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Axel is a Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) and German masculine given name, which is also used in parts of the English-speaking world. Axel is a Scandinavian form of the name Absalom^[1] meaning "Father of peace".^[2] Axel may also refer to:

People

First name

Axel Hager, German beach volleyball player
Axel Honneth, German political philosopher
Axel Jensen, Norwegian author
Axel Munthe (1857 – 1949), Swedish physician and psychiatrist
Axel Oxenstierna (1583–1654) Swedish statesman
Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), Norwegian skater
Axel Rudi Pell, German rock musician

Axel Schultze, German/US entrepreneur

Axel Springer (1912–1985), German publisher
Axel Witteveen, Argentine singer
Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist
Axel Woods, Tiger Woods son (middle name)
Axel Witsel, Belgian football player

Also:

Axl Rose, stage name for William Bruce Rose, Jr., co-founder of Guns n Roses rock band

Surname

Krister Axel, American musician and poet
Richard Axel, American scientist

Places

Axel (Netherlands), a town in the municipality of Terneuzen, the Netherlands

Fictional characters

Axel Almer, one of the possible protagonists in Super Robot Wars Advance and antagonists in Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2
Axel, a playable character from the Twisted Metal vehicular combat video game series
Axel, a playable character from the Crazy Taxi series
Axel, a character from the Kingdom Hearts video game series
Axel, a character in the Suikoden game series who has appeared in Suikoden IV and Suikoden Tactics
Axel, the 'Dark Hero', a character from the video game Disgaea 2
Axel Dark-Key, the villain of Ape Escape Million Monkeys
Axel Foley is a leading character in the Beverly Hills Cop films.
Axel Hawk, a character from the video game series Fatal Fury
Axel Steel, a character in the Guitar Hero video game series
Axel Stone, a character from the Streets of Rage video game series
Axel Moonshine, the protagonist in the comic book series "Axel Moonshine"
Axel, a protagonist in Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth
Axel Thurston, a character in the anime series Eureka Seven

Other uses

Axël (drama), a drama by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
Axel (computer game), a Christian-themed interactive computer game
Axel (computer software), a download manager
"Axel F", the 1985 instrumental theme song of Beverly Hills Cop by Harold Faltermeyer, and later remixed by the Crazy Frog in 2005 (see "Axel F" (Crazy Frog song))
Axel jump, a type of jump in figure skating
may be confused with Axl Rose, frontman of American rock band Guns 'N Roses.

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-'''Axel''' is a [[Scandinavia]]n (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) and [[German language|German]] masculine [[given name]], which is also used in parts of the English-speaking world. Axel is a Scandinavian form of the name [[Absalom]]<ref>[http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/a/origin-and-meaning-of-axel.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Axel]</ref> meaning "''Father of peace''".<ref>[http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/a/origin-and-meaning-of-absalom.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Absalom]</ref> It may also be derived from old norse Ásleikr/Áslákr, latinized to ansleicus and later aslak, Axel. Axel may also refer to:
+'''Axel''' is a [[Scandinavia]]n (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) and [[German language|German]] masculine [[given name]], which is also used in parts of the English-speaking world. Axel is a Scandinavian form of the name [[Absalom]]<ref>[http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/a/origin-and-meaning-of-axel.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Axel]</ref> meaning "''Father of peace''".<ref>[http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/a/origin-and-meaning-of-absalom.htm MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Absalom]</ref> Axel may also refer to:
 ==People==