Axel may refer to:
People
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Axel (name)
Axel (also ''Aksel'') is a Scandinavian, German language, German, French language, French, and Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common. The Finnish form of the name is Akseli, w ...
, all persons with the name
Places
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Axel, Netherlands, a town
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Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586
Arts, entertainment, media
* ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by
Nigel Wingrove
* ''Axel'', a
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil (, ; ) is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, Montreal, Saint-Michel, Montreal, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 Jun ...
show
* ''
Axël'', an 1890 drama play by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
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Axel (dance turn), a type of turn performed in dance
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Axel lift, a movement in pair skating
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Axel jump, a type of jump in figure skating
* "
Axel F", the 1985 instrumental theme song of ''Beverly Hills Cop'' by Harold Faltermeyer
Companies, organizations
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Axel Hotels, hotel chain
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Axel Springer SE
Axel Springer SE () is a European multinational corporation, multinational mass media, mass and online media company, based in Berlin, Germany. The company offers printing and publishing of advertisements, digital classifieds portfolio, marketi ...
, largest digital publishing house in Europe
Other uses
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Axel Maersk, Danish container ship
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Citroën Axel, automobile made by Citroën
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Typhoon Axel (disambiguation), multiple storms named Axel
* Axel, a character in
Pikwik Pack
* Axel, a coaxial two-wheeler, designed to investigate caves on the moon with the proposed mission
Moon Diver (spacecraft)
See also
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Aksel
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Axl (disambiguation)
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Axle, a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear
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