Abel
Hebrew
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Updated Thu Apr 18 2024
Abel Origin and Meaning
The name Abel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "breath".
Abel, the name of Adam and Eve's unfortunate younger son, compensates with positive connotations: capable, competent, ready and willing.
Abel has literary connections to the novels of Dickens and Trollope, and is also one of the few well-known Old Testament names not plagued by overuse. Having been chosen for their second son by Amy Pohler and Will Arnett could give it a real popularity bounce.
Abel's namesakes include two movie directors, Abel Gance and Abel Ferrara, and a pop singer, Abel Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd.
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Famous People Named Abel
- AbelBiblical son of Adam and Eve
- Saint AbelBishop of Reims, France
- AbelKing of Denmark
- Abel Janszoon TasmanDutch discoverer of Tasmania and New Zealand
- Abel Parker Upshur15th U.S. Secretary of State
- Abęl Makkonen Tesfaye aka The WeekndCanadian singer,songwriter
- Abel GanceFrench film director
- Abel FerraraAmerican film director
- Abel Pachecoformer President of Costa Rica
- Andrzej Popławski (Abel)Polish archbishop of Lublin and Chełm
- Adam (Abel) KorzeniowskiPolish composer
- Abel TalamántezAmerican Latin singer
- Abel WolmanAmerican inventor and scientist
- Abel Smithbirth name of Ned Rocknroll, husband of English actress Kate Winslet
- Abel James Arnett (b. 2010)son of actors Amy Poehler and Will Arnett
Abel in Pop Culture
- Abelbiblical son of Adam and Eve
- Stone of Abelin Ancient Israel (1 Samuel 6:18)
- Abel Tellercharacter on TV's "Sons of Anarchy"
- Abel Nightroadcharacter in anime "Trinity Blood"
- Abel Rosnovskicharacter in Jeffrey Archer's "Kane and Abel"
- Abel Gideoncharacter on TV's "Hannibal"
- Abel Bodeycharacter in "Sims" series
- Abel Magwitchcharacter in Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations"
- Abelcharacter in the arcade game "Street Fighter IV"
- Abelcharacter in DC Comics House of Mystery series
- Abelcharacter in the Battle Arena Toshinden video game series
- Abelmain character in W.H. Hudson's "Green Mansions"
- Abelcharacter in comic strip "Motley's Crew"
- Abelcharacter in Shawn Levy's "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"
- Abelcharacter in Claudia Gray's science fiction novel, Defy the Stars