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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Hebrew
Scripts אראל(Hebrew)
Other Forms FormsFeminine form: אראלה (Erela/Erella)
Meaning & History
Possibly derived from Hebrew אֶרְאֵל (erel), a word found in the Old Testament (in Isaiah 33:7) which means "hero, valiant one" or possibly "angel" (related to 'Er'ellı̄m, a post-biblical name of the angels, and perhaps originally a contracted form of Ariel: אריאל).This name is borne by Israeli venture capitalist Erel Margalit (1961-). A female bearer is Israeli swimmer Erel Halevi (1991-).