Angel names are sentences about God. Michael is "who is like God": micha + el. Here are 161 attested names for angels, every row carrying its source: scripture, Enoch, Kabbalah, the Qur'an, Milton.
Attested names with their builds, glosses and sources. Names bold, glosses italic, tradition labeled. The criterion for this list is attested-only: nothing invented appears here, and the fallen subset is labeled fallen by the text that lists it.
Angel names with their builds, meanings and traditions
Name
Built from
Meaning
Tradition
Michael
micha (who is like) + el
who is like God
Hebrew Bible (Daniel, Jude, Revelation)
Gabriel
gabri (my strength is) + el
God is my strength
Hebrew Bible (Daniel, Luke)
Raphael
rapha (heals) + el
God heals
Book of Tobit
Uriel
uri (light of) + el
light of God
1 Enoch 20; Orthodox tradition
Selaphiel
attested whole
the prayer-lifter, per the tradition
the Orthodox seven
Jegudiel
attested whole
the glorifier, per the tradition
the Orthodox seven
Barachiel
barach (blessing of) + iel
blessing of God
the Orthodox seven
Sealtiel
attested whole
I have asked of God, per the tradition
Orthodox variant lists
Jerahmeel
attested whole
mercy of God
2 Esdras, as Jeremiel
Raguel
ragu (friend of) + el
friend of God
1 Enoch 20
Sariel
sar (prince of) + el
command of God
1 Enoch 20
Remiel
attested whole
thunder of God, per the tradition
1 Enoch 20
Phanuel
phan (face of) + el
face of God
1 Enoch 40
Orifiel
attested whole
listed among the archangel variants
archangel-list tradition
Zachariel
attested whole
listed among the archangel variants
archangel-list tradition
Sabrael
attested whole
listed among the archangel variants
archangel-list tradition
Suriel
attested whole
an Enoch-tradition form
Enoch variants
Metatron
attested whole
the prince of the presence
Talmud; 3 Enoch
Sandalphon
attested whole
the twin; gathers prayer
Talmud; 3 Enoch
Raziel
raz (secret of) + iel
secret of God
Sefer Raziel tradition
Tzaphkiel
attested whole
the beholder, per the tradition
Kabbalistic lists
Tzadkiel
tsedeq (righteousness of) + el
righteousness of God
Kabbalistic lists
Khamael
attested whole
the severity of God, per the tradition
Kabbalistic lists
Haniel
attested whole
grace of God
Kabbalistic lists
Jophiel
jophi (beauty of) + el
beauty of God
later Kabbalistic lists
Cassiel
attested whole
the planetary angel of Saturn
the Heptameron tradition
Sachiel
attested whole
the planetary angel of Jupiter
the Heptameron tradition
Anael
attested whole
the planetary angel of Venus
the Heptameron tradition
Ariel
attested whole
lion of God, per the tradition
attested in several lists
Samael
attested whole
the accuser; an ambivalent figure
Talmudic-Kabbalistic tradition
Satanael
attested whole
the fallen form, per that text
Life of Adam and Eve manuscripts
Dumah
attested whole
silence
rabbinic tradition
Af
attested whole
anger
rabbinic tradition
Hemah
attested whole
wrath
rabbinic tradition
Lailah
attested whole
night; a marked female figure
Talmudic tradition
Zagzagael
attested whole
the burning bush, per the tradition
3 Enoch
Anaphiel
attested whole
keeper of the keys of the hall
3 Enoch
Kerubiel
cherub (class root) + iel
the prince of the cherubim
3 Enoch
Ophaniel
ophan (wheel) + iel
the prince of the ophanim
3 Enoch
Sopheriel
attested whole
the scribe prince
3 Enoch
Pravuil
attested whole
the record-keeper
3 Enoch
Radueriel
attested whole
the archive of the songs
3 Enoch
Tatrasiel
attested whole
a throne-prince of the palace
3 Enoch
Machidiel
attested whole
the angel of Aries
medieval astrological lists
Asmodel
attested whole
the angel of Taurus
medieval astrological lists
Ambriel
attested whole
the angel of Gemini
medieval astrological lists
Muriel
attested whole
the angel of Cancer
medieval astrological lists
Verchiel
attested whole
the angel of Leo
medieval astrological lists
Hamaliel
attested whole
the angel of Virgo
medieval astrological lists
Zuriel
attested whole
the angel of Libra
medieval astrological lists
Barbiel
attested whole
the angel of Scorpio
medieval astrological lists
Adnachiel
attested whole
the angel of Sagittarius
medieval astrological lists
Hanael
attested whole
the angel of Capricorn
medieval astrological lists
Cambiel
attested whole
the angel of Aquarius
medieval astrological lists
Jibril
attested whole
the messenger of revelation
the Qur'an
Mika'il
attested whole
the provider
the Qur'an
Israfil
attested whole
the bearer of the trumpet
Islamic tradition
Azrael
ezra (help of) + el
help of God; the angel of death
Islamic and Jewish tradition
Malik
attested whole
the guardian of the fire
the Qur'an 43:77
Ridwan
attested whole
the guardian of the garden
Islamic tradition
Munkar
attested whole
the questioner at the grave
Islamic tradition
Nakir
attested whole
the questioner at the grave
Islamic tradition
Raqib
attested whole
the recorder of deeds
the Qur'an 50:18
Atid
attested whole
the recorder at hand
the Qur'an 50:18
Harut
attested whole
the teacher at Babylon
the Qur'an 2:102
Marut
attested whole
the teacher at Babylon
the Qur'an 2:102
Abdiel
abdi (servant of) + el
servant of God; the faithful seraph
Paradise Lost
Zophiel
attested whole
the swift herald of the host
Paradise Lost
Ithuriel
attested whole
the discoverer; his spear finds truth
Paradise Lost
Zephon
attested whole
the cherub of the search
Paradise Lost
Dokiel
attested whole
the weigher of souls
Testament of Abraham
Puruel
attested whole
the tester in fire
Testament of Abraham
