Names Categorized "angels"

Abaddon is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning "ruin, destruction". In the New Testament Book of Revelation, Abaddon is identified as the angel of the abyss, the king of a plague of locusts unleashed upon the earth. The nam...

Abdiel is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "servant of God". It is derived from the Hebrew elements ʿeveḏ meaning "servant, slave" and ʾel meaning "God". The name is thus cognate with the Arabic name Abdullah an...

Adam is a name of profound historical and religious significance, originating from the Hebrew word adam meaning "man." Its etymology is debated, with possible roots in the Hebrew ʾaḏam ("to be red," referring to skin ton...

Akiva is a Hebrew masculine given name, derived from the Aramaic form of Yaakov (Jacob). The name is most famously associated with Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph (c. 50–135 CE), a prominent Jewish sage and tanna whose scholarshi...

Anahera is a Māori feminine given name derived from the transliteration of the English word angel. It entered the Māori lexicon through European contact and Christian missionary influence in the 19th century. Like many n...

Anděla is the Czech form of the name Angela, ultimately derived from the Greek word angelos (ἄγγελος), meaning "messenger." As a feminine given name, Anděla carries the same celestial and spiritual connotations as its ro...

Anđelka is a Croatian and Serbian feminine given name, a diminutive and endearing form of Anđela (the Serbian variant) and ultimately the South Slavic adaptation of Angela. The name carries the affectionate suffix "-ka",...

EtymologyAndrew is the English form of the Greek name Andreas (Ἀνδρέας), which derives from andreios (ἀνδρεῖος) meaning "manly" or "masculine," ultimately from the Greek word aner (ἀνήρ) meaning "man." The name entered E...

Angel is a unisex given name used in Bulgarian, English, and Macedonian, derived from the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus. This Latin name ultimately comes from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos), meaning "messenger....

Angela is a feminine given name used across multiple languages and cultures, including Dutch, English, German, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, and Medieval Latin. It is the feminine form o...

Ángeles is a Spanish female given name meaning "angels", derived from the devotion to the Virgin Mary under the title Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (Our Lady the Queen of the Angels). The name is a reference to...

Angelia is an elaborated form of Angela, created by the addition of the suffix -ia, giving the name a more ornate or classical feel. Angela itself is the feminine form of Angel, which derives from the medieval Latin masc...

Angelica is a feminine given name derived from the Latin angelicus, meaning "angelic," which in turn comes from the Greek ἄγγελος (angelos), meaning "messenger." The name thus carries connotations of purity, divinity, an...

Angelika is a popular feminine given name in several European languages, serving as a variant of Angelica. It is used primarily in German, Hungarian, and Polish speaking regions, though it also appears in Slovak and Czec...

Angeline is a French diminutive of Angela, ultimately derived from the Latin Angelus and the Greek ἄγγελος meaning "messenger." Etymology The root of the name is Angel, from the medieval Latin masculine Angelus, originat...

Angélique is a feminine French given name, the French form of Angelica.EtymologyDerived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately from Greek ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger". The name gained prominence thro...

Angelique is the Dutch form of Angélique, itself the French name derived ultimately from the Latin angelicus meaning “angelic,” from Greek ἄγγελος (angelos), meaning “messenger.” In English, the equivalent form is Angeli...

Angelita is a Spanish diminutive of Angela, a feminine name derived from the Latin masculine name Angelus, which itself comes from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger". The suffix -ita expresses affection...

Ângelo is the Portuguese form of Angel, ultimately derived from the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus, which itself comes from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos), meaning "messenger." The name refers to the heavenly be...

Àngels is a Catalan female given name, the cognate of Ángeles, meaning "angels." It derives from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles ("Our Lady the Queen of the Angels"). Thus, th...

Angelus is a Medieval Latin masculine name that serves as the Latin form of Angel. The name ultimately derives from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos), meaning "messenger," which in Christian tradition came to refer to cel...

Anghel is a Romanian masculine given name and surname, derived from the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus, which itself comes from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger." As a given name, Anghel is the...

Angiola is an Italian feminine given name, functioning as a variant of Angela, from which it ultimately derives. Its root can be traced back to the masculine name Angel, itself from the medieval Latin Angelus, meaning "m...

Angyalka is the Hungarian form of Angelica. The name derives from the Latin angelicus meaning "angelic," which in turn comes from the Greek ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger". In Hungarian, the name also has a related...

Etymology and OriginsAniela is the Polish form of the name Angela. Like its cognates across European languages, Aniela ultimately derives from the Latin Angelus, which comes from the Greek ἄγγελος (angelos), meaning "mes...

Anjelika is a Russian feminine given name, an alternate transcription of the Russian Анжелика (see Anzhelika). It is a variant of Angelica, ultimately derived from the Latin angelicus meaning "angelic." Etymology and Ori...

Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Hannah, which means “favor” or “grace.” Used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament, it appears in the Hebrew Bible as the mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Sa...

Anzhelika is the Russian and Ukrainian form of Angelica. The name ultimately derives from the Latin angelicus meaning "angelic," itself from Greek ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger." In the Orthodox Christian traditio...

Arcangela is an Italian feminine given name, derived directly from the masculine name Arcangelo, which means "archangel". As a variant, it embodies the same celestial and religious connotations, being a compound of arch...

Arcangelo is an Italian masculine given name meaning "archangel", derived from the Biblical Greek arkhángelos (archangel), referring to the highest-ranking angels in Abrahamic traditions. The name is directly connected t...

Ashtad is the modern Persian form of the Avestan Arštāt, an ancient divine principle meaning "justice", "honesty", or "rightness" in Zoroastrian tradition. The name derives from the Avestan root aša (𐬀𐬴𐬀), which denotes...

