Danish

Alternative forms

• Axel

Proper noun

Aksel

1. A male given name, an equivalent, and the origin, of English Axel.

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20269 males with the given name Aksel (compared to 15 602 named Axel) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Estonian

Proper noun

Aksel

1. A male given name of Danish origin, cognate to English Axel.

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowing from Danish Axel.

Alternative form

• Aksal

Proper noun

Aksel m

1. A male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Aksel: Akselsson
• daughter of Aksel: Akselsdóttir

Declension

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Axel

Proper noun

Aksel

1. A male given name of Danish origin, cognate to Axel.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

aksel m ‎(definite singular akselen, indefinite plural aksler, definite plural akslene)

1. an axle

Synonyms

• aksling

Derived terms

• aksellast
• drivaksel
• kamaksel
• veivaksel

References

• “aksel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫxull

Noun

aksel m ‎(definite singular akselen, indefinite plural akslar, definite plural akslane)

1. an axle

Synonyms

• aksling

Derived terms

• aksellast
• drivaksel
• kamaksel
• veivaksel

References

• “aksel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.