Vehuiah
letters of the Name + ending
will and initiative (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Jeliel
letters of the Name + ending
love and wisdom (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Sitael
letters of the Name + ending
building of worlds (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Elemiah
letters of the Name + ending
inner journeys (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Mahasiah
letters of the Name + ending
rectification (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Lelahel
letters of the Name + ending
light and brilliance (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Achaiah
letters of the Name + ending
patience and discovery (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Cahetel
letters of the Name + ending
praise and harvest (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Haziel
letters of the Name + ending
mercy and reconciliation (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Aladiah
letters of the Name + ending
grace and renewal (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Lauviah
letters of the Name + ending
victory and renown (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Hahaiah
letters of the Name + ending
dreams and refuge (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Iezalel
letters of the Name + ending
fidelity and reunion (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Mebahel
letters of the Name + ending
truth and justice (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Hariel
letters of the Name + ending
purity and creativity (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Hakamiah
letters of the Name + ending
loyalty and obedience (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Caliel
letters of the Name + ending
justice and truth (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Leuviah
letters of the Name + ending
memory and intelligence (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Pahaliah
letters of the Name + ending
vocation and redemption (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Nelchael
letters of the Name + ending
knowledge against adversaries (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Yeiayel
letters of the Name + ending
renown and protection (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Melahel
letters of the Name + ending
healing herbs (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Haheuiah
letters of the Name + ending
protection and refuge (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Nith-Haiah
letters of the Name + ending
wisdom and hidden things (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Haaiah
letters of the Name + ending
order and diplomacy (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Yerathel
letters of the Name + ending
propagation of light (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Seheiah
letters of the Name + ending
longevity and healing (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Reiyel
letters of the Name + ending
liberation and faith (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Omael
letters of the Name + ending
fertility and multiplication (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Lecabel
letters of the Name + ending
talent and illumination (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Vasariah
letters of the Name + ending
clemency and justice (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Yehuiah
letters of the Name + ending
loyalty and order (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Lehahiah
letters of the Name + ending
obedience and calm (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Chavakiah
letters of the Name + ending
reconciliation and family (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Menadel
letters of the Name + ending
work and sustenance (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Aniel
letters of the Name + ending
breaking of adversity (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Chaamiah
letters of the Name + ending
refuge and protection (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Rehael
letters of the Name + ending
healing and filial love (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Yeiazel
letters of the Name + ending
consolation and deliverance (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Hahahel
letters of the Name + ending
mission and prophecy (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Mikael
letters of the Name + ending
political order (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Veuliah
letters of the Name + ending
peace and prosperity (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Yelahiah
letters of the Name + ending
courage in war (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Sealiah
letters of the Name + ending
motivation and revival (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Asaliah
letters of the Name + ending
contemplation and truth (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Vehuel
letters of the Name + ending
grandeur and elevation (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Daniel
letters of the Name + ending
eloquence and mercy (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Hahasiah
letters of the Name + ending
universal medicine (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Imamiah
letters of the Name + ending
