Axel (name)

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Axel
PronunciationSwedish: [ˈǎksɛl]
French: [aksɛl]
Spanish: [aɣˈsel]
GenderMale
Language(s)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, French, Spanish, Dutch Amazigh
Name daySweden: June 16 Finland: March 23
Origin
Word/nameAbsalom
MeaningFather of Peace "Cheetah"
Region of originScandinavia North Africa
Other names
Alternative spellingAksel, Axl
Nickname(s)Axe
Related namesAbsalom Alexander eskil, Kusaila

Axel (also Aksel) is a Scandinavian, German, French, and Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common.[1] The Finnish form of the name is Akseli. A French feminine form is Axelle.

Because the Danish archbishop Absalon (1128–1201) was also known as "Axel of Lund", the name has been interpreted as a corruption of the Hebrew name Absalom. Axel arose via Axelen from Absalon, possibly by conflation with the existing name Askel, Askil, medieval forms of the Old Norse name Ásketill, from ans "god" and ketill "cauldron/helmet".[2]

Aksel (with variants: Aksil and Axil) is also a Berber name which is popular due to the historical Amazigh Leader Kusaila (a theory says that Kusaila is just an arabization of the Berber name Aksel).[3] It comes from the word Aksil which means Leopard or Cheetah in Chaoui dialect. This name remained popular in the Middle Ages, Al-Hasan ibn Ahmad al-Muhallabi has talked about the existence of a kingdom named Aksintila/Axentla which was dominated by Hawwara tribes.[4][5] It is estimated that this name Axentla has come from the name Aksil.[6]

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As a surname[edit]

  • Curtis Axel (born 1979), ring name of American professional wrestler Joseph Curtis Hennig
  • Gabriel Axel (1918–2014), Danish filmmaker
  • Richard Axel (born 1946), American scientist

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hvor mange hedder... - Danmarks Statistik". Dst.dk. Retrieved 2013-10-21.Jørgen Ouren (2013-01-23). "Navn - SSB". Ssb.no. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  2. ^ Också förväxlingar mellan Askil och Absalon samt Askil och Asgut har skett i fda. Om man nu vill hänvisa till rundanskans askil — i rundanskan finns således formen — borde man ha skrivit 'Fda. Eskil', ty det är i denna spalt man finner askil.En dat is waar. Namn och bygd 62 (1974), p. 183.
  3. ^ Moderan, Y. (2008-01-01). "Koceila". Encyclopédie berbère (in French) (28–29): 4255–4264. doi:10.4000/encyclopedieberbere.101. ISSN 1015-7344.
  4. ^ "ص53 - كتاب المسالك والممالك للمهلبي العزيزي - بلاد السودان - المكتبة الشاملة". web.archive.org. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  5. ^ "المغرب في ذكر بلاد أفريقية والمغرب - أبي عبيد عبد الله بن عبد العزيز/البكري - Google Livres". web.archive.org. 2022-12-29. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  6. ^ HADADOU, Mohand Akli. Receuil des prénoms AMAZIGHS.