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Qandeel f & m Urdu
Means "lamp, lantern" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic قنديل (qindil).

Qaratel f Azerbaijani
Means "black-haired", from Azerbaijani qara meaning "black" and tel meaning "strand of hair".

Quendel f Yiddish
A germanized version of the given name Kindl.

Ráchel f Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Rachel.

Rackel f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Form of Raquel.

Raechael f English (Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Raechel f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Rael f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Rachel.

Raengel f Spanish (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)

Rahael f & m Indian (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Raheel m & f Indian (Modern)

Ráhkel f Sami
Sami form of Rachel.

Raichel f American
Variant of Rachel.

Raiel m & f Filipino (Modern, Rare)
From the Japanese rai, meaning "lightning" and the Hebrew el, meaning "God". Don't ask why this is, ask my parents.

Raizel f Yiddish
Variant of Raisel.

Rajel f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Rachel.

Rakhel f Jewish, Hebrew
Hebrew spelling of a Judeo-Spanish variant of Rachel.

Ranel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", and El, reference to God.

Raniel m & f Hebrew, English
Means "God is Joy" in Hebrew... [more]

Raqel f Armenian
Armenian form of Rachel.

Raquael f Obscure
Variant of Raquel.

Raquèl f Provençal
Provençal form of Rachel.

Rašel f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Rašela.

Rashahel f Somali (?)
Somali form of Rachel.

Rashel f English
Variant of Rachelle.

Rauchel f Scots
Scots form of Rachel.

Ravenel m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ravenel.

Raychel f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Rachel influenced by Ray. Also see Raechel.

Raysel f Yiddish
Variant of Raisel.

Razel f & m Hebrew
Means “the Lord’s secret” in Hebrew.

Rebel f & m English (Rare)
From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.

Rechel f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Recha.

Reisel f Yiddish
Variant of Raisel.

Reïzel f Yiddish
French spelling of Reizel, a variant transcription of Raisel.

Reizel f Yiddish
Variant of Reisel.

Rel m & f English
Short form of Ariel and Arielle. It is sometimes also used as a short form of names that contain -rel-. Also compare Rell.... [more]

Resel f German (Austrian)
Diminutive of Theresa.

Reychel f Russian
Russian transcription of Rachel (after the English pronunciation).

Richael f Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicization of Ráichéal.

Richèl f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant spelling of Richelle (which is far more popular). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch professional tennis player Richèl Hogenkamp (b. 1992).

Richel f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Richelle. It may also be used as a variant of Rachel.

Riel m & f Various
Transferred from the French surname Riel or a short form of names ending in -riel, especially Ariel (See also Rielle/Riella).

Rikel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish name, from "rika", "rich". This is an amuletic name.

Rimel f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Ritchel f Filipino
Variant of Richelle.

Rocquel f American (Rare)
Variant of Raquel.

Romiel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Romi and El means "God is my exaltation" in Hebrew.

Ronel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ron 2 and El means "The song (or) joy of God"

Roniel m & f Hebrew
Combination of the name Roni 1 means "my joy" or "my song" and El, reference to God.

Roquel f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Raquel influenced by similar names such as Rochelle.

Rosel f Upper German
Southern German diminutive of Rose and names containing Rose like Rosemarie or Annerose.

Rosibel f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant form of Rosabel.

Roxabel f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Roxana with Isabel.

Roxibel f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant form of Roxabel.

Ruchel f Yiddish, Filipino
Yiddish form of Rachel.

Rudel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of Rhoda, probably influenced by Rada. Sometimes used as a pet form for Rosa 1.

Rydel f English
Feminine form of Rydell. A known bearer is the American singer and actress Rydel Lynch (1993-).

Rykel m & f Dutch
This name means “the rich one”. Rykel Bennett from the Ohana Adventure, a YouTuber, has this name.

Sabeel m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سبيل (see Sabil).

Sabel f Asturian
Asturian form of Isabel.

Sabiel m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Sabriel f & m Literature, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
There are multiple explanations for the etymology of this name. One is that it is a variant form of Sabrael. An other is that it is derived from Hebrew sabi "stop, rest" combined with el "God", thus meaning "(the) rest of God"... [more]

Sael f German (Modern, Rare)
A newly created name, formed from the first two letters of the names of the parents Sanne and Eljero.

Sahel f Persian
Persian feminine name meaning "beach" or "coast".

Saingerel f Mongolian
From Mongolian сайн (sain) meaning "good" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Saliel f Arabic
Variant of Salil.

Salsabeel f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلسبيل (see Salsabil).

Salsabel f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic سلسبيل (see Salsabil) chiefly used in Egypt.

Samanthuel f English
Blend of Samantha and Samuel.

