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Subject: As for me....
Author: Dorchadas   (Authenticated as Lucille)
Date: April 22, 2012 at 10:31:39 PM
Reply to: Judeo-Christian names ending in -el. by Dorchadas
Hmm, I have (far too) many favourites from this list: Adiel, Azrael, Camael, Cassiel, Castiel, Eliel, Ithiel, Ithuriel, Methusael, Nuriel, Othniel, Phanuel (but only spelt as Fanuel, though!), Remiel, Sabriel, Samael and Sariel. I also liked Peniel at first, but I stopped liking it when it occurred to me that it looks too close to the world 'penile' (actually, Peniel could even pass as a misspelling for that word), lol. ;)

If I had to make a top 5 (not easy to do!), it would look like this:

1. Ithuriel (with Ithiel as a nickname)
2. Othniel
3. Fanuel
4. Azrael
5. Nuriel

For the fifth and last spot, I had a tough time choosing between Eliel and Nuriel, but I ultimately chose the latter because the former is a bit of a tongue twister, I think. :)


"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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