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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ABEL,
ABELL, ABELLS, ABLESON, ABLE.
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From A
Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A.
Bardsley, 1901, An Etymological
Dictionary of
Family and Christian Names,
by William Arthur, M. A., 1857, History of Christian Names,
by Charlotte Yonge, 1884, and, Surname Book and Racial History, by
Susa Young Gates, 1918.
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ABEL,
ABELL, ABELLS, ABLESON, ABLE.
Bardsley has: a baptismal name meaning "the son of Abel." Much more popular in
mediaeval society than in that of the 19th century. Arthur
gives the meaning "vanity, breath"; Yonge gives "breath." Gates
has: Able—Heb. breath-emanation; D., S., G., Abel; Fl., Abell;
Abbeele, Abeels; Dch., Abels, Ebel; D.B., Abel; p. Abell is on the Roll of
Battle Abbey. Abel, tenant in D. B., Kent. See Abbs. Heb.,
breath, evanescence. *** ABEL
(Hebrew, הֶבֶל) pron.
ā´be̤l.
From the biblical name Abel, from Greek Habel, from Hebrew Hebel,
meaning "vanity or vapor." In the Old Testament bible, this is the
name of the second son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his jealous brother
Cain (Gen 4:2, 8).
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Reference
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Family
Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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