Samphel m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བསམ་འཕེལ (bsam-phel) meaning "increasing, becoming, establishing one's desires or wishes", derived from བསམ (bsam) meaning "aspiration, wish, intent" and འཕེལ (phel) meaning "increase, grow, multiply".

Sandibel f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Spanish (Mexican, Modern)
More popular variant of Sandybell.

Şənel f Azerbaijani
Means "happy people, land" in Azerbaijani.

Şansel f Turkish
Name of Turkish origin, means “lucky hand”.

Sara'el f Ancient Hebrew (Rare)
Sara'el is a female given name meaning, "Princess of God" in Hebrew.

Sarıtel f Azerbaijani
Means "yellow curl", from Azerbaijani sarı meaning "yellow" and tel meaning "strand of hair".

Sävel f & m Finnish
Means "melody", "tune", "tone" and "note". Variant of Sävele

Saviël m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Saviel. It is predominantly a masculine name in the Netherlands, but occasionally the name is also bestowed upon females. Saviël as a feminine name is slightly less common than its proper feminine counterpart Saviëlle.

Scheindel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Scheine (compare Shaindel).

Schondel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Schöne.

Scianel f Italian
Italian form of Chanel.

Sel f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Selena.

Seneschel f American (Modern, Rare)

Serel m & f Turkish

Serel f Yiddish
Yiddish name. Possibly related to Sarah

Shael f & m Hebrew
means "to enquire with honorable intention"

Shai-El m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Hebrew
Hebrew combination of Shai - "gift" and El - "God". When combined, it takes up the meaning of "Gift of God" or "Gift from God". Alternate spelling of Shaiel... [more]

Shaiel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai "gift" and El "Lord"

Shanel f English (Modern)
Variant of Chanel.

Shaniel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Shani 1 and El.

Shawntel f African American
Variant of Chantel using Shawn.

Shayel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Jewish
Variant of Shaiel.

Shayhdel f Yiddish
Variant of Shaindel.

Shayndel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.

Sheindel f Yiddish, Jewish
Variant of Shaindel.

Shiandel f Yiddish

Shikeel f African American
Indepedent Lifestyle ... [more]

Shirel f Jewish, Hebrew
Combination of Hebrew שיר (shir) "song" and אל (el) meaning "god, deity"; ultimately from Semitic.

Shurengerel f Mongolian
Means "coral light" in Mongolian, from шүрэн (shüren) meaning "coral" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Shyrel f English (Modern, Rare)

Sibel f West Frisian
Variant of Sibbel.

Sibel f English (Rare)
Variant of Sibyl.

Sideræl f Obscure
From the second middle name of Exa Dark Sideræl Musk (2021-), daughter of Elon Musk and Grimes. According to Grimes, it is a spelling variation of the English word sidereal.... [more]

Sindel f Popular Culture, Turkish, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Sindel is a fictional character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. She made her debut in Mortal Kombat 3 as the mother of Princess Kitana and the unwilling wife of the evil emperor Shao Kahn

Sjeel f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Angelica and its variant Angelika. It can also be a short form of Angela, but only when it is spelled as Angéla, as otherwise the pronunciation does not match.... [more]

Sochigel f Medieval Mongolian
Of uncertain etymology, name borne by a wife of Yesugei.

Sodgerel f & m Mongolian
Means "remarkable light" in Mongolian, from сод (sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Sofiel f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Perhaps a variant of Zophiel, or possibly means "nature" as Sofiel was an angel of nature and vegetables and fosters a love of nature in human hearts; also an angelic bookkeeper appointed over the records of souls, living and dead.

Solángel f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Sol 1 and Ángel.

Sorángel f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
From Ángel or (sometimes) Orángel prefixed with Sor-, likely taken from names beginning with this pattern, e.g. Soraida.... [more]

Stariel f Obscure
Possibly an elaborated form of Star.

Stel f English
Diminutive of Stella 1.

Suvdgerel f Mongolian
From Mongolian сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Suzel f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, French, Theatre
Suzel is the name of a main character in 'L'amico Fritz', an opera by Pietro Mascagni, premiered in 1891 from a libretto by P. Suardon (Nicola Daspuro, with additions by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti) based on the French novel 'L'ami Fritz' by Émile Erckmann and Pierre-Alexandre Chatrian.

Sybel f American (South)

Sylviianel f Literature
The name of the main character in Robin McKinley's 1975 middle fiction/fantasy novel Pegasus.

Syndel f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sindel.

Syvel f Filipino (Rare)

Tagel f Hebrew
She will rejoice

Tahiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Taiel. The name is found mainly in Argentina. ... [more]

Taiel m & f Mapuche, Spanish (Latin American)
From Mapuche tayül denoting a song by a shaman.... [more]

Tanzeel m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic تنزيل (see Tanzil), as well as the Urdu form.

