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Origin of Axe Total Records: 5  Origin of Axe, Meaning of Axe Origin: Indian (northern states): Hindu (Kayasth) name from one of the subgroups of the Kayasth community. According to Saxena tradition, their name is from Sanskrit sakhisen? ?friend of the army?, a title awarded to them by the kings of Srinagar, India. Surnames: Saxena Submitted by: Origin of Axe, Meaning of Axe Origin: Laxen is a word for salmon in Norwary/Finland and Iceland Surnames: Laxen Submitted by: Jenceri Origin of Axe, Meaning of Axe Origin: The family originated in the area of West Lancashire in a small geographic area comprising a strip between Wigan in the South, and Preston in the North. The name is possibly taken from the village of Baxenden near Accrington. The meaning of the name is "Bakestone Valley" from the Old English "Baecstan" + "denu" (Valley). Later the Middle English "dale" substituted for the OE "den". Surnames: BAXENDALE, BAXENDELL, BAXENDALL, BAXENDEN, BAXANDALL, BAXONDALE and all other variations Submitted by: David Baxendell Origin of Axe, Meaning of Axe Origin: Trapani, Sicily Surnames: Paxeti, Pacetti, Pacetty, Passety Submitted by: Laurence Hotard Origin of Axe, Meaning of Axe Origin: The name Saxena is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when the family lived in the parish of Saxby in the counties of Lincolnshire and Leicestershire. The surname Saxena is an example of a habitation name which forms broad category of surnames that were derived from place names. They were derived from pre existing names for towns, villages, parishes or farmsteads. As a general rule the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or origin country from which they came. (More continued on the original link...) Surnames: Saxena Submitted by: Sameer 2/17/2012 5:17 PM Page 1 of 1

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