AbdelmHebrew, Jewish Hebrew name meaning "God’s servant/Slave." The Hebrew equivalent to the Arabic name Abdullah (same meaning) but uses the Hebrew name El for G-d rather than Allah in the Arabic language.
AchitophelmBiblical, Hebrew Means "my brother is foolish" or "brother of foolishness" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew ach "brother" and aph'el "to act foolishly". In the bible, this was the name of one of King David's most trusted advisors.
AdanelfLiterature A character in JRR Tolkien's works. Likely from the fictional Sindarin language, a compoound of adan "man, human" and the feminine suffix el.
AdbeelmBiblical Means "servant of God" or "disciplined by God", though some scholars suggest it may also mean "miracle of God" or "sorrow of God". In the bible, this was the name of the third son of Ishmael.
AddelmEast Frisian Variant of Addo recorded in the 17th and 18th centuries in East Frisia.
AdelfYiddish, Hebrew Means "an eternity with God" in Hebrew, from עַד (ʿaḏ) "an eternity" and אֵל (ʾēl) "God, the supreme deity, esp. the supreme God of Israel".... [more]
AigelfTatar Aigel is the first name of Aigel Gaysina, the lead singer of the Russian band AIGEL. It is probably a form of Aygül.
AilinelfLiterature Used by J.R.R. Tolkien, this is a Quenya name of unknown meaning. It likely comes from ailin meaning "lake" combined with the feminine suffix el.
AinselfFolklore Used for a fairy in Thomas Keightley's The Fairy Mythology, released in 1870. Ainsel was a fairy who came down the chimney to play with a little boy.
AkxelmEnglish (Modern, Rare) Variant of Axel. According to the Social Security Administration, Akxel was given to 6 boys in 2012.
AlagiselmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic alls "all" or from Gothic alhs (alah in Old High German) "temple." The second element is derived from gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
AlaizabelfLiterature The Haunting Of Alaizabel Cray (2004) is a Gothic steampunk horror/alternate history novel by Chris Wooding about a young man and an amnesiac girl fighting a cult in an alternate Victorian era London.
AldegiselmGermanic It is most likely a metathesis of Adalgisel, although it is also possible that it is a name on its own. In that case, the name is derived from Gothic alds (alt in Old High German) "old" and gisel "hostage" or "pledge." Aldegisel I was a 7th-century ruler of Frisia.
AlibelmArthurian Cycle A strong knight who served King Claudas of Gaul, fighting in Claudas’ war against Arthur. His brothers were Brumand (Brumant), Canart, and Cadant.
AlielmBiblical Greek In the Septuagint, this name is used instead of Eliel in chapter 11 of 1 Chronicles.
AlmárielfLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Almáriel was young woman of Númenor. Almáriel was a peer of Herendil, who was mocked by him with the nicknames Eärendel or Terendul... [more]
AlmielfLiterature Used in "The Lord of the Rings" by Tolkien. It means "blessed maiden".
AmaelmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Amael is an angel of hope and a principality who resides on the third heaven. He is the ruling angel of Venus. Amael is a name likened to that of Haniel, an angel who has as many aspects as variant forms of his name.
AmbrielmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Allegedly means "energy of God" in Hebrew. In Jewish and Christian mythology, this is the name of an angel associated with the zodiacal sign of Gemini and the month of May. It was found engraved on a Hebrew amulet for warding off evil.
Amelf & mAlbanian Originates from the albanian word, e embel, which means sweet.
AmielmBiblical, Hebrew Variant of Ammiel. Occurs in the Book of Numbers 13:12: Amiel, who represented the tribe of Dan, was one of the twelve spies sent out by Moses to survey the land of Canaan.
AmraphelmBiblical, Hebrew Means "one that speaks of dark things" or "he whose words are dark" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew amár "to say" and aphél "dark, obscure". In the bible, this was the name of a king of Shinar.
AmschelmYiddish Variant of Amshel. This name was borne by several members of the famous Rothschild family, the most notable being Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812).
AmshelmYiddish Variant form of Anshel. It should be noted that there are also sources that claim that it is derived from Hebrew amsel or amzal meaning "thrush".
Anaelm & fJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Biblical, Hebrew Biblical Hebrew name of uncertain meaning, possibly "God answers" (making it an equivalent of Anaiah, using el "God" as the second element as opposed to yah "Yahweh"); alternatively the first element may be related to chanah "favour, grace" (making it a relative of Hananiah and perhaps a form of Hanniel or Channiel)... [more]
AnanielmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Ananiel, Anânêl (Aramaic: עננאל, Greek: Ανανιας) was the 14th Watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels who are mentioned in an ancient work titled the Book of Enoch. The name Ananiel is sometimes translated as "Rain of God" even though the name is often confused with the name Hananiel... [more]
AnapelfSiberian Mythology Known as "Little Grandmother," this goddess of the Koryak people of Siberia is Matron of Reincarnation. She was worshipped at ceremonies following the birth of a new child.
AnielmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend known as Hananel, Anael, Hanael or Aniel, is an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and is the archangel of the sephirah Netzach... [more]
AnnaelmLiterature Meaning unknown, it possibly combines the Quenya and Sindarin components anna meaning "gift" and el meaning "star". This name was used by J.R.R. Tolkien for an elf in his book "The Lord of the Rings", released in 1954.
ArakelmArmenian (Rare) Derived from the Armenian word arak'eal, which literally means "sent", but signifies "apostle" in its original context, as it is a calque from Greek apostolos (e.g. Tovmas Arakael, which means Thomas the Apostle).
AranđelmSerbian This name is Christian in origin. It is derived from Serbo-Croatian arhanđel or arhanđeo "archangel", which is ultimately derived from Greek archangelos "chief angel".
ArazielmHebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Apparently means "light of God" or "moon of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of a fallen angel who was cast out of heaven by God for having relations with earthly women.
Arbelm & fHebrew Mount Arbel is a mountain in The Lower Galilee near Tiberias in Israel. From the lookout atop the mountain, one can see almost all of the Galilee into the Golan Heights including Safed, Tiberias and most of the Sea of Galilee.
ArbidelmAsturian (Modern, Rare) From the name of prince Arbidel, a character in folk tales from the town of Villayón, Asturias.
ArgantaelfMedieval Breton, Breton (Rare) Derived from Old Breton argant "silver" (arc'hant in Modern Breton), and by extension "bright; shining; resplendent", and Old Breton hael "generous; prince"... [more]
AsbelmBiblical Form of Ashbel used some older English translations of the Old Testament, including the Tyndale Bible, the Bishops' Bible (1568) and the Douy-Rheims Bible.... [more]
AshbelmBiblical Possibly means "flowing" from a prosthetic aleph (Hebrew: א) and the Hebrew verb שבל (shobel) "to flow forth" (the source of Shobal), or possibly derived from the noun אֵשׁ ('esh) "fire" and the verb בעל (ba'al) "to be lord (over), to own, to control"... [more]
AshelmEnglish (American) A rare archaic name possibly used as a form of Asa, as Asa seems to have been a common nickname and vernacular form of Ashel.
AsphodelfLiterature From the name of the flower. J. R. R. Tolkien used this name on one of his characters in The Lord of the Rings.
AsrielmBiblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Literature Variant of Azriel used in the Geneva Bible (1560), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.... [more]
AsrielmPopular Culture This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. The name Asriel has several possible meanings or origins.... [more]
AstaraelfLiterature Astarael is the seventh of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Astarael is the Weeper, the bell that throws everyone who hears her deep into Death.
Astrielm & fObscure Possibly derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star".
AstrielfLiterature In the Sindarin (Elvish) language of JRR Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” series, this name is translated to “princess of ash”, derived from “ast” (meaning “ash, dust, sand”) & “-riel” (a common, feminine suffix meaning “princess”).
AureelmDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare) Dutch and Flemish form of Aurelius. A known bearer of this name is the Flemish marathon runner Aurèle "Aureel" Vandendriessche (b. 1932).
AurielfEnglish (Modern) Possibly an English form of the Roman name Aureola, coined in the 19th century - revived also as Aureole, Auriol and Oriel - and used regularly since... [more]
AustregiselmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element austra or austar, which comes from Old High German ôstan "east." The second element is derived from gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
AvenelmMedieval English Originally derived from the same, highly uncertain, source as Avo and Ava 3, Avenel was first in use as a given name in the Middle Ages, and later went on to become a surname (which, in turn, was occasionally re-used as a given name from the 1500s onwards).
AvremelmJewish Character in Elie Wiesel's play The Trial of God.
AynagözelfTurkmen From Turkmen ayna meaning "mirror, glass" combined with Turkmen gözel meaning "beautiful, pretty, lovely".
Aynjelm & fAfrican, African American, Jamaican Patois, Caribbean A strongly phonetic spelling of the world "angel", especially used by those who speak Jamaican Patois and other English-based dialects of Caribbean Creole.
AzaraelmBiblical, Biblical Greek Form of Azarel used in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) and the 1769 revised edition of the King James Bible (1611).... [more]
AzarielmBiblical, Biblical Greek Form of Azarel used in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), the Geneva Bible (1560) and the original 1611 edition of the King James Bible.
BadegiselmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element bald "brave, bold" (commonly reduced to bad or baud when Latinized) or possibly Celto-Germanic badu "battle", combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge" (ge- "co-" + the root of "sell" in the sense of "give"—thus something or someone given in exchange).
BarachelmBiblical, Biblical Latin Form of Barakel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
BaraqielmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Means "lightning of God" in Aramaic. According to the Book of Enoch, Baraqiel was the 9th watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels.
BenaëlmFrench, Breton It might derive from the breton name Gwenael, formed by "gwenn", that means "white", the second part might be "maël", that means "prince", so the meaning is "white prince".
BensiabelmFolklore Possibly connected to the Italian words ben meaning "well" and bel meaning "nice". In the Italian fairy tale Prunella, he was the benevolent son of the witch, and love interest of Prunella.