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Reminds me of Friedrich Engels.
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This was a popular German girl's name in the late Middle Ages: https://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/1701-1495-w.htm
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According to all of my German name books, including "Duden. Lexikon der Vornamen", Engel is (or rather was, seeing as it has pretty much disappeared) a unisex name leaning strongly towards the feminine side.
As for the meaning, they say this:
"A short form of names containing the element "Engel-", for example Engelbert, Engelhard or the nowadays extinct feminine names Engelheid and Engelburg.
Originally, this name element meant "Angle, member of the Germanic people of the Angles", who took their name from their region of origin in northern Germany. Their name is said to be derived from Old High German and Old Saxon angul "hook for fishing; peak".
With the increasing Christianization of the Germanic tribes, however, it has gradually been associated with angelus "angel" and by the Middle Ages it was only seen as the German word for angel, "Engel"."
By the way, all German nouns are capitalized, so the word "Engel" in the description of this name should be spelled with a capital E. [noted -ed]
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As for the meaning, they say this:
"A short form of names containing the element "Engel-", for example Engelbert, Engelhard or the nowadays extinct feminine names Engelheid and Engelburg.
Originally, this name element meant "Angle, member of the Germanic people of the Angles", who took their name from their region of origin in northern Germany. Their name is said to be derived from Old High German and Old Saxon angul "hook for fishing; peak".
With the increasing Christianization of the Germanic tribes, however, it has gradually been associated with angelus "angel" and by the Middle Ages it was only seen as the German word for angel, "Engel"."
By the way, all German nouns are capitalized, so the word "Engel" in the description of this name should be spelled with a capital E. [noted -ed]
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I have been working on my family history and have come across a German ancestral family that appears to use Engel multiple times in the same family and generation for the majority of the daughters, the males are not. [noted -ed] I admit I have difficulty with German naming conventions but I've never noticed this with any other of my families. If anyone can point me to a good English website regarding naming conventions I wound really appreciate it, thanks.
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Originally my family is of Hungarian descent, Austrian Hungari. This was after Germany was separated back in 1866 where I found my family tree line started in 1877. So my tree line comes from a Hungarian background along with us being Spaniard French descendants. Family history line is hard to follow, especially when it's not passed down from generation to generation. So if you can try and form your family line as soon as possible well those numbers are still with us before you lose knowledge of where you come from. Yes there's DNA testing that can tell you where you come from but it doesn't necessarily tell you whom you come from.
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Also a unisex name leaning feminine in Dutch: http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/populariteit/naam/Engel.
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I looked up the name Engel online and just like the name Engels, it is most often a last name of Jewish or Hebrew origin. There many Holocaust survivors with this name. Also there are several variations of Engel (ie Engels, Ingel, Ingal, Ingalls, Ingels).
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This can also be a female name, I've seen two women in my family lines that had this name in the late 1700s/early 1800s.
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Seeing some say Engel is rare... My family originated from Germany. My grandparents and an Aunt and Uncle came from there into Canada, then they had two other kids, then came to USA and then my dad was born. It's hard trying to find family.
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Engel... Engel... Engel... I like it; it has a great sound and presence to it. I think that it would be the best compliment to use it as a nickname for longer names beginning with "Engel-", though. Vocalized or written, Engel strikes interestingly and attractively. It sounds very sturdy, but also has an elegance to it. In my opinion, Engel better suits males, though I would not be opposed to seeing it in feminine usage.
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According to all of my German name books, including "Duden. Lexikon der Vornamen", Engel is (or rather was, seeing as it has pretty much disappeared) a unisex name leaning strongly towards the feminine side.
As for the meaning, they say this:
"A short form of names containing the element "Engel-", for example Engelbert, Engelhard or the nowadays extinct feminine names Engelheid and Engelburg.
Originally, this name element meant "Angle, member of the Germanic people of the Angles", who took their name from their region of origin in northern Germany. Their name is said to be derived from Old High German and Old Saxon angul "hook for fishing; peak".
With the increasing Christianization of the Germanic tribes, however, it has gradually been associated with angelus "angel" and by the Middle Ages it was only seen as the German word for angel, "Engel"." [noted -ed]
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As for the meaning, they say this:
"A short form of names containing the element "Engel-", for example Engelbert, Engelhard or the nowadays extinct feminine names Engelheid and Engelburg.
Originally, this name element meant "Angle, member of the Germanic people of the Angles", who took their name from their region of origin in northern Germany. Their name is said to be derived from Old High German and Old Saxon angul "hook for fishing; peak".
With the increasing Christianization of the Germanic tribes, however, it has gradually been associated with angelus "angel" and by the Middle Ages it was only seen as the German word for angel, "Engel"." [noted -ed]
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My last name-yes, last name- is Engel. I get comments on it all the time from the exchange students asking me if I know what it means. And I do. My Grandfathers family came straight from Germany with the last name, and most of my family has it on my dad's side. Not to mention relatives we don't even know about!
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I have a question for the ones with the Engele's last name. Do you know if any of your family members name was Emil? He is my great grandfather and he and my grandfather both had passed before I could ask them questions about that side of the family. And I would like to get to know about my Engel side. If you have any information please get a hold of me.
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Come on, this means 'angel' in Norwegian too. Therefore it should be added.
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I've never met anyone named Engel here. For me, it would be weird to name my son this, living in Germany. But it is a cute nickname for your son, of course(:
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There is a song called Engel by Rammstein.
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I quite like the name and its spelling. It's apparently quite unique in Germany, and it's and people looking at it will likely almost immediately associate it as being masculine. A very nice alternative to its more feminine-seeming counterpart, Angel.
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This also means "angel" in Danish.
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Also angel in Norwegian.
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Pronounced ENG-el.
Very rare name in Germany. In fact, I have never met a person named Engel but it could be used as a short form of 'Engelbert'.
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Very rare name in Germany. In fact, I have never met a person named Engel but it could be used as a short form of 'Engelbert'.
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It also means 'angel' in Dutch.
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