Tauriel f Popular Culture, English (Modern)
Means "young woman of the forest" in Sindarin, from taur "forest" and riel "maiden". It was created by Peter Jackson for the last two films of 'The Hobbit' trilogy, for the name of an elf.

Teel f English (Rare)
Variant of Teal.

Tegshgerel f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian тэгш (tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Tehuel m & f Mapuche
Meaning "brave", "indomitable" in mapudungun the language of the Mapuche people. Used in Argentina and Chile.

Teibel f Yiddish
Pet form of Teibe/Teiba, a variant of Toiba.

Temüülel m & f Mongolian
Means "inspiration, aspiration" in Mongolian.

Teniel f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennille.

Tergel m & f Mongolian
Means "full, complete, round" in Mongolian, used almost exclusively in the phrase тэргэл сар (tergel sar) meaning "full moon".

Terrel m & f English
Variant of Terrell.

Tessel f Dutch
Perhaps a diminutive of Theresia or Telse, or a shortned form of Tesselschade... [more]

Tessibel f Literature, English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the fictional character Tessibel Skinner, occurring in the books 'Tess of the Storm Country' (1909) and 'Tess, The Secret of the Storm Country' (1917) by Grace Miller White. There were also four films where Tessibel appears.

Tevel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Yiddish
Means "world", "universe" or "macrocosm" in Hebrew.

Thahleel f & m Arabic (Anglicized, Rare)
"Believe in the oneness of Allah (God), believe there is none worthy of worship except Allah (God)"... [more]

Thel f Literature
Means "will, desire, wish" in Greek. This name was invented by the poet William Blake, who used it for the heroine of his 'Book of Thel' (1789).

Tindómiel f Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived the fictional Quenya language, likely meaning either "daughter of twilight" (from tindómë meaning "twilight" and "-iel", a feminine suffix sometimes meaning "daughter of") or "morning star" (from tindómë and el meaning "star").

Tinsel f English (Modern, Rare)
A "glittering metallic thread" invented in Nuremberg around 1610. It is usually found woven in fabric to give a shimmery aesthetic or hung in strands on trees, usually Christmas trees, during the winter season to simulate icicles... [more]

Todgerel f & m Mongolian
Means "flash, bright light" in Mongolian, from тод (tod) meaning "vivid, clear, bright" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Togosgerel m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian тогос (togos) meaning "peacock, peafowl" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Toriel f Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. Her name is a pun off of "tutorial" as she guides you through the ruins and shows you how the game works.

Tosel f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Toltsa.

Treindel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Katharina.

Tsagaangerel f Mongolian, Kalmyk
Means "white light" in Mongolian, from цагаан (tsagaan) meaning "white" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Tsengel m & f Mongolian
Means "joy, happiness, celebration" in Mongolian.

Tsetsegdemberel f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower" and дэмбэрэл (demberel) meaning "herald, (good) omen".

Tsetsentsengel m & f Mongolian
From цэцэн (tsetsen) meaning "intelligent, profound" and цэнгэл (tsengel) meaning "joy, happiness, celebration".

Tsevel f & m Mongolian
Derived from a Tibetan name composed of ཚེ (tshe) meaning "life" and སྤེལ (spel) meaning "to increase, spread, develop, encourage".

Tsogtgerel m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian цогт (tsogt) meaning "ardent, energetic, brilliant" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Tsogt-itgel m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent" and итгэл (itgel) meaning "trust, faith, belief".

Tümendemberel f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian түмэн (tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and дэмбэрэл (demberel) meaning "herald, (good) omen".

Tunevel f Medieval Breton
Variant of Tunvel, which is of uncertain meaning (perhaps earlier Dunvael).

Tungalaggerel f Mongolian
From Mongolian тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Tuyaagerel f & m Mongolian
Means "ray of light" in Mongolian, from туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)" and гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light".

Tyllagözel f Turkmen
From Turkmen tylla meaning "golden, gold" combined with gözel meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Tyriel m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Tzirel f Hebrew

Tzurtel f Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish צערטל or צאַרטל from German Zart meaning tender or gentle.

Tzviel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Tzvi and El means "Gazelle of God" in Hebrew.

Udamdemberel m & f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian удам (udam) meaning "lineage, heritage, ancestry" and дэмбэрэл (demberel) meaning "herald, (good) omen".

Udel f Yiddish (Anglicized)
Either from the German Adel meaning "noble" or from Hodel a diminutive of Hudes. Udel (1720-1787), the righteous daughter of the Ba'al Shem Tov, was a historical bearer of this name.

