Name: Abel
Gender: Male
Usage: Abel, of biblical origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Abel are in general originating from Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Kenya, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Abel is: Breath.
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Numerology of the first name Abel: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Abel is ranked on the 1,552nd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 294500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.005% of the population. The name Abel has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Abel for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Abel is 2 January.
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History and Origin
Abel is a biblical first name which may derive from the Hebrew Hebel, itself derived from hevel (breath or vapour), or from the Assyrian for son. In reference to the biblical story, Abel is usually linked with his brother, as Cain and Abel.
Based on its occurrence in the Bible the name Abel has been used in many European languages; in English it was mostly used by the Puritans in the 17th century.
The variant used in the Russian language is "А́бель" (Abel), although "А́вель" (Avel) is used in biblical contexts.
Biblical: name of the younger son of Adam and Eve, who was murdered out of jealousy by his brother Cain (Genesis 4: 1–8). The Hebrew form is Hevel, ostensibly representing the vocabulary word hevel breath, vapour, and so taken to imply vanity or worthlessness. Abel is considered by the Christian Church to have been a pre-Christian martyr (cf. Matthew 23: 35), and is invoked as a saint in the litany for the dying. Nevertheless, his name has not been much used either before or after its brief vogue among the Puritans.
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