Abel

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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)

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.