Axel

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈæksəl/
• Homophones: axel, axil, axle

Proper noun

Axel

1. A male given name in quiet use since the 19th century.

Anagrams

• Alex, Lexa, axle

Etymology

From English Axel, from Danish Aksel.

Proper noun

Axel

1. a male given name

Proper noun

Axel

1. A male given name, a spelling 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.

Proper noun

Axel m

1. A male given name of Danish origin.

Anagrams

• Alex

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Axel

1. A male given name of Danish origin.

Proper noun

Axel

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

Etymology

Compare Swedish axel.

Noun

Axel f

1. shoulder

Etymology

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

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.