What Kabil means
Kabil is a boy name of Maya origin meaning "skilled hands". It comes from perhaps k'ab (hand, arm) + -il (adjectival ending); attestation as a name is modern. It is pronounced kah-BEEL.
Etymology uncertain: name sites give 'one with good hands'; the parts are plausible but the word is not in colonial dictionaries. Rare, Yucatán.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or disputed. The reading above is the best-supported one; popular baby-name sites often give a more romantic gloss that the dictionaries do not confirm.
Popularity: rare in Mexico today.
Related meanings: strength, gift.
Kabil is one of the indigenous names that Mexican parents have brought back over the last thirty years. Read about Maya names and how they are built.
