Axel name - Meaning of Axel

Axel name - Meaning of Axel

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Hebrew

Pronounced

AHK-sel (German)

Axel Meaning

Medieval Danish form of Absalom. Axel is a Scandinavian variant of Absalom. Absalom originates in Hebrew language and means "peace of the father". As a masculine given name it is very rare in the United States.

Axel Related Names
Variants: Aksel (Danish), Aksel (Norwegian), Axl
Diminutive: Acke (Swedish)
Other Languages: Absalom (Biblical), Abessalom (Biblical Greek), 'Avshalom (Biblical Hebrew), Absalom (Biblical Latin), Akseli (Finnish), Absolon (French)

Axel Celebrities
Axel Lindstrom - baseball player, Axel Paulsen - figure skater, Axel Oxenstierna - statesman,