freedom and redemption (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Nanael
letters of the Name + ending
spiritual communication (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Nithael
letters of the Name + ending
youthfulness and stability (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Mebahiah
letters of the Name + ending
morality and consolation (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Poyel
letters of the Name + ending
fortune and support (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Nemamiah
letters of the Name + ending
discernment and leadership (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Yeialel
letters of the Name + ending
strength and repair (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Harahel
letters of the Name + ending
fertility of mind (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Mitzrael
letters of the Name + ending
liberation and repair (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Umabel
letters of the Name + ending
friendship and affinity (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Iah-Hel
letters of the Name + ending
wisdom and solitude (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Anauel
letters of the Name + ending
unity and perception (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Mehiel
letters of the Name + ending
livelihood and protection (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Damabiah
letters of the Name + ending
source of wisdom (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Manakel
letters of the Name + ending
knowledge of good (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Eyael
letters of the Name + ending
transformation and consolation (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Habuhiah
letters of the Name + ending
healing and fertility (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Rochel
letters of the Name + ending
restitution and finding (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Jabamiah
letters of the Name + ending
alchemy of worlds (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Haiaiel
letters of the Name + ending
divine victory (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Mumiah
letters of the Name + ending
endings and rebirth (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Samyaza
attested whole
chief of the fallen watchers
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Azazel
attested whole
the wilderness figure; a fallen teacher
Leviticus 16; 1 Enoch (fallen by that source)
Kokabiel
kokab (star) + iel
star of God, fallen
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Tamiel
attested whole
a fallen watcher
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Ramiel
ram (thunder) + iel
thunder of God, fallen
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Danel
attested whole
a fallen watcher
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Chazaqiel
attested whole
a fallen watcher
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Baraqiel
baraq (lightning) + iel
lightning of God, fallen
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Armaros
attested whole
a fallen watcher
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Batariel
attested whole
a fallen watcher
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Bezaliel
attested whole
a fallen watcher
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Ananiel
attested whole
a fallen watcher
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Zaqiel
attested whole
a fallen watcher
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Shamsiel
shemesh (sun) + iel
sun of God, fallen
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Satariel
attested whole
a fallen watcher
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Turiel
attested whole
a fallen watcher
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Yomiel
attested whole
a fallen watcher
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
Gadreel
attested whole
named among the teachers of error
1 Enoch 69 (fallen by that source)
Penemue
attested whole
named as the teacher of writing
1 Enoch 69 (fallen by that source)
Kasdeja
attested whole
named in the later fallen list
1 Enoch 69 (fallen by that source)
What do angel names mean?
Angel names mean exactly what their morphemes say. The name is a claim about God, not a description of the angel. Twelve meaning spotlights, sources attached:
Angel name meanings spotlight
Name
Built from
Meaning
Tradition
Michael
micha (who is like) + el
who is like God
Hebrew Bible (Daniel, Jude, Revelation)
Gabriel
gabri (my strength is) + el
God is my strength
Hebrew Bible (Daniel, Luke)
Raphael
rapha (heals) + el
God heals
Book of Tobit
Uriel
uri (light of) + el
light of God
1 Enoch 20; Orthodox tradition
Metatron
attested whole
the prince of the presence
Talmud; 3 Enoch
Sandalphon
attested whole
the twin; gathers prayer
Talmud; 3 Enoch
Raziel
raz (secret of) + iel
secret of God
Sefer Raziel tradition
Kerubiel
cherub (class root) + iel
the prince of the cherubim
3 Enoch
Jibril
attested whole
the messenger of revelation
the Qur'an
Abdiel
abdi (servant of) + el
servant of God; the faithful seraph
Paradise Lost
Vehuiah
letters of the Name + ending
will and initiative (per the tradition)
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem HaMephorash
Samyaza
attested whole
chief of the fallen watchers
1 Enoch 6 (fallen by that source)
How do angel names work?
