Ax - Meaning of Ax

What does Ax mean?

[ 1 syll. ax ] The baby boy name Ax is pronounced as AEKS †. Ax's origin is Hebrew and English.

Ax is a derivative of the English, German, and Scandinavian name Axel.

Ax is also a contracted form of the name Axton.

Ax is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Among the family of boy names directly related to Ax, Axel was the most popular in 2011.

Baby names that sound like Ax include Axe, Axl (English), Aage (Scandinavian), Aake, Acke (Scandinavian), Ajaxe, Ajee, Ase, Aseh, Ash (English), Ashe (English), Az (Hebrew), Eike (German), Hersch (English), Ike (English and Hebrew), O.J., Ochs, Og, Okes, and Okke (Frisian).

† English pronunciation for Ax: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"