Angelic Names: 120 Names That Mean Angel

Angelic names include Angela and Angelo (from Greek angelos, “messenger”), Malachi (“my messenger” or “my angel”), Gabriel, Michael and Raphael (archangels in Hebrew tradition) and Celeste (“heavenly”), and this list gives a checked origin and meaning for 120 of them.

Angelic names have a gentle, hopeful feel, and many of them carry real meaning. Some come straight from the word angel, which goes back to the Greek word for messenger. Others are the names of archangels, mean heaven or heavenly, or mean grace and blessing.

We grouped the names by girls, boys and gender-neutral picks, then by angels and archangels in religious tradition, heaven names, grace and blessing names, and a clearly labeled set of names that only sound angelic. Every meaning was checked against the name’s own Behind the Name entry.

Key Takeaways

The word angel comes from Greek angelos, “messenger”, the root of Angela, Angelo and Evangeline.
Malachi means “my messenger” or “my angel” in Hebrew.
Michael is the only archangel identified as an archangel in the Bible, according to Behind the Name.
Celeste, Celestine and Caelestis come from Latin words for heaven and the sky.
Names like Aurora and Aria sound angelic but mean “dawn” and “song, melody”.

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Angelic Names at a Glance

Quick Answer

Popular angelic names include Angela, Angel and Angelo (from Greek angelos, “messenger”), Evangeline (“good news”), Malachi (“my messenger” or “my angel”), the archangel names Gabriel, Michael and Raphael, Seraphina (from the seraphim), Celeste (“heavenly”) and Nevaeh (heaven spelled backwards). For any child, Malak (“angel” in Arabic) and Ange are good picks.

Every gender label, origin and meaning on this page was checked against the name’s own entry on Behind the Name in November 2026. Where the reference calls a meaning possible, uncertain or unknown, we print it that way. Descriptions of angels follow the wording of each entry and are not religious teaching.

These ten are the angelic names most parents will recognize. They fall into three groups: names that come from the word angel itself (Angela, Angel, Evangeline, Malachi), names of archangels (Gabriel, Michael, Raphael), and names linked to heaven or to angels in scripture (Seraphina, Celeste, Nevaeh).

Name	Gender	Origin	Meaning
Angela	Girl	English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Greek, Late Roman and more	Feminine form of Angelus, ultimately from Greek angelos, “messenger”
Angel	Boy and girl	English, Bulgarian, Macedonian	From the medieval Latin name Angelus, taken from the name of the heavenly creature (from Greek angelos, “messenger”)
Evangeline	Girl	English	“Good news”, from Greek eu, “good”, and angelma, “news, message”; used by Longfellow in his 1847 poem
Gabriel	Boy	French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, English and many more	“God is my strong man” in Hebrew; an archangel in Hebrew tradition, often appearing as a messenger of God
Michael	Boy	English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Czech, Hebrew, Biblical	“Who is like God?” in Hebrew; one of the archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible
Raphael	Boy	German, English, Biblical	“God heals” in Hebrew; an archangel in Hebrew tradition who appears in the Book of Tobit
Seraphina	Girl	English (rare), German (rare), Late Roman	From the biblical word seraphim, Hebrew in origin, “fiery ones”; the seraphim were an order of angels described by Isaiah as having six wings
Celeste	Girl and boy	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English	Form of Caelestis, a Latin name meaning “of the sky, heavenly”
Nevaeh	Girl	English (modern)	The word heaven spelled backwards; it became popular after a musician gave it to his daughter in 2000
Malachi	Boy	Hebrew, English, Biblical	“My messenger” or “my angel” in Hebrew; one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament

Ten well-known angelic names, with the meaning given by Behind the Name.

The English word angel goes back to Greek angelos, “messenger”, and that idea runs through this whole page. Malachi comes from the Hebrew word that means both “messenger” and “angel”. Evangeline means “good news”, from a Greek word for a message. And Gabriel, in the reference’s words, often appears as a messenger of God. If you love the biblical side of these names, see our biblical boy names and biblical girl names lists.

Girl Names That Mean Angel

Most girl names that mean angel come from one source, the Latin name Angelus, through Angela and Angelica. Around them are single-language names that are simply the word for angel: Malaika (Swahili), Melek (Turkish), Fereshteh (Persian) and Anahera (Māori).

