Avel Explained

Avel is a male first name.

Other definition of Avel is HİLAL

Russian first name

In the Russian language, "Russian: А́вель" (Avel) is a form of the first name Abel used in biblical contexts.^[1] It is also an old and uncommon male first name, derived from the Biblical Hebrew word hebel, meaning a gentle breathe.^[2]

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

The diminutives of "Avel" are Avelya (Russian: Аве́ля), Velya (Russian: Ве́ля), Avilya (Russian: Ави́ля), Vilya (Russian: Ви́ля), and Ava (Russian: А́ва).

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

People

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

References

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.

Notes and References

1. Superanskaya, p. 20
2. Petrovsky, p. 33