Axel
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Axel belongs to a family of 11 related names.
A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air.
Etymology: Named after Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), who in 1882 became the first to perform the jump.
a male given name from Danish
a male given name from Danish
a city and former municipality of Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands
Etymology: First attested as axla in 987-994. Etymology uncertain. Various compound derivations from a first element and lo (“light forest”) have been proposed, but none of these match the oldest attestations. Potentially derived from a term cognate to Old Norse öxull (“shoulder”), Old High German ahsala (“shoulder”), here referring to an elevated location. See also Zealandic Aksel.
alternative spelling of aksel
Etymology: Named after Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), who in 1882 became the first to perform the jump.
a shoulder
Etymology: From Old Swedish axl, from Old Norse ǫxl, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-.
a male given name of Danish origin, more often spelled Aksel
a male given name, variant of Aksel
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Axwell
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Born: 1977
Axel Graatkjær
Danish filmmaker (1885–1969)
Born: 1885
Gottfrid Billing
Swedish priest and theologian (1841-1925)
Born: 1841
Axel Meyer
German zoologist
Born: 1960
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