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I know several Cains with various spellings....

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seeker · 08/01/2012 08:15

.....but not a single Abel. Why the murderer but not the murderee?

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Kayano · 08/01/2012 11:04

There is an Abel on Sons of Anarchy Grin

Do not know any irl

Trills · 08/01/2012 11:10

Ha - was just about to come on and say not to spell it in any way but to pick something else instead.

Marinn · 08/01/2012 11:47

I like Abel, but have only been swayed on liking it after watching Sons of Anarchy.

I think before that I saw it as a bit boring and staid compared to the bad boy name of Cain.

lockets · 08/01/2012 12:25

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CecilyP · 08/01/2012 12:25

According to the charts, there were 49 Abels in 2010. Though, when I was doing my family tree, I noticed that, of all the popular names of the past, Abel is the only boys name (along with Fanny for a girl) which hadn't been revived. The popularity of Cain must surely be because of Cain Dingle in Emmerdale.

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