Also of Amharic usage (and possibly Tigrinya) in the case of Canadian singer-songwriter who was originated in Ethiopia—professionally known as 'The Weeknd'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_WeekndThe Amharic script is አበል. This name is very popular in Ethiopia and Eritrea. It's also very popular in several African countries like Nigeria, Angola and Mozambique. https://forebears.io/forenames/abel
In 2018, 3 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Abel who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1, 133rd most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
― Anonymous User 10/16/2018
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The name Abel is also used in Georgia, although it is not very common there these days.In Georgian, Abel is written as: აბელ.A known bearer of this name was the Georgian prince and soldier Abel Makashvili (1860–1920). [noted -ed]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Weeknd
The Amharic script is አበል. This name is very popular in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
It's also very popular in several African countries like Nigeria, Angola and Mozambique.
https://forebears.io/forenames/abel