Avel

Avel is a male first name.

Other definition of Avel is HÄ°LAL

Russian first name

In the Russian language, "" (Avel) is a form of the first name Abel used in biblical contexts. It is also an old and uncommon male first name, derived from the Biblical Hebrew word he<u>b</u>el, meaning a gentle breathe.

This is most commonly pronounced “Aye-Vuhl”, though some pronounce it as “Eye-Vehl”.

The diminutives of "Avel" are Avelya (), Velya (), Avilya (), Vilya (), and Ava ().

The patronymics derived from "Avel" are "" (Avelevich; masculine) and "" (Avelevna; feminine).

People

• Avel Enukidze (1877–1937), Georgian Soviet Bolshevik
• Avel Gordly (b.&nbsp;1947), US politician and activist
• Avel Makayev (1860–1920), also known as Abel Makashvili, Georgian prince

References

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Sources

• А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005.
• Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.