Undómiel f Literature
Undómiel means 'Evenstar, Evening Star' in Quenya Elvish. Undómiel is the sobriquet of Arwen the beautiful half-elf in Tolkien's books.

Uriel f Breton
Variant of Uriell.

Vardiel f Hebrew
Means "rose of God" in Hebrew.

Videl f Obscure

Vindel f & m Obscure

Vogel f Yiddish (Archaic)
Derived from Yiddish foigl "bird", the name was generally used as a vernacular form of Zipporah. It coincides with German Vogel "bird". It

Vosgetel f Armenian
Means "gold wire, gold thread" in Armenian.

Wongel f Amharic
Amharic word for "gospel," commonly chosen by Christian families

Xandrel m & f Filipino (Rare)
Variation of Xander or Chandrel.

Xianel f Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Chanel.

Xyriel f Filipino (Rare)
There is a Filipina actress who bears this name.

Yadissel f Central American

Yaël f Biblical French, French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch
French form of Yael.

Yael m & f Spanish (Canarian)
Invented name influenced by Gael and the biblical names Yoel and Jael.

Yahel f & m Hebrew
Means "to shine, to make a halo" in Hebrew (see Hila).

Yahel m & f Spanish
Variant of the Spanish name Yael, maybe influenced by Hebrew name Yahel.

Yanel f & m Spanish (Modern)
Possibly a Spanish version of Janelle or inspired by other names ending in -el.

Yarel m & f Spanish (Modern)
Invented name, probably inspired by Jarell, Yara 2 and Yael... [more]

Yarisbel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Yaris and the popular element -bel.

Yarithzel f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Yaritzel, which is a variant form of Yaritza (perhaps influenced by Itzel and Alitzel).

Yasel m & f Spanish (Mexican)
Yasel was the name of a mexican warrior that helped lead the spanish people

Yenisel f Spanish (Latin American)

Yisel f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Giselle.

Yivel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Yochabel f Popular Culture
From Ιωχαβέλῃ (Iochabele), the form of Yocheved used by the historian Josephus; also compare Iochabed... [more]

Yofiel f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jophiel.

Yorkabel f Amharic

Yovel m & f Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew noun, יוֹבֵל, meaning a ram horn trumpet (shofar) or the Jubilee year prescribed in the Hebrew Bible.

Ysavel f Medieval Galician (?), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Medival Galician form and Louisiana Spanish variant of Isabel.

Ysobel f Scottish (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Variant of Isobel. Ysobel Stewart of Fasnacloich (1882-1968) co-founded the 'Scottish Country Dance Society' in 1923.... [more]

Ystradwel f Welsh
Derived from the Old Welsh name Stradwel, ultimately from strat meaning “valley” and guaul meaning “rampart, boundary”.

Yücel m & f Turkish
Means "sublime" in Turkish.

Yuel f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
A character from the computer game 'Granblue Fantasy Versus'. The name spilled over to real world usage in Germany 2020/21.

Yüksel m & f Turkish
Means "rise!" in Turkish.

Yunivel f Mexican
Kenia Yunivel Coronel Angulo, known as “the most beautiful girl in the Sierra de Durango”

Yzabel f Filipino

Zâbel f Konkani
Konkani form of Isabel.

Zabel f Konkani, Indian (Christian)
Konkani form of Elizabeth, borrowed from Portuguese Isabel and used by Konkani Catholics.

Zabel f Galician
Short form of Isabel.

Zadel f English (Rare)

Zariel f & m English (Modern, Rare)

Zeel f Indian
Name means waterfall

Zekhel f Mordvin
Means "quiet, calm, peaceful" in Erzya.

Zerabel f English (Rare)

Zhanel f Kazakh
From Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" and ел (el) meaning "people, country".

Zidtzel f Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Sidsel, common in 17th century Denmark.

Zimraphel f Literature
Means "jewel daughter" in Adûnaic, from Adûnaic zimra, "jewel" and phel, which probably means "daughter". Zimraphel is a translation of the Quenya name Míriel... [more]

Zinel f Jewish

Zirel f Yiddish

Zissel f Yiddish
Variant of Zisel.

Zivel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ziv and El means "brightness of God" in Hebrew.

Zorángel f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Sorángel.

Zorimel f Spanish (Latin American)
Derived partly from the name Zoraida. The name Zorimel originated in Puerto Rico and means "mesmerizing golden light."

Zortel f Yiddish
Variant of Tzurtel.

Zusel f Jewish
Is used mostly in Cuba.

Zuzel f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Zybagözel f Turkmen
From Turkmen zyba meaning "beautiful" and Turkmen gözel meaning "beautiful, pretty, lovely".