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Able - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Able

[ 2 syll. a-ble, ab-le ] The boy name Able is pronounced EYBahL KEY. Able's language of origin is Hebrew and it is predominantly used in the English language. Able is a variant spelling of Abel (English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish).

Able is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2008, among the family of boy names directly linked to Able, Abel (English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish) was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Able include Abel (English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish), Abell (English), and Ábel (Hungarian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Able: EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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