Abiel as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Abiel

What is the meaning of the name Abiel ?

The baby name Abiel is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈbaɪ.əl/ (uh-BY-uhl),Hebrew: /aˈvi.ɛl/ (ah-vee-EL).

Abiel is Hebrew in Origin.

Abiel is a theophoric Hebrew name formed from av/avi “father” + El “God,” conveying “God is my father” or “my father is God.” It appears in the Hebrew Bible: Abiel is named as the father of Kish (and thus an ancestor of King Saul) and also as the forebear of Abner (1 Samuel 9:1; 14:50–51). The name is rare yet longstanding in Jewish and Christian tradition. Common English pronunciations include AY-bee-el and ah-BY-əl.

English-speaking Puritans revived Abiel in early New England; bearers include cleric Abiel Abbot and historian Abiel Holmes. Today it remains uncommon but surfaces in the United States and parts of Latin America, often in religious communities. Variants and transliterations include Aviel/Avi’el and Abi’el; feminine counterparts Aviela/Abiela occur occasionally. A close cognate is Eliab, built from the same elements in reverse. Despite visual similarity, Abiel is unrelated to Abel.