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AabanmArabic, Indian Means "name of the angel" in Arabic. It is rarely used in India.
AbaturmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Near Eastern Mythology, Arabic (Archaic) Means literally, "father of the Uthre" in Mandaean, which translates roughly to "father of the angels," derived from aba "father" combined with uthra ('utria) "angel". In the Mandaean Gnostic cosmology, Abatur is "the third of four emanations from the supreme, unknowable deity", and the father of Ptahil, the Mandaean demiurge.
AinelagfManx (Modern, Rare) Modern coinage derived from Manx ainle "angel" and the diminutive suffix -ag, this name is intended as a Manx equivalent to Angela.
ʻĀnelafHawaiian Name from the Hawaiian word ʻānela meaning “angel”. Can also be interpreted as an equivalent of the English given name Angela.
AnelafHawaiian Directly taken from Hawaiian 'ānela meaning "angel".
ApsonfThai Means "angel" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अप्सरस् (apsaras).
AranđelmSerbian This name is Christian in origin. It is derived from Serbo-Croatian arhanđel or arhanđeo "archangel", which is ultimately derived from Greek archangelos "chief angel".
AtcharaphonfThai From Thai อัจฉรา (atchara) meaning "angel" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".
AtcharifThai Either derived from Thai อัจฉรา (atchara) meaning "angel" or อัจฉริยะ (atchariya) meaning "marvellous, wonderful, exceptional".
AtithepmThai From Thai อติ (ati) meaning "more, excellent" and เทพ (thep) meaning "god, deity, angel".
AymölekfKarachay-Balkar From the Karachay-Balkar ай (ay) meaning "moon" and Arabic ملك (malak) meaning "angel".
Aynjelm & fAfrican, African American, Jamaican Patois, Caribbean A strongly phonetic spelling of the world "angel", especially used by those who speak Jamaican Patois and other English-based dialects of Caribbean Creole.
CheonsafKorean (Modern, Rare) From the Korean word 천사 (Cheon-Sa), which comes from Sino-Korean 天使. The character 天 (Cheon (천)) primarily means "Heaven" and by extension, "Sky," and the character 使 (Sa (사)) means "Messenger." The name means "Angel" or "God's Messenger," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Heavenly Messenger" or "Messenger of the Sky." There also is the alternate meaning, coming from Sino-Korean 天師, which means "Celestial Master (Leader of Zhengyi Dao)" in Taoism... [more]
EngelafGerman, Dutch (Rare) Strictly feminine form of the unisex name Engel. There might also be instances where this name is a variant of Angela, in which case it must have been deliberately altered to make the connection to angels more obvious, since engel is the Dutch and German word for "angel".... [more]
EngelsentfMedieval French Derived from Old High German engil "angel" and Old Saxon swīth and Gothic swinþs "strong" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz).
EngiljónmIcelandic (Rare) Icelandic name composed of either Old Norse engill meaning "angel" (a loanword from Latin angelus) or an Old Norse element that was derived from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Angles (compare the Germanic word angil) combined with Jón.
EnjolrasmLiterature Name of a young revolutionary in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. Derived from an Occitan surname, Enjeura, meaning "to terrify," although likely also a pun on French word ange, meaning "angel" -- making the character of Enjolras a "terrifying angel."
EnzerufJapanese From Japanese 天使 (enzeru) meaning "angel". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Erelm & fHebrew 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).... [more]
FarishtamohfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek farishta meaning "angel" and moh meaning "moon".
FravartišmOld Persian Means "protective spirit, guardian angel" in Old Persian, possibly derived from fravarti meaning "chosen", or from Avestan frauuar meaning "to protect".
IngelfEstonian Originally a diminutive of Ingrid and Inge. Its use as a given name in its own right may have been influenced by Estonian ingel "angel".
Mal'akf & mHebrew Derived from Hebrew מל'אק (mal'ak) meaning "messenger, angel".
MalkiramJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Hebrew: melek ra - lit. "king of evil", "king of the wicked"; or malach ra - "messenger of evil", "angel of iniquity". Identified with Samael.
MelangellfWelsh The name of an early Welsh saint, known as the patron saint of small creatures because she sheltered a hare from the hounds of Prince Brochwel Ysgythrog during his hunting expedition... [more]
MelekefManding Meleke is Bambara for the following word. "Angel"
MeleksimafOttoman Turkish Means "angel-like" from Turkish melek meaning "angel" combined with sima meaning "face, figure".
MulelemAfrican, Swahili "Flying man," "man who flies," or "man of flight." The prefix "mu-" expresses "man of" or "man from" in the Swahili language. One interpretation would be that this is approximately equal to "angel," but because there are numerous parts of Africa where there are lots of devout Christians, I would lean towards the interpretation "man who runs quickly."
ŞahmölekfKarachay-Balkar From the Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king" and Arabic ملك (malak) meaning "angel".
Sangiang SerrifIndonesian Mythology From Indonesian sanghyang meaning "angel" and sri, a respectful title derived from Sanskrit श्री (śrī́) meaning "light, lustre, splendour". She is the Buginese goddess of rice and fertility and the equivalent of the Javanese, Balinese, and Sundanese deity Dewi Sri.
ThuzarfBurmese Means "angel, heavenly queen" in Burmese, of Sanskrit origin.
TuyenfVietnamese Means "angel" in Vietnamese. It is also a variant of Tuyến used outside of Vietnam.
VitangelomItalian The name Vitangelo is Italian in origin and means “Angel of Life or Life Angel.” ... [more]
YakshikafDogri Means "gift of God" or "beauty of the angel" in Dogri.
ZadenimGeorgian Mythology Most likely derived from Persian یزدان (yazdân) meaning "god, divinity, angel". Zadeni (also transcribed as Zaden) was a pagan god of fruitfulness and the harvest in pre-Christian Georgian mythology.