Abel

Abel is a biblical forename 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, the name Abel often occurs with that of 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.

Surname

• Abel (surname)

Given name

• Abel, the second son of Adam
• Abel (saint), a saint of the Syrian church
• Abel of Reims, saint, archbishop of Reims and abbot of Lobbes
• Abel of Denmark, Danish monarch
• Abel of Tacla Haimonot, a saint of the Abyssinian Church
• Abel (hominid), the name given to the first and only specimen ever discovered of Australopithecus bahrelghazali
• Abel Balbo, Argentine football player
• Abel Braga, Brazilian football manager
• Abel Ferrara, New York-based film director
• Abel McAedh, an Irish saint of the Christian church
• Abel Pacheco, president of Costa Rica
• Abel Tasman, Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant
• Abel Resino, Spanish football manager and former goalkeeper

Fictional characters

• Abel Nightroad, a character in the anime Trinity Blood
• Abel, a fictional character and archetype from the Fire Emblem video game series
• Abel Motley, Mabel's brother in the comic strip Motley's Crew
• Abel, a fictional character in the Cain and Abel (comics) comic, notably featured in The Sandman
• Abel, a character in the Playstation game 'Xenogears
• Abel, a character in the Playstation 2 game Xenosaga

Other uses

• Advanced Boolean Expression Language, a hardware description language for developing programmable logic devices
• Abel (object-oriented programming language), a language created at HP Labs
• Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning, a Canadian project to use videoconferencing in schools as an educational resource
• Abel, the remote portion of the Cain and Abel password recovery utility, see Cain (software)
• Abel (instrument), a traditional stringed musical instrument of the Co Tu ethnic group in Vietnam
• Abel (album), an EP by Japanese rock band Unsraw.

See also

• Abelson
• Abell
• Abele
• Abels
• Abelian

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