Azrael is a name deeply rooted in Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition, known as the name of the angel of death. It is a variant of Azarel, which in Hebrew means "God has helped", derived from ʿazar meaning "to help" and ʾe...

Balthazar (also spelled Balthasar or Baltazar) is a masculine given name of Babylonian origin, derived from the Akkadian Bel-shar-uzur, meaning "Bel protects the king." Bel is a title of the god Marduk, the patron deity...

Bartholomew is an English form of the Greek name Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaios), which itself derives from an Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai." In the New Testament, Bartholomew is listed among the twelve apostles of J...

Beelzebub is a name derived from the Philistine god Baʿal Zevuv, meaning “lord of flies,” as attested in the Hebrew Bible (2 Kings 1:2–3). The spelling “Beelzebub” comes from the Latin Vulgate translation of the Old Test...

Belial is a name rooted in Hebrew biblical tradition, later personified as a demonic figure in Christian and occult lore. The term originally appears in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) where it is used to signify "worth...

EtymologyCaelina is a Latin feminine given name, originally the feminine form of the Roman family name Caelinus. The masculine gentilic Caelinus itself derived from the more common Roman gens Caelius, which was in turn d...

Cassiel is an angelic figure appearing in extracanonical Jewish, Christian, and Islamic mystical and magical texts, often enumerated among the Seven Archangels and associated with the planet Saturn. The name is derived f...

Castiel is a male given name that appears in both Judeo-Christian-Islamic angelology and popular culture, though its origin is uncertain. The name is typically considered a variant of Cassiel, an angel known in some reli...

Céline is a French feminine given name of Latin origin. It is the French form of the Roman name Caelinus, which itself derives from the Roman family name Caelius. The root caelum means "heaven" in Latin, giving the name...

Clarence is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the Latin title Clarensis, which was used for members of the British royal family associated with the Dukedom of Clarence. The title itself comes from th...

Fereshteh is a feminine given name of Persian origin meaning "angel." It is one of the most popular names in the Persian-speaking world and is also transliterated as Freshteh, Ferishteh, or Freshta, among other variants,...

Gabriel is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name Gavri'el (גַבְרִיאֵל), meaning "God is my strong man" or "God is my hero." The name combines the elements gever ("strong man, hero") and ʾel ("God"). It is u...

Gavriil is the Greek and Russian form of Gabriel, a name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my strong man" or "hero of God." The name derives from the Hebrew gever ("strong man, hero") and ʾel ("God"). In religious traditi...

Gloria is a feminine given name used in English, German, Italian, Spanish, and other languages. It means "glory", derived from the Latin gloria meaning "immortal glory" or "fame, renown, praise, honor."EtymologyThe name...

Gowad is a Middle Persian form of the name Vata, which derives from Avestan word elements associated with wind. In Zoroastrian tradition, Vata is a Yazata (a divine being) associated with the wind, often invoked as a pro...

Halo is a feminine English given name derived from the English word halo, meaning "luminous disc or ring", which itself comes from Greek ἅλως (halos). In religious art, haloes are depicted as radiant circles or disks of...

Haniel is a variant of Hanniel, a name that appears in some translations of the Old Testament. The name is of Hebrew origin, derived from the elements ḥanan (to be gracious or to favor) and ʾel (God), thus carrying the m...

Hannah is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Ḥanna), which comes from the root חנן (ḥanan) meaning "to be gracious," ultimately translating to "favour" or "grace." The name is pr...

Hanniel is a Hebrew name meaning "grace of God," composed of the elements ḥanan (to be gracious) and ʾel (God). This name appears twice in the Old Testament (sometimes spelled Haniel in translations), though the individu...

Hester is a given name used in Dutch, English, and Latin Biblical contexts. It is the Latin form of the name Esther. The name has been in use in England since the Protestant Reformation, when many names from the Bible, p...

Israfil is an archangel in Islamic tradition, best known as the angel who will blow the trumpet to herald the Day of Judgment (Qiyamah). Although the name does not appear in the Quran, a figure blowing a trumpet is repea...

EtymologyJeremiel is the Latin and English form of a name that appears in the apocryphal book of 2 Esdras (also known as 4 Ezra). It is derived from the Hebrew name Jerahmeel (Yeraḥmeʾel), which means "God will...

Joshua ( JOSH-oo-ə) is an English and English Bible name derived from the Hebrew name Yehoshuaʿ, meaning "Yahweh is salvation." The name combines the elements yeho (referring to the Hebrew God) and yashaʿ (meaning "to sa...

Khurshid is an Urdu and Uzbek form of Khorshid, a Persian name meaning "shining sun." The name derives ultimately from the Avestan Huuarə Xšaēta, the name of a Yazata (a holy being) in Zoroastrianism associated with the...

Laila is a variant of Layla, a name of Arabic origin meaning "night". The name is deeply rooted in the classic Arabic love story of Layla and Majnun, in which the poet Qays (later known as Majnun) pines for his beloved L...

Lucifer is a masculine name drawn from Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition. In Latin, the name means "bringing light," from lux "light" and fero "to bring." Originally the Latin name for the morning star (Venus), it appear...

Malachi is a name of Hebrew origin, from the Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵi), meaning “my messenger” or “my angel.” It is derived from מַלְאָךְ (malʾaḵ), meaning “messenger, angel.” This name is famously associated with one o...

Malachias is a Biblical Greek and Latin form of Malachi, primarily known as the name used in the title of the Book of Malachi in ancient versions of the Bible. In the Latin Vulgate, the book is titled “Malachias,” but wi...

Malaika is a feminine given name of Swahili origin, meaning "angel". It is derived from Arabic ملك (malak), also meaning "angel". The name reflects the influence of Islamic culture on Swahili-speaking regions of East Afr...