This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and a substring is el.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ikelos m Greek MythologyDerived from Ancient Greek
Ικελος (Ikelos) meaning "like, resembling". This was the name that the other gods used on
Phobetor.
Ikotokely m MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
Koto, Ikoto, a personal name of unknown etymology often given to young boys, and
kely meaning "little, small".
Ingeld m Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon MythologyPossibly derived from the Old English intensive prefix
in- and
geld "payment, tribute" (from
geldą). This was the name of a legendary prince of the Heathobards who appears in Anglo-Saxon tales, including the 8th-century epic poem
Beowulf.
Ingeles m Arthurian CycleThis is the name of a character appearing in Syre Gawene and the Carle of Carlyle, a Middle English tail-rhyme romance who is one of King Arthur’s knights.
Iovel m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Yo'el (see
Joel). This name was borne by a 5th-century archbishop of Mtskheta and a 7th-century Catholicus of Iberia.
Iovel m Soviet, RussianContraction of Russian исполняющий обязанности Владимира Ленина
(ispolnyayushchiy obyazannosti Vladimira Lenina) meaning "fulfilling the obligations of Vladimir Lenin"... [
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Isel f & m NahuatlMeans "alone, unique, only", from Nahuatl
icel.
Isemiel m Biblical GreekGreek form of
Ishi, which in the Septuagint only appears in verse 2:31 of 1 Chronicles. Other verses in the Septuagint use the forms
Iesi,
Isei and
Sei instead.
Ishtar-deela m Caucasian MythologyPossibly from the name
Ishtar combined with Chechen дела
(dela) meaning “god, deity”. This is the name of the Vainakh god of death and ruler of the underworld.
Isireli m FijianFijian form of
Israel. A notable bearer is Isireli Naikelekelevesi, a Fijian middle-distance runner.
Itgel m & f MongolianMeans "faith, belief, trust, confidence" in Mongolian.
Ithuriel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendApparently means "discovery of God" in Hebrew, according to some sources. However, it could possibly instead mean "the light of God is with me", derived from Hebrew
'itay "with me",
uri "light, fire" and
el "God"... [
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Izel f & m TurkishPossibly the Turkish form of
Eidel or
Israel, or perhaps from the Turkish
iz 'footprint, track, trace, mark' and
el 'hand, country, homeland'.
Iz̦el m BashkirFrom Bashkir
Иҙел (Iz̦el), which is derived from Old Turkic
Etil, which is the old name of the Volga River in Russia.
Izmael m Hungarian (Rare), Eastern African (Rare), Judeo-Catalan, Biblical Hungarian, Biblical Polish, Biblical Czech, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Judeo-Catalan and Somali form of
Ishmael, as well as a Spanish and Portuguese variant of
Ismael.
Izrafel m SerbianSerbian name for the Judeo-Christian angel Israfil, an angel of music.
Jahaziel m BiblicalJahaziel or Chaziel the Levite was a prophet in the Hebrew Bible. The name allgedly means "beheld by God"
Jamphel m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese, BuddhismFrom Tibetan འཇམ་དཔལ
('jam-dpal) meaning "gentle splendour", derived from འཇམ
('jam) meaning "soft" and དཔལ
(dpal) meaning "splendour, glory, magnificence"... [
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Jamuel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Jemuel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610; English) and the Clementine Vulgate (1592; Latin). The latter was the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church for nearly four centuries: from the year it was published until 1979... [
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Jardel m Portuguese (Brazilian)Transferred use of the French surname
Jardel. In Rio Grande do Sul the name Jardel is common due to the reference to the player Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro, known only as Jardel, who was an idol of Grêmio Futebol Clube in the 1990s.
Jarel m EnglishPossibly comes from the given name
Gerald, and means "strong", "open-minded", and "spear-ruler".
Jazeel m ArabicFrom Arabic جَزِيل (jazeel) meaning "very much".
Jediael m BiblicalThis name is comprised of two parts: ידע (
yada'), meaning "to know" and אל (
'el), which is the abbreviated form of אלהים (
'elohim), referring to "God".... [
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Jeeli m FinnishFinnish pet form of
Joel or a Finnish pet form of names ending with
-iel.
Jehhezkelo m EsperantoVariant of
Jeĥezkelo, the Esperanto form of
Ezekiel. (Esperanto's creator, Doctor Ludwig L. Zamenhof, allowed the use of
hh as a substitute for
ĥ, which printers often lacked type for.)
Jeiel m BiblicalJeiel is referred to as the "father of Gibeon" and is an ancestor of King
Saul.
Jeldrik m East Frisian, North FrisianDerived from Old Frisian
jeld "money; sacrifice", ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*geldą "reward, gift, money", and from Old Frisian
rīke "rich; powerful", ultimately from Proto-Germanic
*rīkijaz "mighty".
Jelimir m Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
jelen "deer, stag, buck", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
(j)elenъ "deer, stag". The second element is either derived from Slavic
mir "peace" or Slavic
mer "great, famous".
Jelislav m CroatianThe first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian
jelen "deer, stag, buck", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
(j)elenъ "deer, stag". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory".
Jesimiel m Biblical, HebrewApparently means "God establishes" in Hebrew. In the bible, this was the name of a Simeonite.
Jeuel m BiblicalThe International Standard Bible Encyclopedia claims the meaning is unknown, though according to Strong's Hebrew Concordance, it means "Carried or snatched away by God" from יָעָה
yaah "swept together" and אֵל
el "God"... [
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Jezreel m Biblical, Judeo-Anglo-NormanThe name Jezreel means "God sows" or "planted by God." It was the name of Hosea's first son. Jezreel Valley is also a place in Israel.
Jhelum m UrduThe word Jhelum is reportedly derived from the words Jal(pure water) and Ham (snow). The name thus refers to the waters of a river (flowing besides the city) which have their origins in the snow-capped Himalayas.
Jieling f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 杰
(jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" combined with 灵
(líng) meaning "spirit, soul"... [
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Jilele m TumbukaMeans "rear yourself" or "be self reliant" in Tumbuka. Can be given to orphans, or to children expected to be independent early in life.
Jophiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendDerived from Hebrew
yofiel, which apparently means "beauty of God" in Hebrew. According to Christian lore, Jophiel was the angel who drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.
Joringel m German (Rare), LiteratureDiminutive of
Jorin. This is the name of one of the title characters of the German fairy tale Jorinde and Joringel, collected by the Brothers Grimm. Joringel is a young man whose bride-to-be Jorinde is turned into a nightingale by a witch, and he rescues her with the help of a magic flower.
Jumageldi m TurkmenMeans "Friday came" from Arabic جمعة
(jum'ah) meaning "Friday" combined with Turkmen
geldi meaning "came".