Akseli

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Finnish form of AXEL.

AXEL   male   Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German
Medieval Danish form of ABSALOM.
ABSALOM   male   Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name אַבְשָׁלוֹם ('Avshalom) which meant "my father is peace". In the Old Testament he is a son of King David. He avenged his sister Tamar by arranging the murder of her rapist, their half-brother Amnon. He later led a revolt against his father. While fleeing on the back of a mule he got his head caught in a tree and was killed by Joab.
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL GREEK: Abessalom
BIBLICAL HEBREW: 'Avshalom
BIBLICAL LATIN: Absalom
BIBLICAL: Absalom
DANISH: Aksel, Axel
FRENCH: Absolon
GERMAN: Axel
NORWEGIAN: Aksel, Axel
SWEDISH: Axel
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
SWEDISH: Acke
FEMININE FORMS
FRENCH: Axelle