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Subject: Judeo-Christian names ending in -el.
Author: Dorchadas   (Authenticated as Lucille)
Date: April 22, 2012 at 10:23:04 PM
For as long as I can remember, I have loved Judeo-Christian names (for men) that end in -ael, -iel and -uel. There is just something poetic yet distinguished about them that I find very charming and attractive. :)

We can all think of a few classics in that category, such as Daniel, Michael and Samuel. Unfortunately, handsome though they may be, they are sorely overused. That is why I went to look for more uncommon and unusual names from that category, fortunately managing to find quite a few. They are all listed further below. Some of the names can actually be found in the Bible itself, others in other Judeo-Christian sources.

I would be curious to hear what your favourites are, which you would like to see used more often nowadays. Also, if you had to make a top 5 from this list, which names would you choose? Thank you for your thoughts. :)

Abiel
Abimael
Abdiel
Adiel
Adirael
Admiel
Adonael (Adonaiel)
Adriel
Ambriel
Ammiel (Amiel)
Aniel (Anael)
Araziel
Azrael (Azriel)
Barachiel
Bethuel
Camael (Camiel, Camuel)
Cassiel
Castiel
Dubbiel (Dubiel, Dobiel)
Eliel
Gamaliel
Hanniel (Haniel)
Hazael
Hesediel
Ishmael
Israel
Ithiel
Ithuriel
Jahaziel (Yachaziel)
Jehiel (Yehiel)
Jehudiel (Yehudiel)
Jekutiel (Yekutiel)
Jemuel (Yemuel)
Jeremiel
Jeriel (Yeriel)
Jesimiel (Yesimiel)
Jophiel (Yophiel)
Kemuel
Kokabiel
Lael
Lemuel
Malchiel (Malkiel)
Mehujael
Methushael (Methusael)
Mishael
Nemuel
Nuriel
Othniel
Pagiel
Paltiel
Penuel (Peniel)
Pethuel
Phanuel
Putiel
Raguel
Ramiel
Raziel
Remiel
Reuel
Sabrael (Sabriel)
Sachiel
Salathiel (Selathiel)
Samael
Sariel (Suriel)
Seraphiel (Selaphiel)
Shamsiel (Shamsiel, Shashiel)
Simiel
Shelumiel
Tamiel
Uzziel (Oziel)
Zadkiel (Zadakiel)
Zerachiel (Sarathiel, Saraqael, Zarachiel, Zachariel)
Zophiel
Zuriel

"How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on... when in your heart you begin to understand... there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend... some hurts that go too deep... that have taken hold." ~ Frodo Baggins

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