These
names occur in various Judeo-Christian-Islamic
legends that are preserved outside of the
Bible.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
ABATUR m Judeo-Christian Legend, Near Eastern Mythology, Arabic (Archaic)Means literally, "father of the Uthre" in Mandaean, which translates roughly to "father of the angels," derived from
aba "father" combined with
uthra (
'utria) "angel". In the Mandaean Gnostic cosmology, Abatur is "the third of four emanations from the supreme, unknowable deity", and the father of
Ptahil, the Mandaean demiurge.
ABDIEL m Biblical Hebrew, Judeo-Christian Legend, LiteratureMeans "servant of God" in Hebrew. In the Bible, this is the name of a member of the tribe of
Gad. In John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' (1667), this is the name of a seraph who withstood Satan when he urged the angels to revolt.
ABIGOR m Judeo-Christian LegendIn Christian demonology, this was an upper demon ("great duke") of hell. Allegedly Abigor (also known as
Eligor and
Eligos) was the demon of war, in command of 60 legions, portrayed riding a winged or skeletal steed...
[more] ACLIMA f Judeo-Christian LegendMeaning unknown. In some religious traditions, this is the name of the first human female born, a daughter of Adam and Eve.
ALDEBARAN m Astronomy, Judeo-Christian LegendDerived from Arabic الدبران
(al-Dabarān) meaning "follower" (from دبر
(dábar) "to turn one's back"). This is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Taurus, presumably so named because it appears to follow the Pleiades rightward across the night sky...
[more] AMAEL m Judeo-Christian LegendAmael 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.
AMBRIEL m Judeo-Christian LegendAllegedly 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.
ANAEL m & f Judeo-Christian Legend, Biblical, HebrewBiblical 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] ANDRAS m Judeo-Christian LegendThe name of a demon as described in the Lesser Key of Solomon as a creature with the body of an angel and an owl's head who rides a wolf. Andras commands thirty legions of lesser demons and his main purpose is to spread discord and violence amongst mortals.
ARAZIEL m Hebrew, Judeo-Christian LegendApparently 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.
ASMODAI m Biblical, Judeo-Christian LegendFrom Hebrew
Ashmedai, which itself is derived from Avestan
aēšma-daēva meaning "demon of wrath". Asmodai is a semi-Biblical demon mostly known thanks to the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit...
[more] AWAN f Judeo-Christian LegendIn the Book of Jubilees, this was a daughter of Adam and Eve and sister of Seth, Abel, Azura and more, and the twin sister and wife of Cain.
BAIN m Literature, Judeo-Christian LegendBain was the son of Bard in J. R. R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit. "Bain" means "beautiful" in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language, Sindarin (Elvish).
BAPHOMET m Judeo-Christian Legend, Popular CultureProbably from a medieval corruption of
Mahomet. This appears in the Inquisition of the Knights Templar as the name of an alleged Muslim or pagan idol. In the 19th century it became associated with a Western occult symbol drawn by Eliphas Lévi, a "Sabbatic Goat" image depicting a demonic horned god.
BARACHIEL m Judeo-Christian LegendApparently means "blessing(s) of God" or "lightning of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of one of the seven archangels in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
BELETH m Judeo-Christian LegendIn demonology, Beleth also spelled Bilet, Bileth, Byleth and Bilith is a mighty and terrible king of Hell, who has eighty-five legions of demons under his command.
BELPHEGOR m Judeo-Christian LegendFrom
Ba'al Pe'or, the name of a Semitic god mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "
Ba'al of Mount Pe'or" or "lord of the opening". In Christian demonology this is the name of a demon that represents the deadly sin of sloth.
CALMANA f Judeo-Christian Legend, LiteratureLatinized form of
Kalmana, the name of Cain's wife and twin sister in Judeo-Christian legend (e.g., found in the (first Greek redaction of the) 'Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius', written in Syriac in the late 7th century)...
[more] CAMAEL m Judeo-Christian LegendApparently means "he who sees God" in Hebrew. This is the name of an angel who is often listed as being one of the seven archangels.
CELIDONIUS m Judeo-Christian LegendProbably a Latinized form of the Greek Χελιδόνιος
(Chelidonios), which was derived from χελιδών
(chelidon) "a swallow". In Christian tradition this name is sometimes ascribed to the unnamed "man born blind" whose sight Jesus miraculously heals (in the Gospel of John 9:1-12), and the form
Celedonius belonged to an early saint, martyred c.300.
DUMAH m Biblical, Judeo-Christian LegendMeans "silent" in Hebrew. Briefly mentioned in the Old Testament as the name of one of Ishmael's sons. In Rabbinical Literature, Dumah is also the angel of silence and of the stillness of death.
EMZARA f Judeo-Christian LegendThe name of Noah's wife, a daughter of Rake'el (his father's brother), according to Jubilees 4:33 of the Old Testament Apocrypha.
FINLUGH m Judeo-Christian LegendDerived from Gaelic
fionn "white, fair" and
lug "light, brightness". The second element may refer to the pagan sun god
Lugh, in which case it means "fair Lugh". This was the name of numerous minor early Irish saints...
[more] GREMORY m Judeo-Christian LegendOrigins unknown. This is the name of a demon identified in 'The Lesser Key of Solomon' who appears in the form of a beautiful woman.
