Avel

For a mourner during the Avelut stage of mourning in Judaism known as "Avel", see bereavement in Judaism.

Avel is a male first name.

Russian first name

In the Russian language, "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]

The diminutives of "Avel" are Avelya (Аве́ля), Velya (Ве́ля), Avilya (Ави́ля), Vilya (Ви́ля), and Ava (А́ва).[2]

The patronymics derived from "Avel" are "А́велевич" (Avelevich; masculine) and "А́велевна" (Avelevna; feminine).[2]

People

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Notes

  1. Superanskaya, p. 20
  2. 1 2 3 Petrovsky, p. 33

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