76%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Scripts רְעוּאֵל(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹuːl/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "friend of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is another name for Jethro. The fantasy author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a famous bearer. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsre'a + 'elOther Languages & CulturesRhagouel(Biblical Greek) Raguhel, Rauhel(Biblical Latin) Raguel(Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend) User SubmissionReüel People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious Categories authors, friendship, God, theophoric names