The name Abel comes from the Hebrew name Hevel. It could be derived from the Assyrian (Akkadian) word meaning "meadow", or from the Hebrew word "hevel" meaning "breath".
Famous bearers
In the Old Testament, Cain and Abel were the sons of
Adam and
Eve, born after the Fall of Man.
Cain killed his brother after God rejected his sacrifice but accepted Abel's.
Modern bearers include Abel Pacheco (born 1933), a president of Costa Rica from 2002 to 2006;
Abel Ferrara (born 1951), an American screenwriter and film director.
