This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is unisex; and the pattern is *el.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Amel f & m AlbanianOriginates from the albanian word, e embel, which means sweet.
Arbel m & f HebrewMount Arbel is a mountain in The Lower Galilee near Tiberias in Israel. From the lookout atop the mountain, one can see almost all of the Galilee into the Golan Heights including Safed, Tiberias and most of the Sea of Galilee.
Arvingerel f & m MongolianMeans "abundant light" in Mongolian, from арвин
(arvin) meaning "rich, copious, abundant" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Astriel m & f ObscurePossibly derived from Greek ἀστήρ
(aster) meaning "star".
Barel m & f HebrewMeans "son of God" or "God has created" in Hebrew, a combination of the names
Bar and
El.
Bayartsengel m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian баяр
(bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and цэнгэл
(tsengel) meaning "feast, merrymaking, gaiety".
Bodel f & m SwedishFor feminine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of
Bodil and for masculine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of
Botolf.
Ceciel f & m Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Caecilius for men and short form of
Cecilia for women. For the latter group, this name can also be a Dutch variant spelling of the French name
Cécile, which is also commonly used in the Dutch-speaking world.
Chapel f & m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Chapel and a "subordinate place of worship added to or forming part of a large church or cathedral, separately dedicated and devoted to special services," from Old French
chapele (12c., Modern French
chapelle), from Medieval Latin
capella, cappella "chapel, sanctuary for relics," literally "little cape," diminutive of Late Latin
cappa "cape."
Chinkhüsel m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian чин
(chin) meaning "truthful, unshakable, firm" and хүсэл
(khüsel) meaning "ambition, wish, desire".
Choimpel m & f TibetanFrom the Tibetan
ཆོས (chos) meaning "phenomenon, religion, reality, doctrine, dharma" and
འཕེལ ('phel) meaning "increase".
Dasel m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan ཟླ
(zla) meaning "moon, month" and གསལ
(gsal) meaning "clear, bright, brilliant".
Doriel m & f Hebrew, LiteraturePossibly means "God's generation" in Hebrew, in which case it would be derived from Hebrew
dor "generation" (see also
Dor) combined with Hebrew
el "God"... [
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Enkhtsengel m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian энх
(enkh) meaning "peace, calm" and цэнгэл
(tsengel) meaning "feast, merrymaking, enjoyment".
Erel m & f HebrewPossibly 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).... [
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Fauviel m & f Arthurian CycleGawaine’s horse in Les Merveilles de Rigomer, from the French word fauve, meaning “beast”.
Gawaine lost the horse when he was robbed and imprisoned at the castle Fors Graviers, but recovered it when he slew Lord
Bauduins of Wanglent, who had somehow come into possession of it... [
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Göksel m & f TurkishDerived from Turkish
gök meaning "sky" and
sel meaning "flood, torrent".
Hael m & f ObscureUnknown origin. It is possibly a variant of
Hale 2 or modernly taken from the Welsh word
hael ("generous").
Isel f & m NahuatlMeans "alone, unique, only", from Nahuatl
icel.
Itgel m & f MongolianMeans "faith, belief, trust, confidence" in Mongolian.
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'.
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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Khurtsgerel m & f MongolianMeans "bright light, flare, dazzling" in Mongolian, from хурц
(khurts) meaning "sharp, keen, accurate" or "bright, glowing" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Lkhagvagerel m & f MongolianFrom
лхавга (
lkhavga) meaning "Wednesday" or "Mercury (the planet)" in Mongolian and гэрэл (
gerel) meaning "light".
Moriel m & f HebrewCombination of the names
Mori and
El means "God is my teacher" in Hebrew.
Nakheel m & f ArabicPlural form of
Nakhlah, means "date palm," but it also means "something that is purified."
Ochgerel f & m MongolianMeans "sparkling light" in Mongolian, from оч
(och) meaning "spark, ember, sparkle" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Odgerel f & m MongolianMeans "starlight" in Mongolian, from од
(od) meaning "star" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Oriel m & f HebrewCombination of the names
Ori and
El means "My light is God", making it relative to
Uriel.
Patel m & f IndianFrom the Gujarati word પટેલ (
paṭēl) meaning "chief, village headsman". This is the most common surname among Indian-Americans.
Philidel f & m Literature, TheatrePerhaps based on
Philadelphia or
Fidelis. It was used by John Dryden in his opera 'King Arthur; or, the British Worthy' (1691), where it belongs to an air spirit in the service of Merlin who saves Arthur from the evil schemes of Osmond, a Saxon sorcerer, and Grimbald, an enemy earth spirit.
Pradel m & f VariousFrom the surname, Pradel, which is derived from the Italian word
prato, "feild, meadow".
Qandeel f & m UrduMeans "lamp, lantern" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic قنديل
(qindil).
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.
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'.
Roniel m & f HebrewCombination of the name
Roni 1 means "my joy" or "my song" and
El, reference to God.
Rykel m & f DutchThis name means “the rich one”. Rykel Bennett from the Ohana Adventure, a YouTuber, has this name.
Sabriel f & m Literature, Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendThere 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"... [
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Samphel m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom 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".
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.
Shael f & m Hebrewmeans "to enquire with honorable intention"
Sodgerel f & m MongolianMeans "remarkable light" in Mongolian, from сод
(sod) meaning "remarkable, unique, splendid" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Tegshgerel f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian тэгш
(tegsh) meaning "equal, even, flat, smooth" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Tehuel m & f MapucheMeaning "brave", "indomitable" in
mapudungun the language of the Mapuche people. Used in Argentina and Chile.
Tergel m & f MongolianMeans "full, complete, round" in Mongolian, used almost exclusively in the phrase тэргэл сар
(tergel sar) meaning "full moon".
Todgerel f & m MongolianMeans "flash, bright light" in Mongolian, from тод
(tod) meaning "vivid, clear, bright" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Tsetsentsengel m & f MongolianFrom цэцэн
(tsetsen) meaning "intelligent, profound" and цэнгэл
(tsengel) meaning "joy, happiness, celebration".
Tsevel f & m MongolianDerived from a Tibetan name composed of ཚེ
(tshe) meaning "life" and སྤེལ
(spel) meaning "to increase, spread, develop, encourage".
Tsogtgerel m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian цогт
(tsogt) meaning "ardent, energetic, brilliant" and гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light".
Tsogt-itgel m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian цогт
(tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent" and итгэл
(itgel) meaning "trust, faith, belief".
Tümendemberel f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian түмэн
(tümen) meaning "ten thousand, multitude, myriad" or "people, nation" and дэмбэрэл
(demberel) meaning "herald, (good) omen".
Udamdemberel m & f Mongolian (Rare)From Mongolian удам
(udam) meaning "lineage, heritage, ancestry" and дэмбэрэл
(demberel) meaning "herald, (good) omen".
Yovel m & f Biblical HebrewFrom the Hebrew noun, יוֹבֵל, meaning a ram horn trumpet (shofar) or the Jubilee year prescribed in the Hebrew Bible.