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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Angel names ending in -el #206480 07/19/2012 8:40 PM Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1 Bleu stranger Bleu stranger Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1 I'm sure a lot of you may have noticed that many notable as well as obscure names for angels seem to end in -el. Is there a reason for this, perhaps something in the etymology or is that just how they are? Thanks. Last edited by Bleu; 07/19/2012 8:43 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Angel names ending in -el Bleu #206481 07/19/2012 8:52 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh I'm sure a lot of you may have noticed that many notable as well as obscure names for angels seem to end in -el. Yes, because a common Semitic root for 'god, deity' is Hebrew 'el, Babylonian 'ilu, Arabic 'ilāh (whence 'allāh). Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Angel names ending in -el Bleu #206483 07/20/2012 12:44 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Can't get much more straightforward than that. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Angel names ending in -el Jackie #206484 07/20/2012 1:00 AM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,973 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,973 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Not just angels: Daniel, Samuel, ELizabeth, Rachel, Nathaniel, ELkanah, Bethel, Joel, ELijah,etc. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Angel names ending in -el Bleu #206485 07/20/2012 3:50 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Elmo Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Angel names ending in -el olly #206488 07/20/2012 12:17 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 That's pretty funny, olly, but that's a different language and a different root. It's Germanic. Elmo means 'helmet'. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Angel names ending in -el olly #206492 07/20/2012 3:53 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Originally Posted By: olly Elmo Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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