IMANA f Judeo-Christian LegendBlessed Imana of Loss (died circa 1270) was a Cistercian Benedictine nun and abbess at Salzinnes, Namur, France.
INIAS m Judeo-Christian LegendOne of the 7 angels reprobated by the church council in Rome (745 C.E.) The others were Uriel, Raquel, Simiel (Semibiel), Tubuel, Tubuas, and Saboac....
[more] ITHURIEL m Judeo-Christian LegendApparently means "discovery of God" in Hebrew, according to some sources. However, it could possibly instead mean "the light of God is with me", derived from Hebrew
'itay "with me",
uri "light, fire" and
el "God"...
[more] JEHUDIEL m Judeo-Christian LegendDerived from the Hebrew יהודיאל
(Yehudiel) which meant "praise of God" (compare
Judah). Jehudiel was one of the seven archangels in Eastern Orthodox tradition.
KOKABIEL m Judeo-Christian LegendMeans "star of God", derived from Hebrew כּוֹכַב (
kokhab) "star" and אֵל (
'el) "God". The Book of Enoch names him as one of the fallen angels. He is also mentioned in the Kabbalistic text 'Sefer Raziel HaMalakh' ("The Book of the Archangel
Raziel").
LERAJE m Judeo-Christian LegendMeaning unknown, possibly of Hebrew origin. In the 17th-century grimoire 'The Lesser Key of Solomon', this is the name of a demon that appears in the form of an archer.
MAMMON m Biblical, Judeo-Christian LegendMeans "wealth, riches". In the New Testament, this was material wealth or greed, which was often personified as a deity. Sixteenth century German theologian Peter Binsfeld classified him as one of the seven princes of Hell.
MEPHISTOPHELES m Literature, Judeo-Christian LegendDerived from Hebrew
mephitz "destroyer" and
tophel "liar" (the second element taken from the phrase
tophel shequer, literally "falsehood plasterer"). This is the name of the devil in the German
Faust legend, with whom the character Faust makes a pact, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures.
METATRON m Judeo-Christian LegendAfter the angel of the face, the angel of the presence, chief of the ministering angels, the chief recording angel, chancellor of heaven, the angel by whom the world is maintained, and a being so mighty that he possesses 72 other names...
[more] NURIEL m Hebrew, Judeo-Christian LegendApparently means either "light of God" (compare Arabic
Nur) or "fire of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of an angel in the Zohar, a Kabbalistic text.
POTIPHER m Judeo-Christian LegendJoseph's owner and husband of the pretty young woman who tried to seduce him (Genesis 37:36-9). In the Arabic tradition, his name is Butifar, and his wife's is Zeleikha (Qur'an 12).
PTAHIL m Judeo-Christian LegendThis is the name of the Mandaean demiurge (see
Demiurgos), probably based on a Mandaic root
pth meaning "to mold" (or related to Egyptian
Ptah) and the divine suffix
il, which is Hebrew
'el (
El).
RUBIEL m Spanish (Latin American), Judeo-Christian LegendPossibly a genuine Hebrew name, of which the first element may be etymologically related to
Ruben. The second element would certainly be derived from Hebrew
el "God". However, this name could also be a recently created name, in the same fashion as
Yaniel (which seems to be predominantly used in Latin American countries)...
[more] SABRIEL f & m Literature, Judeo-Christian LegendThere are multiple explanations for the etymology of this name. One is that it is a variant form of
Sabrael. An other is that it is derived from Hebrew
sabi "stop, rest" combined with
el "God", thus meaning "(the) rest of God"...
[more] SARIEL m Hebrew, Judeo-Christian LegendApparently means "command of God" in Hebrew, making this name a variant or a shortened form of
Zerachiel. This is the name of an angel mainly known in judaism, who was - among others - an angel of healing and a benevolent angel of death (it is said that he was sent to retrieve the soul of
Moses).
SOFIEL f Judeo-Christian LegendPerhaps a variant of
Zophiel, or possibly means "nature" as Sofiel was an angel of nature and vegetables and fosters a love of nature in human hearts; also an angelic bookkeeper appointed over the records of souls, living and dead.
SOLOMONIA f Judeo-Christian LegendApparently a feminine form of
Solomon. According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, Solomonia was the unnamed woman with seven sons described in 2 Maccabees 7 of the Old Testament. It was borne by Solomonia Saburova (c.1490-1542), a Russian royal consort and Orthodox saint.
YEQON m Judeo-Christian Legendmeans "he shall rise". The name of one of the 200 fallen angels that married woman women and taught humans wicked arts like witchcraft and how to make weapons. Yeqon was the ringleader who first tempted the other Watchers into having sexual relations with humans...
[more] ZADKIEL m Hebrew, Judeo-Christian LegendMeans "righteousness of God" in Hebrew. Rabbinic tradition considers him to be the Angel of Mercy and some believe him to be the Angel of the Lord that prevented Abraham from killing his son Isaac.
ZEPHON m Judeo-Christian LegendVariant of
Ziphion. Means "hidden" in Hebrew. In the apocryphal Book of Enoch this was the name of an angel sent by the archangel Gabriel, along with the angel
Ithuriel, to find the location of Satan after his fall.