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 [ syll. ab-diel, abd-i-el ] The boy name Abdiel is pronounced AEBD-ahL KEY. Abdiel is of Hebrew origin, and it is used largely in the English, Hebrew, and Spanish languages. The name's meaning is 'servant of God'. Biblical name derived from ebed meaning 'servant' ; el meaning 'God, powerful'. Avdiel (Hebrew) is an old form of Abdiel. In the Bible, Abdiel was a man of the Tribe of God. Variants of Abdiel include Abdi (Arabic and Hungarian) and Avdiel (Hebrew). Abdiel is somewhat popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 2000s; before that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.009% of baby boys were given the name Abdiel. It ranked at #984 then. Out of all boy names in its group, Abdiel was the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Abdiel include Abdel (Arabic), Abdul (Arabic), Abd Allah (Arabic), Abd-Allah (Arabic), Abdalah (Arabic), Abdalla (Arabic and Swahili), Abdallah (Arabic), Abdoullah (Arabic), Abdulah (Arabic), Abdullah (Arabic), Avdiel (Hebrew), Avital (Hebrew), and Abdualla (Arabic). KEY: approx pronunciation for Abdiel: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
