Axel

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈæk.səl//

A male given name from the Germanic languages in quiet use since the 19th century.

proper noun

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

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.

Forms

plural: Axels

axe · A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of…Axe · A river in Dorset, Somerset, and east Devon, England, which…axel · A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and…

Axel · A male given name from the Germanic languages in quiet use since the 19th century.

axis · An imaginary line around which an object spins (an axis of…Axis · The alliance (in effect before and during World War II) of…Axl · A male given name.

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