What is your opinion of the name [name_m]Abel[/name_m] as a girls name? Any middle name suggestions? Thanks!
Noooooo!! Terrible. It’s a boys name through and through.
If you like [name_m]Abel[/name_m] why not:
[name_u]Abia[/name_u]/[name_u]Abiah[/name_u]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
I was thinking the same thing!
Or Abeline/Mabeline. Or [name_f]Abelle[/name_f]. Or [name_f]Belle[/name_f]. or [name_f]Mabel[/name_f].
I feel like [name_m]Abel[/name_m] is strictly a boys name. Maybee…
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Abilene[/name_u]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
No, [name_m]Abel[/name_m] is all boy.
What about… [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Amabel[/name_f], [name_u]Sabel[/name_u].
That would take a long time for me to get used to. I like the sound, but it has such a strong connotation.
Here’s some alternatives that I’d suggest:
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sable[/name_f]
For a mn, I’d try to soften it with something delicate and maybe nature-themed:
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
What is it about the name that appeals to you, just out of curiosity? Is it the meaning, or something else?
Thanks! Any other suggestions?
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] is a boy name. I think that if you need to ask if a name is okay to use on a girl (if it’s a boy name, or vice versa) then it isn’t okay.
If you want a girl name with the same feel, how about:
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Abella[/name_f]
[name_f]Abelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Abelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
100% boy name to me. Others have made some great suggestions for names with similar sounds.
Whether [name_m]Abel[/name_m] is for boys or not, I don’t care really. However, I am up for the challenge of finding some good middles if you’d like some ideas.
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] (maybe spelled Abele or [name_f]Abelle[/name_f] but with the same pronunciation) Sometimes I find that when I play around with the spelling, I find another variation I like even more. 
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Therese[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]/[name_f]Serafine[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Sapphira[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Valeria[/name_f] … [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Raquelle[/name_f] … [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Violette[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Oriana[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] (pah-TREE-see-ya) . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Pascalle[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Arianna[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Arianwen[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]/[name_f]Josefina[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Coriana[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Clarice[/name_f]/[name_f]Clarisse[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Celine[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_u]Dominique[/name_u] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Emmelyn[/name_f] . [name_m]Abel[/name_m] [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
Please keep [name_m]Abel[/name_m] as a boy name! There are sooo many beautiful girl names out there why do we always want to put boy names on girls!
I like it! I can definitely see how it would appeal as a girl’s name, especially since it is basically [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] without the M. I’ve never known anyone named [name_m]Abel[/name_m] so I have no associations either way. I also like [name_m]Ansel[/name_m] and Ames.
I really don’t see how a girl can pull this name off. You can add the most feminine middle name, but she will still be called [name_m]Abel[/name_m]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] doesn’t work, [name_f]IMO[/name_f].
I think it’s handsome on a boy, but I’m not liking it for a girl…
I’t such a beautiful name for a boy, I really wouldn’t use it on a girl. It’s just gonna make her life difficult.
I suggest:
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
Aidy
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
It doesnt sound a name at all to me for a boy or a girl
No… please…
I like a previous poster’s suggestion of [name_f]Abelle[/name_f], like rhyming with [name_f]Maybelle[/name_f].
I don’t really like [name_m]Abel[/name_m] on a boy or a girl. It sounds just like the word able.
[name_u]Abi[/name_u]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Abra[/name_f]
[name_f]Avie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
Arbour / Arbour
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_f]Sable[/name_f]
Personally I like just [name_u]Abi[/name_u] as in a streamlining of [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] that stands alone, i.e. [name_u]Abi[/name_u] [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_u]Abi[/name_u] [name_f]Eleonora[/name_f], [name_u]Abi[/name_u] [name_f]Esmeralda[/name_f], [name_u]Abi[/name_u] [name_f]Leona[/name_f], [name_u]Abi[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], and so on.