Comments for the name Axel

"Axel" means shoulder in Swedish, and could symbolize strength.

I'm Danish so I can tell that Axel is a very common name in Denmark.

Axel Rose is a member of the rock group "Guns N Roses."

Axl Rose is the spelling of the Gun N Roses member (like this, without the 'e'). It is an anagram - I don't think I can put what it is an anagram of on this site.

Axel was the name of one of the bad guys, The Unknowns, in the video game "Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories".

"Axel" was Eddie Murphy's name in Beverly Hills (1,2 and 3).

Axel Bellmann is the name of the fascinating villain in the book entitled 'The Shadow in the North' of Philip Pullman's Sally Lockhart Quartet. A very strong sounding name in my opinion.

A famous bearer was Count Axel von Fersen (1755-1810). He was said to be Queen Marie Antoinette's lover and arranged the unsuccessful flight of the king and queen.

It is often used as a nickname for Alexander (Alex) in Germany.

Axel Oxenstierna (1583-1654) was a Swedish chancellor during the rule of Gustav Adolph.

For some reason I really like this name. I don't much like Axl Rose so that can't be it. Maybe I like the "ax" part, very masculine.

This is one of my favorite names. It's short and simple, not too common, and very masculine.

This is a semi-popular name in France. When I asked my husband, who is French, what he thought of when he heard this name, instead of saying, "truck parts", he got kinda' quiet and softly said, "Angels". Neat. If you're looking for a REAL French name, this is a winner. Just remember, in French, the pronunciation has the stress on the second syllable, not the first as in English. It ends-up sounding like the the word, "excel" with a soft "a" at the beginning or like the first two syllables of the word, "accelerate". This changes the whole feel of the name.

Count Axel Ferson was believed to be Queen Marie Antoinette of France's lover.

Axel was the name of the main character in Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth.

This name sounds cool despite being part of a car.

Axel is the name of a bad guy in Kingdom hearts. He is part of a group called Organization 13. He is my favorite organization member. Axel is a nobody, which means that he has no heart. Axel's weapon is fire, so I'm guessing that his name meaning has to do with fire or ashes or something.

What I like about the organization 13's names is they're all anagrams of their original names with an added x. For example, Axel's former name was Lea. Barely male, but when I try that out, the names end up illegible. Kudos to the creators!

Pronounced AHK-sel in German. [noted -ed]

It's a very masculine and strong name, and you can also use Axl as a variant.

I first heard this name from the Kingdonm Hearts series. After learning more about it, I've grown to like it even more. Although I will always associate it with fire.

I was given this name by my parents, and I hated them for it, I got ridiculed endlessly, my advice, give your child a normal name.

Axel Lee McElhenney, son of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia actors Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson.

When I think of this name I think of a skater boy. Probably because an axel is a type of skateboard trick.

Axel Foley is the protagonist of the "Beverley Hills Cop" film series, played by Eddie Murphy.

"Axel F" is the name of the films' theme music, composed and performed by Harold Faltermeyer.

Axel is a total badass name.

Axel Stone was a playable character in Streets of Rage for the Sega Genesis.

I like the French pronunciation. In the US the pronunciation is kind of ugly, so I might end up spelling it "Accel" just so people would pronounce it right.

Then they'd probably pronounce it "Akkul"...