Question: is axel a boy name?
Answer: Axel (name) Axel (also Aksel) is a French, German, Dutch and Scandinavian masculine given name and anagram of Alex. ... A French feminine form is Axelle. Because the Danish archbishop Absalon (1128–1201) was also known as "Axel of Lund", the name has been interpreted as a corruption of the Hebrew name Absalom.