Axel is a Scandinavian (Icelandic, 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 meaning "Father of peace". Axel may also refer to: [edit] People - First name
- Axel Eriksson, Swedish oarsman in 1912 Olympic Games
- Axel Wilhelm Eriksson ((1846 - 1901), Swedish trader and settler in south west Africa
- Axel Hager, German beach volleyball player
- Axel Honneth, German political philosopher
- Axel Jensen, Norwegian author
- Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist
- 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 Springer (1912–1985), German publisher
- Axel (singer), Argentine singer
- Axel Theimer, Austrian-American choral conductor
- Axel Witsel, Belgian football player
Also: - Axl Rose, stage name for William Bruce Rose, Jr., co-founder of Guns n Roses rock band
- Surname
[edit] Places [edit] 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 (series) 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: Cursed Memories
- Axel Dark-Key, the villain of Ape Escape Million Monkeys
- Axl Low, a character from the video game series " Guilty Gear"
- 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, a protagonist in Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Axel Thurston, a character in the anime series Eureka Seven
[edit] Other uses - Axël (drama), a drama by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
- 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
- Axel jump, a type of jump in figure skating
Axel: a character from kingdom hearts a video game series [edit] References [edit] See also |
