Abel

Gender Masculine
Usage English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Georgian, Armenian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1]
Scripts აბელ(Georgian) Աբել(Armenian) הֶבֶל(Ancient Hebrew) Ἄβελ, Ἅβελ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈeɪ.bl̩/(English) /a.bɛl/(French) /a.ˈβel/(Spanish) /a.ˈbɛɫ/(European Portuguese) /a.ˈbɛw/(Brazilian Portuguese) /ˈaː.bəl/(Dutch) /ɑ.ˈbɛl/(Eastern Armenian) /ɑ.ˈpʰɛl/(Western Armenian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) meaning "breath". In the Old Testament he is the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered out of envy by his brother Cain. In England, this name came into use during the Middle Ages, and it was common during the Puritan era.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesHevel(Biblical Hebrew) Aapeli(Finnish) Hebel, Hevel(Hebrew) Ábel(Hungarian) Abele(Italian)
Surname DescendantsAbel(English) Abel(French) Abel(Portuguese) Abel(Spanish)
Same SpellingÁbel
User SubmissionsAbèl, Abel

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Denmark: January 2
France: August 5
Poland: January 2
Spain: December 28
Sweden: December 30

Categories

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g6, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g6.
Entry updated October 6, 2024