Genealogy Chat

Does anyone know if the name ABEL is short for anything? Gerri

Gerri Abel is of course a name in its own right - Genesis chapter 4: 4:1 The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, 'I have gotten a man with Yahweh's help.' 4:2 Again she gave birth, to Cain's brother Abel. Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. Richard

ABEL Gender: Masculine Usage: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical Pronounced: AY-bul (English), ah-BEL (Spanish) [key] Extra Info: Popularity, Related Names, Namesakes, Name Days Options: Contribute Information From the Hebrew name Hevel which meant 'breath'. In the Old Testament he was the second son of Adam and Eve, murdered out of envy by his brother Cain. http://www.behindthenam*.com/ is a usefull little site for names.

No, not short for anything. I have a great-great-uncle called Abel. Joy

Thanks everyone :o)) I have two step sons in my POOLE family... Abel and Chas HORTON I cant find either of them anywhere! other than where I 1st found them on the 1871 census. I have tried to put them on the 'trying to find' board but because they are not on 'My names' I cant work out how to add the message. Maybe Im missing something?....brain cell maybe? lol Thanks again all...Yes I was aware of Abel being a name from the Bible. Gerri x

Gerri If you want to put them on Trying to Find (which I think is really for living relatives) you have to add them to your tree and then put on your message. Then you can delete them. I expect you can't find them because they have been mistranscribed - have you tried Morton, Norton etc. nell

Thanks for the tip Nell. Will give that a go. My Matilda must have been married before!....thats another line to look into now. ho hum! I diddnt know about the living rellies thing....silly me. Im only interested in dead uns....lol Gerri x

Trying to find is not just limited to living people. This is what the instructions say. 'If you wish to add a Trying To Find entry for a specific name then click here to go to the 'Your Names' Area. You can then add your entry against a particular name's Trying To Find section and your message will automatically appear on this board too' If the name is not already in 'Your Names' you need to do as Nell has suggested. Add the name to your family tree (This is what causes it to appear in 'Your Names') You can then add your entry on the message board as per the instructions.

Hi Gerri I was just looking at one of the getting to know you threads from earlier in the year & noticed that it is your birthday in April. Either early or belated Happy Birthday to you Vivienne

The name Abel is also a common surname in Germany.

Could be short for Abelard.

Vivienne !!!!!! Ssshhhhhhh ;o) your very observant Vivienne and yes your right. April 15th 1949 Thankyou for reminding me lol x You can all stop counting your fingers n toes, you'll run out lol It's 56 this year! Im almost a rellie but aint dead yet! lol 56 year old Gerri that feels 35 ;o) xxx

Glad I got in in time. You gave your age on the other thread & said April but not the date. Once again Happy Birthday Vivienne