English Explanatory Dictionary

Axtell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A placename, from the surname:
  3. A city in Marshall County, Kansas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States.
  5. A village in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in McLennan County, Texas, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Sanpete County, Utah, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States.

Word forms

Axtell Axtells Axcell

Etymology

Two possible origins: * An Anglicized form of the Old Norse personal name Ásketill, which is composed of the elements áss (“god”) + ketill (“kettle, cauldron”). * Occupational surname for a salt merchant, from Middle English hacksalt (“salt-chopper”).

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