Abel

William Adolphe Bouguereau's The First Mourning (1888)

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
  • A male given name from Hebrew.

Origin

  • From Middle English Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ, from Ancient Hebrew הֶבֶל ("breath, vapor; vanity"), possibly from Akkadian 𒌉𒍑.

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