Axel (meaning and origin)

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Axel

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Meaning and origin
Axel is a Hebrew boy name. The meaning of the name is `Swedish divine reward; divine source of life `.

Where is it used?
The name Axel is mainly used in Scandinavian.

It is an abbreviated form of
Acke, used in Scandinavian.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Absalom (In English and in the bible)

For the opposite sex use:
In French: Axelle (F)

See also
In French: Absolon

What Axel`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Axel:
Is not common
The worst thing about the name:
A lot of people can't pronnouncedople can't pronounce it
If my name wasn`t Axel....:
It would be thomas. Don't know why I just like that name
Extra information:
Nop!!=)

More `Axel` links
Axel as abbreviation
Actors named Axel
Axel in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Axel

Axel appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 287.. 2001 was a `top year` for the name Axel. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #258. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	287
2006	295
2005	314
2004	325
2003	346
2002	314
2001	258
2000	363
1999	804
1998	794
1997	841
1996	859
1995	918
1994	953
1993	976
1992	909
1991	850
1990	898
1980	---
1970	---
1960	---
1950	---
1940	---
1930	---
1920	---
1910	936
1900	789
1890	462
1880	442