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in reply to a message by denise
Is it not a name of an angel because of the "-el"-suffix, meaning "god"? When i learnt Latin our teacher taught us that.(I learnt Latin at a protestant college with a lot of future pastors.)
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-el suffix in Latin meaning "God"? Are you sure?
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78faba and you are mixing up Hebrew and Latin.
The Hebrew ending -el, present in some angels' names (Michael, Raphael, Gabriel), comes from 'el, abreviaton of Elohim, "God", used in last spot in the composition of given names.
The ending -el present in names from Latin origin (Marcel) in some languages , comes from the Latin -ellus, a diminutive suffix (in Latin there is not an ending el).
The Hebrew ending -el, present in some angels' names (Michael, Raphael, Gabriel), comes from 'el, abreviaton of Elohim, "God", used in last spot in the composition of given names.
The ending -el present in names from Latin origin (Marcel) in some languages , comes from the Latin -ellus, a diminutive suffix (in Latin there is not an ending el).
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