Abel? Or Suggestions for twin names

I don’t know what this Cain and Abel thing is so that wouldn’t bother me in the slightest. There was an Abel on a programme about Mormons though a while ago and he had 3 wives and about 90 children and he was a top twat so that would put me off. I would also be wary of the able/disable/unable thing to be honest. I have a friend called Hope and even as an adult she gets the hopeless jokes which she shrugs off fine but I guess these jokes will upset some people, especially at school.

Wow the rudeness on mn never ceases to amaze me. Why do some people find it so hard to give views on names without making dreadful assumptions about the op's education or intelligence, let alone making assumptions of race and religion. Not everyone will know of Cain and Abel.
Abel is a lovely name and I do know the story of cain and Abel but it didn't jump to my mind and I certainly don't think he's sister will get nicknamed Cain. I have a name that was very hard to find a nickname for and guess what, kids still found a way of giving me a nickname based on other things so it's not always down to names.
Go for it OP

I'd advise against Amos, I know someone who named their boy that and everyone said what an awful name it was and how it reminded them of Amos Braeley from Emmerdale Farm and were laughing about it.

Never heard of Cain and Abel, or whatever it is some people are going on about.

I really like the name Abel though.

Well I thought of Sons of Anarchy!

Abel is a lovely name and so is Effie!

Opinions are like arses, everyone has one but not everyone needs to air it!

Jeez superiority complex much. It's very easy to give an opinion without being rude - I think some people have given OP an unnecessarily hard time.

I like Abel. I don't automatically think of Cain and Abel in the same way that when I come across an Adam, I don't think of Adam and Eve.

I think it actually goes really well with Effie - they sound lovely together.

Sounds like a lovely name to me. Easy to spell and pronounce, yet still unique!

I love the name Abel, I also think it goes well with Effie. I know the biblical story but I didn’t automatically go there and it wouldn’t bother me either. Tbh though even if I didn’t like them I would have put it in a polite way that didn’t involve assuming anything about the OP’s background or insulting their intelligence or education!!

@Ecclesiastes

Seriously, OP. Like I say, I tend to assume that other people had the education I did, which is stupid of me, I know.

Shame you didn’t learn some manners whilst having your education, like most people do.

I like Able.

If you said you were looking at calling your daughter Eve, a name consistently in the top 200 in England and Wales, I certainly wouldn’t be thinking or saying everyone will associate her with Adam.

I have to say I'm shocked at some of the responses on here? Whatever happened to support or god forbid diplomacy?? Ok, you don't like the name, that's fine everyone is entitled to their opinion. However there are much nicer ways to convey your point. Insulting someones intelligence or adding horrid connotations certainly isn't one of them!

What about Amos?

My first thought was Cain and Abel (and I’m an atheist). I really like the name Abel though!

Toddlerteaplease. She didn't ask your opinion on Effie 🙄🙄

Predictive text rather unravelled your point, there, double and confirmed what protecting said.?

My first thought was Cain and Able as well. Don’t like Either name and Effie reminds me of elephants. Sorry!

Abel!!! Bloody predictive text

Oh bullshit about cain and able what complete nonsense some of you talk. Anyway abel was the younger " good" one so no horrid villainous connotations. Op, don't listen, it's a lovely name.

As soon as I was able to, I changed my surname. I was so sick of it. Then there’s call centres or anyone on the phone. Having to spell it out every time I say it. A-b-e-l. Or it get’s mistaken for Abdul. Arrrrrbel. Abbell. I got so so sick of it I changed it at very first opportunity. Soon as I turned 16.

I don't like the name Abel. Especially for twins/brothers. Maybe pick sonething with less violent connotations?

Not a nice experience but I have a really normal name and surname and even that was taken the mick out of, as well as my red hair and freckles. Kids will be horrible about absolutely anything.

Lona I got called -Disabled

-Unable -Able-to-enable

etc etc

You get the gist.

There have been a few Abels in schools I’ve taught at - although they have been pronounced AH-bel or Ah-BEL rather than Ay-bel. I don’t recall any child ever being teased for their name. I’ve always taught in inner London boroughs so maybe it’s just because they have been very diverse places, but I do think that people make too much of what other people will think when really there are so many names now that other children certainly, really don’t care.

Well I know I'm in the minority here but I actually prefer Cain.

Bloody hell OP, some people have been very rude to you on this thread. I know the story but I wouldn't care either...like you said it's not like you're calling your kid Judas! I have an Effie and we considered Rafe so I think that's a good suggestion :) we also like Samson (Sonny)