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Re: have you heard this surname?

by Jim Young (guest)

4/10/2005, 4:50 PM

I've seen Axel explained as a Scandinavian form of the biblical name Absalom. Is anyone convinced?

- Campbell (guest) +1

5/9/2005, 3:28 PM

I believe there is a hockey player in the NHL named Per Johan Axelson

He's from Sweden, maybe it's a Swedish name?

- mariej2

8/9/2005, 7:08 AM

Well...

She'd have to be Norwegian, not Swedish.

This message was edited 9/28/2005, 2:14 PM

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