Absalom (name)
Axel is a masculine first name and family name.
Origin and Meaning of the Name
Swedish ( Scandinavian) for Absalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם ) → father of peace or father is peace.
Ab = the father (probably refers to God ) shalom = peace.
In the Old Testament, Absalom is the second son of David.
Name-day
Under the Danish Bishop Absalon (Axel ) Lund: March 21; May 3
- In Sweden: June 16
Variants
- Axl, Akki, Aki
- Finnish: Akseli
Bearers of the name
Axel
- Axel von Ambesser (1910-1988), German actor and director
- Axel Bachmann ( * 1989), chess grandmaster from Paraguay
- Axel Braun ( born 1963 ), German writer and autistic
- Axel Corti (1933-1993), Austrian director
- Axel Dirx (* 1946), German politician ( SPD) and union (IG Metall )
- Axel Eggebrecht (1899-1991), German writer
- Axel Martinius Erichsen (1883-1965), Norwegian chess players
- Axel Grzybowsky (* 1964), German musician
- Axel Hacke (* 1956), German journalist and writer
- Axel Holst (1860-1931), Norwegian physician
- Axel Horstmann (* 1954), German economist and politician ( SPD)
- Axel Jüptner (1969-1998), German football player
- Axel Merckx (born 1972 ), Belgian cyclist, son of Eddy Merckx
- Axel Milberg (* 1956), German actor
- Axel Monjé (1910-1962), German actor and voice actor
- Axel Munthe (1857-1949), Swedish physician and author
- Axel Oxenstierna (1583-1654), Swedish Chancellor
- Axel Paulsen (1855-1938), Norwegian figure skater
- Axel Reitz (* 1983), German National Socialist
- Axel Prahl (* 1960), German actor
- Axel Sand ( * 1961), German film director and cinematographer
- Axel Schock (born 1965 ), German author and publicist
- Axel Schulz ( born 1968 ), German Boxer
- Axel Springer (1912-1985), German publisher
- Axel Stein ( b. 1982 ), German actor and comedian
- Axel Weber ( * 1957), German Bundesbank President
- Axel Zwingenberger (* 1955), German jazz pianist
Artist name " Axl "
- Axl Rose (born 1962 ), American singer ( Guns N ' Roses)
Akseli
- Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931), Finnish painter, architect and designer
- Akseli Kokkonen ( born 1984 ), Finnish- Norwegian ski jumper