Names like Angel
Angel is a two-syllable Greek name that ends in -el. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Angel.
Axel Scandinavian · the medieval Danish form of Absalom, Hebrew for "my father is peace"; centuries of steady Scandinavian use, then an American second life with a rock-and-roll edge, umlaut not included. Sharp sound, gentle meaning
Hazel English · "the hazel tree," an Old English word name that doubles as the warm brown-green of hazel eyes; a Victorian nature name that faded with its era and came back a century later as one of the signature revivals
Abel Hebrew · traditionally "breath"
Asel Turkish · honey (Turkic origin, trendy in Turkey)
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Angel comes from.
Niko Greek · short form of Nikolas, "victory of the people"
Cleo Greek · glory, pride
Kyro Greek · modern variant of Cyrus, traditionally 'sun' or 'throne'
Leon Greek · lion (Greek leon); a borrowed English name in Hong Kong; carried by Leon Lai, the fourth of the Four Heavenly Kings
The same feel
Also international and modern names.
Itzel Native-American · Mayan; possibly from itz "dew, nectar", or a form of the goddess Ixchel
Arnel Filipino · a Filipino coinage of uncertain exact roots, carried by musician Arnel Pineda of the band Journey
Yael Hebrew · 'ibex, mountain goat' (Hebrew Yael)
Jaleel Arabic · variant of Jalil, 'great, exalted'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Angel, on a similar curve.
Miguel Spanish · who is like God
Adel Arabic · Arabic for 'just, fair'; also a Germanic name element meaning 'noble'
Roel Dutch · Dutch short form of Roeland (Roland), 'famous land'
Aris Greek · modern Greek form of Ares, god of war; also a short form of Aristotelis and Aristides, from aristos "best"
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