Axel 118446 226148336 2008-07-17T01:12:46Z Axel Scaggs 7483514 {{TOCright}} '''Axel''' can refer to: ==People== ;Name origin * a [[Danish language|Danish]], [[German language|German]] and [[Hebrew name|Hebrew]] [[name]] meaning "''[[Father]] of [[peace]]''".<ref>[http://www.andythenamebender.com/name-meanings/Axel.htm The name meaning and origin of the first name or Christian name Axel]</ref><ref>[http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Axel.html Axel - Origin and Meaning of the name Axel at BabyNamesWorld]</ref> ;First name * [[Axel Scaggs]], German beach volleyball player * [[Axel Honneth]], German political philosopher * [[Axel Jensen]], Norwegian author * [[Axel Oxenstierna]] (1583-1654) * [[Axel Paulsen]] (1855-1938) Norwegian skater * [[Axel Rudi Pell]], German rock musician * [[Axel (singer)|Axel Witteveen]], Argentine singer ;Surname * [[Krister Axel]], songwriter * [[Richard Axel]], American scientist ==Places== * [[Axel (Netherlands)]] a town in the municipality of Terneuzen, the Netherlands ==Fictional characters== * [[Axel Almer]], one of the possible protagonists in ''Super Robot Wars Advance'' and antagonists in ''Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation 2'' * Axel, a playable character from the ''[[Twisted Metal (series)|Twisted Metal]]'' vehicular combat video game series * Axel, a playable character from the ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' series * [[Organization XIII#Axel|Axel]], a character from the ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series * Axel, a character in the ''[[Suikoden]]'' game series who has appeared in ''Suikoden 4'' and ''Suikoden Tactics'' * Axel, the 'Dark Hero', a character from the video game ''[[Disgaea 2]]'' * Axel Dark-Key, the villain of ''[[Ape Escape Million Monkeys]]'' * [[Axel Foley]] is a leading character in the ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' films. * [[Axel Hawk]], a character from the video game series ''Fatal Fury'' * Axel Steel, a character in the ''[[Guitar Hero (series)|Guitar Hero]]'' video game series * [[Axel Stone]], a character from the ''Streets of Rage'' video game series * Axel Moonshine, the protagonist in the comic book series "Axel Moonshine" * Axel, a protagonist in [[Jules Verne]]'s [[Journey to the Center of the Earth]] * [[List_of_Eureka_Seven_characters#Axel_Thurston | Axel Thurston]], a character in the anime series [[Eureka Seven]] ==Other uses== * ''[[Axel (play)]]'', a drama by [[Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam]] * [[Axel (computer game)]], a Christian-themed interactive computer game * [[Axel (computer software)]], a download manager * "[[Axel F]]", the 1985 instrumental theme song of ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' by [[Harold Faltermeyer]], and later remixed by the Crazy Frog in 2005 (see [[Axel F (Crazy Frog song)|"Axel F" (Crazy Frog song)]]) * [[Axel jump]], a type of jump in figure skating == References == {{reflist}} ==See also== *[[Axle]] *[[Axl]] {{Disambig}} [[es:Axel (desambiguación)]] [[fr:Axel]] [[it:Axel]] [[nl:Axel]] [[ja:アクセル]] [[pl:Axel]] [[sv:Axel]] [[sv:Axel (namn)]]