Abel

  • Boy
  • 4 letters
Biblical 'Vanity, breath, vapor. Also a city, mourning'
Hebrew Breath; son; breathing spirit. In the Old Testament, Abel was the son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain in a fit of jealousy.

Abel is a boy’s name of Biblical and Hebrew origin. Meaning in Biblical: ‘Vanity, breath, vapor. Also a city, mourning’. Meaning in Hebrew: Breath; son; breathing spirit. In the Old Testament, Abel was the son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain in a fit of jealousy. The name has 4 letters.

Related names

Abdon

Boy

Biblical

Servant; cloud of judgment

Abe

Boy

Hebrew

Father of a multitude. In Genesis the Old Testament patriarch Abram's name was changed to Abraham when it was revealed he would be father of the Hebrew nation. Further popularized by 19th century US president Abraham Lincoln.

Abell

Boy

Hebrew

Exhalation of breath. The second son of Adam in the bible. The variant Able is used as an English surname.