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Abel.

a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/aˈbɛw/Brazil[aˈbɛʊ̯]Brazil/ɐˈbɛl/Portugal[ɐˈβɛɫ]Portugal
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Abel

    masculine
  2. Abel (son of Adam and Eve)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.