Abel
m.
Traditionally derived from Hebrew לבֶהֶ 'breath, vapor; vanity'.
The name of an early Syrian saint, an early Coptic saint, an 8th C French saint, and a 13th C king of Denmark.
The name was moderately common in England in the 13th C, but then fell out of use until being revived in the late 16th C.
- England
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- English
- ● 1598 Abell BEmar-vol2 p. 31
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1588 Abel raymond1588 p. 564
- Hungary
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- Latin or Hungarian
- ● 1138x1329 Abel ÁSznt p 40;
1181 Abel ibid. p. 40;
1208x1359 Abel ibid. p 40;
1211 Abel ibid. p. 40;
1215x1550 Abel ibid. p 40;
1337 Abel Slíz p. 11
Preview. DO NOT cite as: G. Grim, M. Slíz, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Abel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Abel.