Name	Origin	Meaning
Angelina	Italian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Spanish, Greek and more	Latinate diminutive of Angela
Angelica	English, Italian, Romanian, Carolingian Cycle	From Latin angelicus, “angelic”, related to Greek angelos, “messenger”
Angélique	French	French form of Angelica
Angelique	Dutch	Dutch form of Angélique
Angeline	French	French diminutive of Angela
Angelita	Spanish	Spanish diminutive of Angela
Angie	English	Diminutive of Angela and other names beginning with Ang
Angelika	German, Polish, Hungarian	German, Polish and Hungarian form of Angelica
Angeliki	Greek	Greek form of Angelica
Ángeles	Spanish	“Angels”, from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
Àngels	Catalan	Catalan cognate of Ángeles
Aingeal	Irish	Irish cognate of Angela
Evangelina	Spanish, English	Latinate form of Evangeline
Evangelia	Greek	Feminine form of Evangelos (“bringing good news”)
Malaika	Swahili	“Angel” in Swahili, from Arabic malak
Melek	Turkish	“Angel” in Turkish, ultimately of Arabic origin
Fereshteh	Persian	“Angel” in Persian
Anahera	Māori	“Angel” in Māori

Girl names that mean angel or come from the word angel.

Angela has more spin-offs than almost any name on this page. Angelina is a Latinate diminutive, Angeline French, Angelita Spanish, Angie English and Aingeal Irish. Angelica is a slightly different name: it comes from Latin angelicus, “angelic”, and was used by the Italian poets Boiardo and Ariosto in their epic poems. Angélique, Angelique, Angelika and Angeliki are its French, Dutch, German and Greek forms.

Ángeles means “angels”. It comes from a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady the Queen of the Angels, and Àngels is its Catalan cognate. Evangelina and Evangelia are not angel names in the strict sense; they come from the Greek idea of “good news”, built on the same angelos root. For more Greek choices, see our Greek girl names list.

Boy Names That Mean Angel or Messenger

Boy names that mean angel include the many forms of Angelus, plus Arcangelo (“archangel”), Gotzon (“angel” in Basque) and the Greek “good news” names.

Name	Origin	Meaning
Angelo	Italian	Italian form of Angelus (see Angel)
Angelos	Greek	Greek form of Angelus (see Angel)
Ángel	Spanish	Spanish form of Angelus (see Angel)
Anxo	Galician	Galician form of Angelus (see Angel)
Angelus	Late Roman	Latin form of Angel; a 13th-century saint
Arcangelo	Italian	“Archangel” in Italian
Evangelos	Greek	“Bringing good news”, from eu, “good”, and angelos, “messenger”
Agathangelos	Ancient Greek	“Bearer of good news”, from agathos, “good”, and angelos, “messenger, angel”; a 4th-century saint
Engelbert	German, Germanic	From angil (the Germanic tribe of the Angles) or engil, “angel”, plus beraht, “bright”
Gotzon	Basque	“Angel” in Basque
Malakai	Fijian, Tongan, English (modern)	Fijian and Tongan form of Malachi, as well as a modern English variant

Boy names that mean angel or messenger.

Angelo (Italian), Angelos (Greek), Ángel (Spanish) and Anxo (Galician) are all forms of Angelus, the Latin name for the heavenly creature. Arcangelo means “archangel” outright. Evangelos means “bringing good news” and Agathangelos “bearer of good news”; both contain angelos, “messenger”.

Engelbert is a good example of reading the whole entry. The reference gives two possible sources for its first element: the Germanic tribe called the Angles, or Old German engil, “angel”. Either way, the second element means “bright”. Malakai is the Fijian and Tongan form of Malachi, and is also used as a modern English variant. More options are in our Hebrew boy names list.

If you want the plain word for angel, Gotzon is the Basque word, and Malak (in the gender-neutral table) is the Arabic one. Malachi, in the first table, comes from a possessive form of the Hebrew word malak, “messenger, angel”, so it reads as “my messenger” or “my angel”. The reference adds that Malachi is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament and the author of the Book of Malachi.

Gender-Neutral Angelic Names

These angelic names carry both a feminine and a masculine label in their entries. They mean angel, heaven, sky, grace or dove.

