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- proper noun A male
given name in quiet use since the 19th century.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Axel is also survived by his brother Volker Roth and wife Pamela.
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When he's not solving the mystery of who tossed Billy out the window, Axel is playing matchmaker with these two.
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Calandria a wonderfully three-dimensional (and strong) female character and Axel is also very likable.
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Merckx, whose son Axel is racing this year, won his titles between 1969 and 1974.
USATODAY.com - McEwen fastest in third stage; Zabel now leads 2002
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The name of Axel Weber, former head of the Bundesbank, was also circulating yesterday.
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Others will be built for small, tricky jobs - for example, shimmying down a steep cliff on another world. touted a project known as Axel, which is being developed in cooperation with Caltech students for the shimmying sort of job.
Cosmic Log 2009
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And when he’s not on the case, Axel is trying to hook Goodwin up with a lady cop in the facial recognition department whom he has a crush on, and teach him the ropes.
Details Revealed: Brett Ratner’s Beverly Hills Cop 2009 | /Film 2008
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Although Axel is a gracious host, his three guests don’t behave very politely and soon there is a torrent of gunshots, knife tossing, chases, a rape (or the potential for rape — the film is a bit fuzzy on that point), double and triple crossing and the shoving of a tied-up man into a raging fireplace.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2001
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“Reach me the ax here, will you?” calls Axel, a trifle weakly.
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A wonderful old fellow called Axel Kalling, of Kalling Match — he has a foundation that supports unfashionable scientific enterprises.
The Boggart and The Monster Susan Cooper 2001
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