Axel
See also: 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.
Translations
Danish
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak.sɛl/
Related terms
Norwegian
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /¹aksɛl/
Related terms
- (surnames) Axelsson
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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