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Abel

  • /ˈeɪ.bl̩/

Sounds like able

Where it comes from

From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the homonymous word הֶבֶל (heḇel, “breath, vapor; vanity”) or from Akkadian 𒌉𒍑 (ablu, “son”).

proper noun

  1. The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain. And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. An unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States, named after the biblical Abel.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cain, abd, abed, smith, rand, bell, appel, apple, abele, abdul, abdel, abil, capable, competent, proficient, skilled

Translations

Every language

name son of Adam and Eve

EspañolAbel
한국어아벨
日本語アベル Aberu
中文亞伯 /亚伯 Yàbó
हिन्दीहाबील hābīl
PortuguêsAbel
FrançaisAbel
DeutschAbel
ItalianoAbele
ΕλληνικάΆβελ Ável
РусскийА́вель Ávelʹ
Tiếng ViệtA-bên
العربيةهَابِيل hābīl
עבריתהֶבֶל hevel

name male given name

EspañolAbel
한국어아벨 abel
日本語アベル Aberu
中文阿貝爾 /阿贝尔 Ābèi'ěr, 亞伯 /亚伯 Yàbó
हिन्दीएबल ebal
PortuguêsAbel
FrançaisAbel
DeutschAbel
РусскийЭ́йбел Éjbel

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MLA

"Abel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Abel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abel

Chicago

"Abel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abel.

BibTeX
@misc{abel_2026,
  title = {Abel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}