Abel
Meaning of Abel
Abel—pronounced AY-buhl, a syllable that floats from the mouth like the very breath it means—traces its roots to the Hebrew havel, “vapor,” reminding us that life’s sweetest gifts can be as delicate as morning mist over a Galilean hillside. From the gentle shepherd of Genesis, whose innocence still tugs at the world’s collective heart, to the modern playground where a little Abel may out-giggle his rambunctious friends, the name glows with quiet strength and understated charm. Carried through centuries of Latin tongues and lovingly inked into baptismal records from Seville to São Paulo, it has traveled far without losing its soft grace. In the United States, this stalwart voyager has hovered confidently within the top 500 for well over a century, proving that, like a faithful lullaby, Abel never drifts far from parents’ dreams.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as AY-buhl (/ˈeɪ.bəl/)
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Notable People Named Abel
| Abel Azcona Marcos is a Spanish performance artist known as the enfant terrible of Spanish contemporary art, whose installations, sculptures, and videos span early explorations of identity and pain to later political and social critique. |
| Abel Janszoon Tasman was a Dutch explorer whose 1640s voyages made him the first European to reach New Zealand and gave his name to Tasmania. |
| Abel Jacob Herzberg was a Dutch Jewish lawyer and writer, a lifelong Zionist who survived Bergen Belsen, was freed by Soviet forces, and returned to Amsterdam to resume his practice while keeping ties to Palestine and later Israel. |
| Abel Gance was a French filmmaker and montage pioneer best known for the silent films Jaccuse, La Roue, and Napoleon. |
| Abel Hernández - Abel Hernandez is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Liverpool Montevideo. |
| Abel Ramírez Águilar - Abel Ramirez Aguilar was a Mexican sculptor renowned for traditional works and prize winning ice and snow sculptures, including gold at a competition linked to the 1992 Winter Olympics. |
| Abel Federico Pintos is an Argentine singer-songwriter who began his solo career at 13 and later shifted away from folk by writing his own songs. |
| Abel Wolman was an American engineer and educator whose pioneering chlorination research with Linn Enslow in Baltimore helped make municipal water supplies safe worldwide. |
| Abel Ruiz Ortega is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Girona and the Spain national team. |
| Abel Boyer was a lexicographer, journalist, and versatile writer known for French and English works. |
| Abel Davis was an Illinois National Guard brigadier general and one of the highest ranking Jewish officers, leading the 132nd Infantry in World War I and later the 66th Infantry Brigade. |
| Abel Nguende Goumba was a Central African politician who led the pre independence government in the late 1950s, ran unsuccessfully for president four times, headed the FPP, served as prime minister and then vice president under Francois Bozize from 2003 to 2005, and later became ombudsman. |
| Abel Delos Streight, a former lumber merchant and publisher, was a Union Army colonel who led the 1863 Streight's Raid in Alabama, was captured and held in Richmond for 10 months, was later brevetted brigadier general, and afterward served two terms in the Indiana Senate. |
| Abel Greenidge - Abel Hendy Jones Greenidge was a scholar and author focused on ancient history and law. |
| Abel Roper was an English journalist of the late 1600s and early 1700s known for his Tory views. |