Name	Origin	Meaning
Ange	French	French masculine and feminine form of Angelus (see Angel)
Engel	Germanic, German (rare)	Possibly first a short form of names with angil (the Angles), but from early times strongly associated with Old German engil, “angel”
Malak	Arabic	“Angel” in Arabic
Evangelista	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese	“Evangelist, preacher”, ultimately from Greek euangelos, “bringing good news”; often used in honor of the Four Evangelists
Celestine	English	English form of a Late Latin derivative of Caelestis (“heavenly”); more common as a feminine name
Charis	Ancient Greek, Greek	From Greek charis, “grace, kindness”; the word for one of the three Graces
Chisomo	Chewa	“Grace” in Chewa
Kalani	Hawaiian	“The heavens”, from ka, “the”, and lani, “heaven, sky, royal, majesty”
Leilani	Hawaiian, English	“Heavenly flowers” or “royal child”, from lei, “flowers, lei, child”, and lani, “heaven, sky, royal, majesty”
Sora	Japanese	“Sky”, from either of two kanji, among other spellings
Haneul	Korean	“Heaven, sky” in Korean
Ciel	Various (rare)	“Sky” in French (not used as a given name in France itself)
Columba	Late Roman	Latin name meaning “dove”, a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity; several early saints
Eden	Hebrew, English (modern), French (modern)	From the biblical place name, possibly Hebrew for “pleasure, delight” or Sumerian for “plain”

Gender-neutral angelic names, listed for both girls and boys.

Malak is the plainest: it means “angel” in Arabic. Ange is the French masculine and feminine form of Angelus, and Engel is an old Germanic name long linked to the German word for angel. Kalani (“the heavens”) and Leilani (“heavenly flowers” or “royal child”) are Hawaiian, Sora means “sky” in Japanese, and Haneul means “heaven, sky” in Korean.

Columba means “dove”, which the reference notes is a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Christianity, and it was borne by several early saints of both genders. Eden comes from the biblical garden, possibly from a Hebrew word meaning “pleasure, delight”. Charis is the Greek word for grace and the name of one of the three Graces.

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Names of Angels and Archangels in Religious Tradition

Several angels have names in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. Behind the Name describes each one, and we use its wording. Only a few of these figures appear in the Bible itself; others come from later tradition or from books such as the Book of Enoch, as the table notes.

Name	Gender	Origin	Meaning
Mihangel	Boy	Welsh (rare)	Welsh name of the archangel Michael, a contraction of Michael and angel
Michaela	Girl	German, Swedish, English, Czech, Slovak, Greek, Hebrew	Feminine form of Michael
Mikael	Boy	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Finnish, Breton	Scandinavian, Finnish and Breton form of Michael
Mikhail	Boy	Russian, Belarusian, Bulgarian	Russian and Belarusian form of Michael
Gavriel	Boy	Hebrew	Hebrew form of Gabriel
Jibril	Boy	Arabic, Quranic	Arabic form of Gabriel
Gabriela	Girl	Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, German, Czech and more	Feminine form of Gabriel
Gabriella	Girl	Italian, Hungarian, English, Swedish	Feminine form of Gabriel
Gabrielle	Girl	French, English	French feminine form of Gabriel
Rafael	Boy	Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovene, Hebrew	Form of Raphael in various languages
Rafaela	Girl	Spanish, Portuguese	Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Raphael
Raphaëlle	Girl	French	French feminine form of Raphael
Raphaela	Girl	German	Feminine form of Raphael
Uriel	Boy	Biblical, Hebrew	“God is my light”; an archangel in Hebrew tradition, mentioned only in the Apocrypha
Raziel	Boy	Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend	“My secret is God” in Hebrew; an archangel in Jewish tradition
Zadkiel	Boy	Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend	“God is my righteousness” in Hebrew; an archangel associated with mercy in Jewish and Christian tradition
Hanniel	Boy	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend	“Grace of God” in Hebrew; in later Jewish and Christian tradition an archangel (commonly spelled with a single n)
Ramiel	Boy	Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend	Possibly “thunder of God” in Hebrew; the Book of Enoch names him as an archangel
Jeremiel	Boy	Biblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend	Probably from a Hebrew name; named as an archangel in some versions of 2 Esdras
Remiel	Boy	Biblical	Variant of Jeremiel appearing in some versions of the Old Testament
Raguel	Boy	Biblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend	From a Latin scriptural variant of a biblical name; an archangel by this name appears in the Book of Enoch
Azrael	Boy	Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend	Variant of a Hebrew name meaning “God has helped”; an angel in Jewish and Islamic tradition, sometimes called the Angel of Death
Israfil	Boy	Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend	Meaning unknown; in Islamic tradition the angel who will blow the trumpet that signals Judgement Day
Serafina	Girl	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (rare)	Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Seraphina (“fiery ones”)
Serafim	Boy	Greek, Portuguese, Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian	Form of Seraphina’s masculine counterpart in various languages

Names of angels and archangels, and the forms built on them.

