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Axel

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English

Etymology

From Danish 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 Old Norse "god" + "cauldron, helmet", and Absalon was chosen as the nearest-sounding Christian equivalent, leading to the exchange of the middle consonants.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Axel (plural Axels)

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages in quiet use since the 19th century.
    • 2024 August 1, Josh Halliday, Neha Gohil, “Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies”, in The Guardian‎:
      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.
  2. A surname.

Derived terms

Translations

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.

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English Axel, from Danish Aksel.

Proper noun

Axel

  1. a male given name from the Germanic languages

Danish

Proper noun

Axel

  1. a male given name, variant of 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 uncertain. Various compound derivations from a first element and lo (“light forest”) have been proposed, but none of these match the oldest attestations. Potentially derived from a term cognate to Old Norse öxull (“shoulder”), Old High German ahsala (“shoulder”), here referring to an elevated location.

See also Zealandic Aksel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑk.səl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Axel
  • Rhymes: -ɑksəl

Proper noun

Axel n

  1. a city and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Axel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎ (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Axel m

  1. a male given name from Danish

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Axel

  1. a male given name from Danish

Further reading

  • “Axel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Axel” in Duden online

Norwegian

Proper noun

Axel

  1. a male given name of Danish origin, more often spelled Aksel

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare Swedish axel.

Noun

Axel f

  1. shoulder

Swedish

Etymology

From Danish Aksel, Axel. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1371.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Axel c (genitive Axels)

  1. a male given name

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.

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