This angel name generator gives you angel names with meanings and new angelic names for fiction. The traditional names come from Jewish, Christian and Islamic sources and are shown with their usual translation. The invented names follow the same pattern, a short stem with the ending -el or -iel, and are meant for celestials, aasimar and guardian spirits in games and stories.

Angel Names and Their Meanings

Name	Meaning	Known as
Michael	Who is like God?	Leader of the heavenly host
Gabriel	God is my strength	The messenger
Raphael	God heals	The healer, in the Book of Tobit
Uriel	God is my light	An archangel in the Book of Enoch
Raziel	Secret of God	Keeper of mysteries in Jewish mysticism
Ariel	Lion of God	A name also used for Jerusalem in the Book of Isaiah
Azrael	Whom God helps	The angel of death in later tradition

Each of these is a statement about God and not a description of the angel, which is why they share an ending. The ending -el appears in ordinary Hebrew names too, such as Daniel and Samuel.

The Nine Choirs

The familiar hierarchy of angels comes from a work called the Celestial Hierarchy, written around the year 500 under the name of Dionysius the Areopagite. It arranges angels in three groups of three. Seraphim, cherubim and thrones stand closest to God. Dominions, virtues and powers govern the order of creation. Principalities, archangels and angels deal with nations and individual people. The seraphim and cherubim of scripture are not gentle figures: Isaiah's seraphim have six wings, and Ezekiel's cherubim have four faces. The choir format pairs an invented name with one of these ranks and a charge, such as a gate, a road or a virtue to guard.

Angels in Fantasy and D&D

Fantasy settings usually keep the sound of angel names and drop the theology. Dungeons & Dragons has three kinds of angel, the deva, the planetar and the solar, and a playable people with celestial blood, the aasimar. An invented name works for all of them. For the opposite side, the Demon Name Generator makes fiends with ranks and domains, and the Paladin Name Generator names the mortals who serve the heavens.

How to Use the Angel Name Generator

Choose the kind of name: Pick traditional angel names with meanings, invented angelic names, or a name with a choir and a charge.
Set male or female: This changes the endings of invented names. Traditional names are the same for both.
Generate: Each press gives six names. Traditional names show their meaning underneath.
Copy: Use the copy button beside the name you want.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do so many angel names end in -el?

El is a Hebrew word for God, and most traditional angel names are short Hebrew sentences or phrases about God. Michael means "Who is like God?", Raphael means "God heals" and Gabriel means "God is my strength". An invented name that ends in -el or -iel sounds angelic for the same reason.

What are the names of the archangels?

The Bible names Michael and Gabriel, and the Book of Tobit, which Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include, adds Raphael. The Book of Enoch lists seven, usually given as Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Raguel, Sariel and Remiel. Lists differ between traditions, so there is no single agreed seven.

Are there female angel names?

Traditional angel names are not marked as male or female, and scripture treats angels as beings without a sex. Fiction and games often want a feminine form, so the invented style offers endings such as -iela and -ielle when you choose Female.

What are the nine choirs of angels?

A ranking set out around the year 500 by a writer known as Pseudo-Dionysius. From highest to lowest they are seraphim, cherubim and thrones, then dominions, virtues and powers, then principalities, archangels and angels. The choir format uses these nine ranks.

Can I use these names for an aasimar in D&D?

Yes. An aasimar is a mortal with a celestial guide or ancestor, so an invented angelic name suits either the character or the guide. In D&D the celestials themselves are devas, planetars and solars, and a name with a choir works for any of them.

Do the invented names mean anything?

No. They copy the sound of traditional names but are not real Hebrew, so no meaning is shown for them. If the meaning matters to you, use the traditional style, where each name comes with its usual translation.