76%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1] Scripts רְעוּאֵל(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹuːl/(English) /ˈɹuː.əl/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "friend of God" in Hebrew, from רֵעַ (reaʿ) meaning "friend" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament this is another name for Jethro. The fantasy author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a famous bearer. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsreaʿ + ʾelOther Languages & CulturesRhagouel(Biblical Greek) Raguhel, Rauhel(Biblical Latin) Raguel(Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend) User SubmissionReüel People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious Categories authors, friendship, God, theophoric names Sources & References Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h7467, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h7467.
