Azrael

I'd love to hear of a character in a story named Azrael; maybe I'll write one myself. It's a good, strong name that I love.

I love having named my now 3 year old son this unique name. I myself have a unique name. I only have a problem when people mispronounce it and instead of Azrael say it as Israel, so I have to correct them.

The name Azrael is a strong, elegant, & unique name for a guy. I absolutely love the names of the mentioned angels (Azrael, Michael, Raphael & Gabriel) so of course I consider this name as super awesome! ^___^ I admit, this name makes me think of the cat from the TV series The Smurfs but I still love this name nevertheless. Xoxo.

Sorry people, but the name was used for my son who is 19 now and going to college. I used it from christian mythology. Did a lot of thinking about it with the wife and we never looked back and have gotten plenty of compliments as my son has also. Don't know anyone else with it yet!

I like this name. It doesn't mean death exactly, it's just associated with it. Which for teenage boys today, it would be kind of cool. And the Angel of Death gives the name a mystical appearance. I could see myself naming a child this.

Apparently I'm the only person who thinks it's creepy and inappropriate to call a child after the Angel of Death.

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Besides which, there's something very nerdy about this name - it sounds like an RPG character.

I think Azrael is a nice name for a boy. I like its meaning even though it is associated with the Angel of Death. I view death as not the end of life but eternal rest. I love the anthropomorphic personification Death or Grim Reaper especially since I read the Discworld series.

I think Azrael is a fantastic name. I like names that are associated with death (not that I'm morbid). And let us know that this name doesn't exactly mean death. It is a variant of a name that means "help of God", which isn't a bad meaning at all. I really like the sound of this name. Its color to me is dark red. To me, it seems tragic and full of sadness (because of the character I gave it to), but with a glimmer of hope at the end.

Aww, why does the meaning have to be so negative? It's such a nice sounding name! Oh well, I still like it.

A beautiful name, if not a difficult one to bear. I can imagine a stately adult by this name, but a 5 year old named after the so-called Angel of Death may not go over so well at the playground. One has to think about whether or not one would feel the reputation of the name is not as important as the meaning of it after having to carry it all their lives. If you have doubts, then it's not worth having to deal with a moody teenager who doesn't want a name so heavily associated with death (or Gargamel's cat). But if you truly love the name, and believe your child will grow to love it as you do, then I would say yes, this is a wonderful name.

I love this name! I hope to name one of my sons this one day.