Given name
Ábal
Ábal is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Faroese.
Meaning & origin
Ábal’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Ábal has a conventional equivalent in the English form Abel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Ábal, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Obal
“bulky” · “bare”
86% boys · 14% girls
Eshbaal
“man of the Lord”
>99% boys
Abdeel
“servant of God”
98% boys · 2% girls
Ucal
“i am consumed” · “i will prevail”
>99% boys
Igal
“he will redeem” · “he will defile”
99% boys · 1% girls
Uzal
“vanish” · “going away”
>99% boys
Ahban
“brother of intelligence” · “brother of son”
>99% boys
Elpaal
“God has wrought” · “God of doing”
>99% boys