Abela as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Abela

What is the meaning of the name Abela ?

The baby name Abela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced əˈbɛlə (uh-BEH-lah).

Abela is Hebrew, Spanish in Origin.

Abela is a feminine form of Abel, ultimately from Hebrew Hevel (hebel), meaning "breath, vapor," and by extension "transience" or "fragility." The name traveled into Europe through the Greek Abel and Latin Abel, with Romance and Slavic naming patterns adding the -a ending to create a feminine counterpart. In sound and sense, Abela aligns with soft, vowel-rich girls' names while retaining a biblical underpinning.

Though uncommon as a given name, Abela appears sporadically in Iberian and Latin American records and in Maltese communities, where it is better known as a surname derived from Abel. Related feminine forms include Abelia, Abelina, and the Scandinavian Abeline; Abella occurs in Catalan and Spanish, though it can also mean "bee" in Catalan and function as a surname. Diminutive or stylistic variants include Bela and Bella, while the masculine counterpart remains Abel.