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Axel (name)
Axel (also ''Aksel'') is a Scandinavian, German, French, and Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common. The Finnish form of the name is Akseli, while 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 names Askel and Askil, medieval forms of the Old Norse name ''Ásketill'', from ''ans'' "god" and ''ketill'' "cauldron/helmet". Provided by Wikipedia