Abel (given name)
Abel is a biblical first name which may derive from the Hebrew Hebel, itself derived from hevel (breath or vapour),[1][2] or from the Assyrian for son.[3] In reference to the biblical story, Abel is usually linked with his brother who killed him, as Cain and Abel.
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | breath, vapor, or son |
Based on its occurrence in the Bible the name Abel has been used in many European languages; in Sweden it is attested since 1496,[2] and in English it was mostly used by the Puritans in the 17th century.
The variants used in the Russian language are А́бель (Abel) and А́вель (Avel).[3] in Finnish it is spelled Aapeli.
People
- Saint Abel (Syrian), a saint of the Syrian church
- Abel, Lord of Langeland (1252–1279), Lord of Langeland
- Abel of Reims (fl. 744–747), saint, archbishop of Reims and abbot of Lobbes
- Abel of Denmark (1218–1252), a Danish monarch
- Abel of Tacla Haimonot, a monk and saint of the Coptic Orthodox Church
- Abel Aguilar (born 1985), Colombian association football player
- Abel Antón (born 1962), Spanish long-distance runner
- Abel Balbo (born 1966), Argentine association football player
- Abel Braga (born 1952), Brazilian association football manager
- Abel Briones Ruiz (born 1973), Mexican businessman and suspected drug lord.
- Abel Chimukoko (born 1972), Zimbabwean long-distance runner
- Abel Douay (1809–1870), French military
- Abel Ferrara (born 1951), American film director
- Abel Ferreira (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
- Abel Hernandez (born 1990), Uruguayan association football player
- Abel Kirui (born 1982), Kenyan long-distance runner
- Abel Gance (1889–1981), French film director, producer, writer and actor
- Abel Gómez Moreno (born 1982), Spanish association football player
- Abel Goumba (1926–2009), Central African politician
- Abel Laudonio (1938–2014), Argentinian boxer
- Abel Lefranc (1863–1952), French literary historian
- Abel Makashvili (1860–1920), Georgian prince and soldier
- Abel Maldonado (born 1967), American politician
- Abel Millington (1787–1838), American politician
- Abel Mutai (born 1988), Kenyan long-distance runner
- Abel Muzorewa (1925–2010), Rhodesian/Zimbabwean politician/bishop
- Abel Niépce de Saint-Victor (1805–1870), French photographic inventor
- Abel Pacheco (born 1933), former president of Costa Rica
- Abel Pavet de Courteille (1821–1889), French linguist
- Abel Pintos (born 1984), is an Argentinian singer-songwriter
- Abel Resino (born 1960), Spanish association football manager and former goalkeeper
- Abel Salazar (scientist) (1889–1946), Portuguese physician and artist
- Abel Salazar (actor) (1917–1995), Mexican actor, director and producer
- Abel Seyler (1730–1801), Swiss banker and theatre principal
- Abel Stearns (1798–1871), trader and great landowner in California
- Abel Talamantez (born 1978), Mexican American singer
- Abel Tapia (born 1949), American senator of the Colorado General Assembly
- Abel Tasman (1603–1659), Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant
- Abel Tesfaye (born 1990), Canadian musician better known as The Weeknd
- Abel Trujillo (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
- Abel Upshur, U.S. Secretary of State
- Abel Wolman (1892–1989), American inventor, scientist, professor and pioneer of modern sanitary engineering
- Abel Xavier (born 1972), former Portuguese professional association football player
Fictional characters
- Abel Magwitch, a leading character in the novel Great Expectatations by Charles Dickens
- Abel Rosnovoski, lead character in the novel Kane and Abel, by Jeffrey Archer
- Abel, protagonist in W.H. Hudson's novel Green Mansions
- Abel Nightroad, in the anime Trinity Blood
- Abel (DC Comics), a host of horror comic anthologies
- Abel, Mabel's brother in the 1976–2000 comic strip Motley's Crew
- Abel Teller, the son of Jax Teller in the FX series Sons of Anarchy
- Abel, in the Battle Arena Toshinden video game series
- Abel, in the video game Street Fighter IV
- Abel, in the video game The Walking Dead: The Final Season
- Abel, a playable character in the video game series Fire Emblem
- Abel the Bard, the false identity assumed by Mance Rayder in the book series A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R. R. Martin.
See also
- Abel-François Villemain (1790–1870), French writer, professor and politician
- Saint Abel (disambiguation)
- Abel (surname)
- Abelson, surname
- Abell (disambiguation)
- Abele (disambiguation)
- Abels (disambiguation)
References
Notes
- Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- "Abel". Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- Superanskaya, p. 20
Sources
- А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-8112-1399-9
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