Michael, Gabriel and Raphael (in the first table) are the best known. Michael means “who is like God?”, Gabriel “God is my strong man” and Raphael “God heals”. Each has many international forms: Mikael, Mikhail and the Welsh Mihangel for Michael; Gavriel and the Arabic Jibril for Gabriel; Rafael for Raphael. The feminine forms Michaela, Gabriela, Gabriella, Gabrielle, Rafaela, Raphaëlle and Raphaela are just as well used.

Uriel (“God is my light”) is an archangel in Hebrew tradition, mentioned only in the Apocrypha. Raziel, Zadkiel, Hanniel, Ramiel, Jeremiel, Remiel and Raguel are named as archangels in Jewish and Christian legend or in apocryphal books. Israfil’s meaning is unknown; in Islamic tradition he is the angel who will blow the trumpet of Judgement Day.

Two notes for parents. First, Azrael is sometimes called the Angel of Death, which some families will find too heavy for a baby. Second, these are religious figures in living traditions. If one of these traditions is your own, the name can be a meaningful link; if not, take a moment to learn about the figure before you choose. Serafina and Serafim come from Seraphina, whose root, seraphim, names an order of angels; Seraphina also appears on our names that mean fire list because the word means “fiery ones”.

Names That Mean Heaven or Heavenly

Heaven names are a natural fit for an angelic list. Some mean heaven outright; others mean sky, paradise or heavenly, and the table follows each entry’s own wording.

Name	Gender	Origin	Meaning
Celestina	Girl	Spanish, Italian	Latinate feminine form of a Late Latin derivative of Caelestis (“heavenly”)
Celestino	Boy	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese	Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of the same Late Latin name, borne by five popes
Celestia	Girl	English (rare)	Feminine form of a variant of Caelestis (“heavenly”)
Caelestis	Boy	Late Roman	Latin name meaning “of the sky, heavenly”, from caelum, “heaven, sky”
Caelius	Boy	Ancient Roman	Roman family name from Latin caelum, “heaven”
Heaven	Girl	English (modern)	From the English word meaning “paradise”, from Old English heofon, “sky”
Heavenly	Girl	English (modern)	From the English word meaning “of the heavens, celestial, divine”
Cielo	Girl	Spanish	“Sky, heaven” in Spanish
Ourania	Girl	Greek Mythology, Greek	From Greek ouranios, “heavenly”; the Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology
Urania	Girl	Greek Mythology (Latinized)	Latinized form of Ourania
Noelani	Girl	Hawaiian	“Heavenly mist”, from noe, “mist”, and lani, “heaven, sky, royal, majesty”
Kailani	Girl	Hawaiian, English (modern), Spanish (Latin American, modern)	From Hawaiian kai, “ocean, sea”, and lani, “sky, heaven”
Lani	Girl	Hawaiian	“Sky, heaven, royal, majesty” in Hawaiian
Sepehr	Boy	Persian	“Sky, heaven” in Persian
Divya	Girl	Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam	“Divine, heavenly” in Sanskrit
Tuba	Girl	Arabic, Turkish	From the name of a tree believed to grow in heaven in Islamic tradition; it means “blessedness” in Arabic
Aether	Boy	Greek Mythology (Latinized)	“Ether, heaven”; the Greek god of light and the upper sky
Araceli	Girl	Spanish	“Altar of the sky”, from Latin ara, “altar”, and coeli, “sky”; an epithet of the Virgin Mary
Janna	Girl	Arabic	“Paradise, garden” in Arabic
Zion	Boy	Jewish, English	From the name of a citadel in Jerusalem; Zion is also used to refer to a Jewish homeland and to heaven

Names that mean heaven, heavenly, sky or paradise.

The Latin family comes from caelum, “heaven, sky”. Caelestis means “of the sky, heavenly”, and it gave rise to Celeste (in the first table), Celestine, Celestina, Celestino and Celestia. Caelius is an old Roman family name from the same word. Nevaeh and Heaven are modern English names; Nevaeh is simply heaven spelled backwards, and Heaven comes from the English word for paradise, itself from Old English heofon, “sky”.

Hawaiian names built on lani, “heaven, sky, royal, majesty”, include Lani, Noelani (“heavenly mist”) and Kailani (“sea” and “sky, heaven”), as well as Kalani and Leilani in the gender-neutral table. Ourania (“heavenly”) is the Muse of astronomy in Greek mythology, and Urania is her Latinized name. Janna means “paradise, garden” in Arabic, and Tuba is named for a tree believed to grow in heaven in Islamic tradition. If you also love sky names, our names that mean star guide pairs well with this section.

