Axel

== 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 === IPA(key): /ˈæk.səl/ Homophones: axel, axil, axle === Proper noun === Axel (plural Axels) A male given name from the Germanic languages in quiet use since the 19th century. 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. === Anagrams === Alex, Lexa, axle == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Axel, from Danish Aksel. === Proper noun === Axel a male given name from the Germanic languages == Danish == === Proper noun === Axel a male given name, variant of Aksel === References === [2] 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/ Hyphenation: Axel Rhymes: -ɑksəl === Proper noun === Axel n a city and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands ==== Derived terms ==== Axelaar Axels === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Axel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[3] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ak.sɛl/ === Proper noun === Axel m a male given name from Danish ==== Related terms ==== Axelle === Anagrams === Alex == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Axel a male given name from Danish === Further reading === “Axel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Axel” in Duden online == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Axel a male given name of Danish origin, more often spelled Aksel == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare Swedish axel. === Noun === Axel f shoulder == Swedish == === Etymology === From Danish Aksel, Axel. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1371. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /¹aksɛl/ === Proper noun === Axel c (genitive Axels) a male given name ==== Related terms ==== (surnames) Axelsson === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [4] 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. === Anagrams === Alex