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Abel

Male#1388 most common in Croatia119 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Breath, vapour
Origin:
Hebrew

About the name Abel

Hebrew name from Hevel ('breath'); Abel was the son of Adam and Eve.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
December 9

Popularity with newborns

Abel has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.

People with this name in Croatia

119 people in Croatia are called Abel, according to the 2021 census. That is #1388 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Abel is recorded in 2 of Croatia's 21 counties.

MeđimurskaVaraždinska

Characteristics

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Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.