Names Categorized "ends in -el"

Mehitabel is a feminine given name, a variant of the biblical name Mehetabel. It originates from the Hebrew name Meheṭavʾel, meaning "God makes happy," derived from the roots yaṭav ("to be happy") and ʾel ("God"). In the...

EtymologyMendel is a given name of Yiddish origin. It was originally a diminutive of Manno, which is itself a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element man meaning "person, man" (from Proto-Germanic *mannô)...

Meriel is a feminine given name, primarily used in English-speaking countries. It is a variant of Muriel, which itself is an anglicized form of the Irish Muirgel and Scottish Muireall. The name was also adopted in mediev...

Micael is a Swedish and Portuguese variant form of Michael, a name of Hebrew origin with the meaning "who is like God?" — a rhetorical question implying that no one can compare to the divine. The name Michael derives fro...

Michaël is the Dutch and French form of Michael. The name derives from the Hebrew Miḵaʾel (מִיכָאֵל), meaning "who is like God?" — a rhetorical question emphasizing that no one is comparable to God. Etymology and Religio...

Etymology and OriginMichael is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew rhetorical question מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾel), meaning "who is like God?" The name combines the interrogative pronoun מִי (mi) meaning "who?", the pa...

Michahel is a Latin form of Michael found in some manuscripts and editions of the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible. The name Michael itself comes from the Hebrew Mīḵā‘ēl (מִיכָאֵל), which is a rhetorical quest...

Michel is a French, Dutch, and German given name and surname, derived from the Hebrew name Michael. The name Michael comes from the Hebrew phrase Mi kha El? meaning "who is like God?", a rhetorical question emphasizing G...

Mickaël is a French variant form of Michael, popular primarily in France. The name is derived from the Hebrew Miḵaʾel, meaning "who is like God?", a rhetorical question implying that no one is comparable to God. This ori...

Mihkel is an Estonian masculine given name, a form of Michael. As a localized version of one of the most enduring names in Western history, Mihkel reflects the adaptation of the biblical archangel's name into the Estonia...

Mikael is a masculine given name used predominantly in Scandinavia, Finland, and Brittany. It is a Scandinavian, Finnish, and Breton form of Michael, the name of one of the archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one...

Mikel is the Basque form of Michael. The name traces its origins to the Hebrew Mikha'el, meaning "Who is like God?" — a rhetorical question asserting that no one compares to God. In biblical tradition, Michael is one of...

Mikkel is a Danish and Norwegian given name, equivalent to the English name Michael. It can also derive from the Scandinavian root mikill meaning "enormous". The name's ultimate origin is the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾe...

Mirabel is a female name derived from the Latin mirabilis, meaning "wondrous" or "of wondrous beauty". It is a variant of Mirabelle, which originated from the Old French word mirable ("wonderful"). During the Middle Ages...

Etymology and BackgroundMitxel is the Basque form of Michael, a name of profound religious significance originating from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾel), meaning "who is like God?" This rhetorical question underscores the...

Motel is a Yiddish diminutive of Mordecai. The name Mordecai itself is of Persian origin, meaning "servant of Marduk," the chief Babylonian god. In the Old Testament, Mordecai is the cousin and foster father of Esther, w...

Muriel is a feminine given name of Goidelic origin, primarily used in English, French, Irish, and Scottish contexts. It is an Anglicized form of the Irish Muirgel and Scottish Muireall, both deriving from elements meanin...

Nathanael is an English form of the Hebrew name Netan'el (נְתַנְאֵל), which means "God has given." The name is composed of the elements natan (to give) and el (God). In the Old Testament, the name appears as Nethaneel or...

Nathaniel is an English variant of Nathanael, a name of Hebrew origin that appears in the New Testament. The form has been in regular use in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation, when biblical name...

Noël is a French masculine given name, the French form of the word Noel, meaning "Christmas". It derives from the Old French Noël, itself from Latin natalis (birth), referring to the birth of Christ. In the Middle Ages,...

Etymology and MeaningNoel is the English form of the French name Noël or, in some rare cases, Noëlle. The name derives from the Old French Noël, meaning “Christmas,” which itself comes from the Latin natalis (meaning “bi...

Samuel is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel), traditionally interpreted to mean "name of God"—from the roots shem (שֵׁם, meaning "name") and ʾel (אֵל, meaning "God"). An alternative...

Wendel is a given name and surname used in Dutch, German, and Portuguese-speaking regions. It originates as a short form of Germanic names containing the element wentil, meaning "a Vandal." The Vandals were a Germanic tr...