Abel name - Meaning of Abel
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 11
- Usage
- English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- AY-bəl (English) , ah-BEL (Spanish) , ə-BEL (Portuguese)
- Abel Meaning
- From the Hebrew name (Hevel) or (Havel) which meant "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. Abel was the second son of Adam and Eve in the Bible. There are however different meanings to the name depending on which language the name is given in. In Hebrew, it is derived from the word "hebel" which means "breath". In Arabic however, it is derived from the word "habeel" which means "a city in mourning". It also means "meadow" in ancient Assyrian.
Abel Related Names
Variant:, Able
Other Languages: Hevel (Biblical Hebrew), Aapeli (Finnish), Hebel, Hevel (Hebrew), Ábel (Hungarian), Abele (Italian)
Abel Celebrities
Abel Gance - film director, Abel Xavier - soccer player,
