Avel
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Avel is a male first name.
Other definition of Avel is HİLAL
Russian first name
In the Russian language, "{{lang|ru|А́вель}}" (Avel) is a form of the first name Abel used in biblical contexts.Superanskaya, p. 20 It is also an old and uncommon male first name, derived from the Biblical Hebrew word hebel, meaning a gentle breathe.Petrovsky, p. 33
This is most commonly pronounced “Aye-Vuhl”, though some pronounce it as “Eye-Vehl”.
The diminutives of "Avel" are Avelya ({{lang|ru|Аве́ля}}), Velya ({{lang|ru|Ве́ля}}), Avilya ({{lang|ru|Ави́ля}}), Vilya ({{lang|ru|Ви́ля}}), and Ava ({{lang|ru|А́ва}}).
The patronymics derived from "Avel" are "{{lang|ru|А́велевич}}" (Avelevich; masculine) and "{{lang|ru|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
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- 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. {{ISBN|5-8112-1399-9}}
- Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. {{ISBN|5-17-002940-3}}
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