A few heaven names have extra layers worth knowing. Araceli means “altar of the sky” and is an epithet of the Virgin Mary as patron saint of Lucena, Spain. Aether was the Greek god of light and the upper sky, and his name means “ether, heaven”. Zion is first the name of a citadel in Jerusalem, and the reference notes it is also used to refer to a Jewish homeland and to heaven. Divya, from Sanskrit, means “divine, heavenly” and its entry lists it in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. Sepehr is a Persian boy’s name meaning “sky, heaven”, a less familiar choice with a clear meaning.

Names That Mean Grace or Blessing

Grace and blessing names are often grouped with angelic names because of their gentle, spiritual feel. Each meaning below comes from the name’s own entry.

Name	Gender	Origin	Meaning
Grace	Girl	English	From the English word grace, from Latin gratia; a 17th-century Puritan virtue name
Gracia	Girl	Spanish	“Grace” in Spanish, a cognate of Grace
Grazia	Girl	Italian	“Grace” in Italian, a cognate of Grace
Charissa	Girl	English, Dutch	Elaborated form of Charis (“grace”); used by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene
Hannah	Girl	English, Hebrew, German, Dutch, Arabic, Biblical	“Favour, grace” in Hebrew
Amara	Girl	Igbo	“Grace” in Igbo
Altagracia	Girl	Spanish (Caribbean)	“High grace”, from a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary; most used in the Dominican Republic
Neema	Girl	Swahili	“Divine grace” in Swahili, from Arabic nima, “blessing”
Tadala	Girl	Chewa	“We have been blessed” in Chewa
Beata	Girl	Polish, German, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman	From Latin beatus, “blessed”
Benedict	Boy	English	From the Latin name Benedictus, “blessed”
Bennett	Boy	English	Medieval form of Benedict
Asher	Boy	Hebrew, English, Biblical	“Happy, blessed” in Hebrew; a son of Jacob in the Old Testament
Baruch	Boy	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Hebrew	“Blessed” in Hebrew; a companion and scribe of the prophet Jeremiah
Macario	Boy	Spanish	From Greek makar, “blessed, happy”; several early saints

Names that mean grace, favor or blessed.

Grace is the classic, one of the virtue names the Puritans created in the 17th century, and Gracia and Grazia are its Spanish and Italian cognates. Hannah means “favor, grace” in Hebrew. Amara (Igbo), Neema (Swahili, “divine grace”) and Chisomo (Chewa, in the gender-neutral table) carry the same idea in African languages, and Tadala means “we have been blessed” in Chewa.

For boys, Benedict and its medieval form Bennett mean “blessed”, Asher means “happy, blessed”, Baruch means “blessed” and Macario comes from a Greek word for “blessed, happy”. Beata is the Latin-rooted feminine choice. Many parents also love light names in this style; see our names that mean light guide for those.

Angelic-Sounding Names: A Style Choice

Some names are not about angels at all, but many parents describe them as soft or angelic. This is a style choice, not a meaning, so the meaning column below gives what each entry actually says.

Name	Gender	Origin	Meaning
Aurora	Girl	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Roman Mythology and more	“Dawn” in Latin; the Roman goddess of the morning
Ariel	Boy and girl	Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Biblical	“Lion of God” in Hebrew; a spirit in Shakespeare’s The Tempest
Arielle	Girl	French, English	French feminine form of Ariel, as well as an English variant
Iris	Girl	Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, French, Spanish, Greek and more	“Rainbow” in Greek; the goddess of the rainbow, who also served as a messenger to the gods
Gloria	Girl	English, Spanish, Italian, German	“Glory”, from Portuguese and Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary
Aria	Girl	English (modern)	“Song, melody” in Italian (literally “air”)
Ophelia	Girl	English, Literature, Ancient Greek	From Greek opheleia, “help, advantage”

Names many parents describe as soft or angelic, with their real meanings.

Iris is the closest to an angel in meaning: the reference describes the Greek goddess Iris as goddess of the rainbow who also served as a messenger to the gods. Ariel means “lion of God” in Hebrew; its airy feel comes from the spirit in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Aurora means “dawn”, Gloria “glory”, Aria “song, melody” and Ophelia “help, advantage”. For more names in this soft style, see our names that mean beautiful and unique girl names lists.

Short Angelic Names

If you want an angelic name that is quick to say and easy to spell, here are the shortest names on this page, grouped by length. Each one appears with its full meaning in a table above.

