Abel (disambiguation)
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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.
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[edit] Forename
Abel may refer to:
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- Abel, the second son of Adam
- Abel of Reims, saint, archbishop of Reims and abbot of Lobbes
- Abel of Denmark, Danish monarch
- 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 Pacheco, president of Costa Rica
- Abel Tasman, Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, namesake of Tasmania
- Abel Resino, Spanish football manager and former goalkeeper.
[edit] Fictional characters
Abel may also refer to fictional characters, often named with reference to the biblical Abel:
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- 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 from Cain and Abel (comics), notably featured in The Sandman
- Abel Nightroad, a character in the anime Trinity Blood
- Abel, a character in the Playstation game Xenogears
- Abel, a character in the Playstation 2 game Xenosaga
[edit] Surname
Abel is also a surname, derived from its use as a forename. See Abel (surname) for a list.
[edit] Other uses
Abel may also refer to:
- ABEL programming language, a language for developing programmable logic devices
- Abel programming language, a language created at HP Labs
- Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL), 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)
[edit] See also
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