Abela

== English == === Etymology === Two possible origins: A variant of Abella, an Hispanic surname. Borrowed from Maltese Abela. === Proper noun === Abela (plural Abelas) A surname from Spanish. A surname from Maltese [in turn from Spanish]. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Abela is the 40856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Abela is most common among White (69.29%) and Hispanic/Latino (17.04%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abela”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3. == Icelandic == === Proper noun === Abela f (proper noun, genitive singular Abelu) a female given name ==== Declension ==== == Lashi == === Etymology === Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל. === Pronunciation === (Waingmaw) IPA(key): [ʔa˧˧.be˧˧.la˧˧] Hyphenation: A‧be‧la === Proper noun === Abela Abel (son of Adam and Eve) ==== See also ==== Ka-in (“Cain”) == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Abella from Catalan abella (“bee”), originally a Sephardic surname. Possibly also from or related to Hebrew הבל (“Hebel”), cognate to biblical English Abel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbɛː.la/ Rhymes: -ɛːla === Proper noun === Abela a surname from Spanish