about the identity and motives of the suspect in the Southport murders, who was named on Thursday as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana. The media had been unable to name the teenager, who was born in Cardiff to Rwandan parents, because he is under 18.
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Derived terms
en Axel Heiberg Island
Translations
male given name
Danish: da Aksel, da Axel
Estonian: et Aksel
Faroese: fo Áskil m, fo Aksal m, fo Aksel m
Finnish: fi Akseli
French: fr Axel
German: de Axel
Greek: el Άξελος
Japanese: ja アクセル Akuseru
Marathi: mr अॅक्सल m
Norwegian: no Aksel, no Axel
Russian: ru А́ксель m
Swedish: sv Axel
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Axel is the 33941st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 670 individuals. Axel is most common among White (68.81%) and Black/African American (23.43%) individuals.
Anagrams
en aelx Alex Lexa axle
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Axel<ety:uder<da:Aksel>> 2 1
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male Germanic languages
Danish
Proper noun
da male Aksel
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 15 602 males with the given name Axel (compared to 20 269 named Aksel) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as axla in 987-994. Etymology nl 1. Various compound derivations from a first element and nl lo light forest have been proposed, but none of these match the oldest attestations. Potentially derived from a term cognate to non öxull shoulder, goh ahsala shoulder, here referring to an elevated location.
See also zea Aksel.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɑk.səl/
nl Nl-Axel.ogg
nl Axel
nl ɑksəl 2
Proper noun
n
nl city/and/former municipality mun/Terneuzen p/Zeeland c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Axelaar
nl Axels
References
axel
French
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Axel.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Axel.wav France
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Axel.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Proper noun
m
fr male Danish
Related terms
fr Axelle
Anagrams
fr Alex
German
Etymology
From de da Aksel, a vernacular form of da Absalom.
Pronunciation
de /ˈaksl̩/
de De-Axel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Achsel
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male Danish
Further reading
Axel_Sprung_Eiskunstlauf Axel
Norwegian
Proper noun
no proper noun
no male of Danish origin, more often spelled no Aksel
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare sv axel.
Noun
pdc noun f
shoulder
Swedish
Etymology
From sv da Aksel, da Axel. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1371.
Pronunciation
sv /¹aksɛl/
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Axel.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male
Related terms
(surnames) sv Axelsson
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 56 075 males with the given name Axel (compared to 1 446 named Aksel) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Anagrams
sv aelx Alex