Hebrew root, theophoric suffix, claim joined. Rapha (heals) + el (of God) = Raphael. The classes stack underneath: seraphim, cherubim, ophanim, the wheels. The craft lesson lives on the how to name a character page; this is the angel chapter.
What are angel last names?
Angels carry offices instead of surnames. No families, no lines: the record marks the job. Six attested titles do most of the work:
Angel titles with attested holders
Title
Attested holder
Office in the source
Archangel
Michael, Gabriel, Raphael
chief messenger
the prince of the presence
Metatron
stands nearest the throne
the twin
Sandalphon
gathers prayer
the recorder
Soferiel, Pravuil
writes the record
the watcher
the Enoch class
appointed to watch
angel of X
Malik, of the fire
office as the whole name
The theophory decomposition
Theophory is the name-carrying-god pattern, and angelic theophory is its cleanest example. Root, suffix, claim. Which roots pair with -el, and what each compound asserts:
Theophoric roots and what each compound asserts
Root + suffix
Gloss parts
Compound
The claim
micha + el
who is like + God
Michael
who is like God
gabri + el
my strength is + God
Gabriel
God is my strength
rapha + el
heals + God
Raphael
God heals
uri + el
light of + God
Uriel
God is my light
ezra + el
help of + God
Azrael
help of God
raz + iel
secret of + God
Raziel
the secret of God
tsedeq + el
righteousness of + God
Tzadkiel
righteousness of God
Pick the right name for your angel by picking the claim first, then reading its parts off the table.
Where angel names come from
Eight shelves in the library, each labeled on every row. No tradition gets ranked; each gets its receipt:
Angel name traditions with example receipts
Tradition
What it holds here
Example receipt
Hebrew Bible and Tobit
the three named in most canons
Michael, Daniel and Revelation
1 Enoch
the seven holy and the fallen watchers
Phanuel, the face of God
Talmud and 3 Enoch
the palace princes
Kerubiel, prince of the cherubim
Kabbalah: the 72 Shem
the letter-triple names of the Name
Vehuiah, will (per the tradition)
Medieval astrology
the zodiac and planetary lists
Cassiel, the angel of Saturn
The Qur'an and Islamic tradition
the named messengers and keepers
Jibril, the messenger of revelation
Milton
the faithful of the English epic
Abdiel, servant of God
Testament of Abraham
the weigher and the tester
Dokiel, the weigher of souls
The angel name generator builds the theophoric grammar that produced most of this table.
Angel name questions, answered
What are fallen angel names?
The watchers of 1 Enoch, labeled fallen by that source. Samyaza, Kokabiel, Baraqiel and the rest lead the list; chapter 69 adds more. They keep the -el grammar they were named with, which is exactly the point: the fallen did not get new names. Every row above carries its source.
Why do angel names end in -el?
Because el is one of the names of God in Hebrew. A theophoric name carries its god inside: Michael asks who is like God, Raphael says God heals. The -iel spelling is the joined form the scribes also used.
Are these angel names real?
Real in the documentary sense: every row names its source. Scripture, 1 Enoch, Tobit, the Talmud, 3 Enoch, Kabbalistic lists, the Qur'an, Milton. Nothing on this page is invented, and the fallen subset is labeled fallen by the text that lists it.
Where the meanings come from.Every row names its source: scripture, 1 Enoch, Tobit, the Talmud, 3 Enoch, Kabbalistic lists, the Qur'an, Milton. The fallen subset is labeled fallen by the text that lists it. Where every name's receipt comes from →