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'Abel' for a boy

51 replies

Bumblebee413 · 31/05/2020 18:27

My DH suggested this the other night and it really threw me. I don't really know how I feel about it other than it's made me pause to think. We would call him Abe for short. As an aside we are completely and utterly screwed if we have a boy on the names front- we've been through over a 1,000 and haven't found a single one that's jumped out at us. Middle name will be John as it's a family name. Thoughts welcome, but please be kind in general, cause, well, there's no need for rudeness is there? X

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PeppaisaBitch · 31/05/2020 18:30

First Murder victim. It's very biblical. If that bothers you.

SpeedofaSloth · 31/05/2020 18:31

Yes, same biblical connation for me too.

Bumblebee413 · 31/05/2020 18:32

Grin No, neither bother me especially. X

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Peachbubble · 31/05/2020 18:37

I like it.

Beamur · 31/05/2020 18:38

Actually rather like it. Boys names are really hard to choose imo.

Beamur · 31/05/2020 18:39

Don't have another one and call him Cole though.
They deliver veg boxes.

Crabbo · 31/05/2020 18:39

I like it, I know 2 (both under 5). I don’t like Abe though.

userabcname · 31/05/2020 18:45

I really like it!

yellowbluebell · 31/05/2020 18:48

I love it!!! Would be one of my first choices!

DrDreReturns · 31/05/2020 18:49

As long as he has a brother called Cain. That would be awesome!

Namey32 · 31/05/2020 18:49

Love it.

daisypond · 31/05/2020 18:50

First murder, and murdered by his brother. It’s all I think of. It’s a no from me.

JoeExoticsPrinceAlbert · 31/05/2020 18:50

The Weeknd's real name name is Abel. Love it!!!

Yearcat13 · 31/05/2020 18:50

Abe is a lovely name.

PurBal · 31/05/2020 18:51

I also thought of Cain and ... but otherwise I think it could be nice.

HavelockVetinari · 31/05/2020 18:52

I love it, I know 2 little Ábels (in Hungary) and they're adorable!

maras2 · 31/05/2020 18:54

Don't be so blooming silly.
Poor kid. Sad

greathat · 31/05/2020 18:55

I read label before I read the rest

JaneJeffer · 31/05/2020 19:08

Reminds me of the joke:
Why did Cain kill his brother?
Because he was Abel.

ClashCityRocker · 31/05/2020 19:19

We had one at school who used to get called Abel Semen, a play on Able Seaman.

Although I do actually think it's a nice name...and that's probably quite a niche reference amongst kids.

Fanciedachange1 · 31/05/2020 19:32

My first thought is the cute little boy from Sons of Anarchy.

june2007 · 31/05/2020 19:46

Yes love it.

Ilovewillow · 31/05/2020 19:48

I like it! I have a Seth, no. Three in the cain and Abel saga and it never crosses my mind now would Abel.

LipstickTaserrr · 31/05/2020 19:54

I know two babies called Abel so it seems it is rising in popularity already.

Blursula · 31/05/2020 20:09

I love it and think it has a lovely sound to it. Some people (especially on mn) will think the biblical story makes it unusable. I’m not one of them.

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