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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'axel' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Axel proper noun  (given name, male) in quiet use since the 19th century. Translations:  French: Axel German: Axel (trans-mid) Etymology: Danish Aksel, first used for the bishop and statesman Absalon Hvide (1128-1201), from biblical Absalom. Some sources suggest that the bishop was originally named ískell, from "god" + "cauldron, helmet", and Absalon was chosen as the nearest-sounding Christian equivalent, leading to the exchange of the middle consonants.       axel noun  A jump in figure skating with one (or more) and a half turns in the air. Etymology: Named after the Norwegian skater Axel R. Paulsen (1885-1939).        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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