Four letters: Ange, Anxo, Lani, Sora, Ciel, Iris, Aria, Zion, Tuba and Eden.
Five letters: Angel, Ángel, Angie, Malak, Melek, Engel, Uriel, Ariel, Grace, Janna, Divya, Cielo, Asher, Beata, Amara and Neema.
Six letters: Angela, Angelo, Haneul, Gloria, Aurora, Hannah, Gracia, Grazia, Raziel and Jibril.

Short angelic names make easy middle names, too. A one or two syllable name such as Grace, Eden or Sora balances a longer first name like Evangeline or Seraphina.

How to Choose an Angelic Name

Once you have a shortlist of angelic names, a few quick checks help you pick:

Decide what kind of angelic you mean: some names mean angel (Malak, Gotzon, Anahera), some name an archangel (Gabriel, Michael, Raphael), some mean heaven (Celeste, Kalani, Cielo), and some only sound soft (Aurora, Aria). Choose the link you are happy to explain.
Read the whole entry: Azrael is linked to death, Israfil’s meaning is unknown, and Engelbert may come from the Angles rather than the word angel. Make sure you are comfortable with everything in the meaning.
Think about faith and family: many of these names carry religious meaning for Jewish, Christian and Muslim families. That can be a beautiful connection; it is also worth considering how your extended family will hear the name.
Check spelling and accents: Ángel, Ángeles, Àngels, Angélique and Raphaëlle carry accents. U.S. paperwork does not always carry accents or special characters, so decide early how you will write the name on forms.
Look up popularity: none of the names on this page appears in the Social Security Administration’s 2025 top 10 for boys or girls. The SSA’s Popularity of a Name tool shows how any name has been used over time.

Pronunciation. The reference gives English pronunciations close to “AN-juh-luh” for Angela, “ih-VAN-juh-leen” or “ih-VAN-juh-line” for Evangeline, “MAL-uh-kye” for Malachi, “nuh-VAY-uh” for Nevaeh and “ser-uh-FEEN-uh” for Seraphina. Many names here have no pronunciation in their entries, so ask a speaker of the language before you commit.

Middle name pairings. A few built only from names on this page: Evangeline Grace, Seraphina Iris, Angela Celeste, Gabriel Asher, Malachi Zion, Raphael Benedict and Eden Malak. Say each pairing out loud with your last name to hear the rhythm.

Sibling sets. Names that share a meaning across languages make thoughtful pairs: Malaika and Gotzon (angel), Celeste and Sepehr (heaven), Grace and Amara (grace), or Asher and Beata (blessed). For a page with a different theme, see our same-day names that mean love guide; the two lists share no names.

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The Bottom Line

Angelic names come in every style: Angela, Angel, Angelo and Angelica from the Greek word for messenger; Evangeline and Evangelos for “good news”; Malachi, “my messenger” or “my angel”; the archangel names Gabriel, Michael and Raphael; heaven names like Celeste, Nevaeh, Kalani and Cielo; and grace names such as Grace, Hannah and Amara. Read each meaning in full, notice whether a name means angel, names an angel or simply sounds soft, say your favorites out loud with your last name, and pick the one that still feels right a week later.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are some angelic names?

Popular angelic names include Angela, Angel, Angelo and Angelica (from the Greek word for messenger), Evangeline (good news), Malachi (my messenger or my angel), the archangel names Gabriel, Michael and Raphael, Seraphina (from the seraphim), Celeste (heavenly) and Nevaeh (heaven spelled backwards). Malak, Malaika and Melek mean angel in Arabic, Swahili and Turkish.

What name means angel?

Names that mean angel include Angel and its many forms, such as Angela, Angelo and Angelina. Malak means angel in Arabic, Malaika in Swahili, Melek in Turkish, Fereshteh in Persian, Anahera in Māori and Gotzon in Basque. Arcangelo means archangel in Italian, and Malachi means my messenger or my angel in Hebrew.

What boy name means angel?

Boy names that mean angel include Angelo (Italian), Angelos (Greek), Ángel (Spanish), Anxo (Galician), Arcangelo (archangel), Gotzon (Basque) and Malachi (my messenger or my angel). Gabriel, Michael and Raphael are the names of archangels, and Evangelos means bringing good news, from a Greek word that also gave us the word angel.

What girl name means angel?

Girl names that mean angel include Angela, Angelina, Angeline, Angelita and Aingeal, all from the Latin name Angelus. Angelica comes from a Latin word meaning angelic. Malaika means angel in Swahili, Melek in Turkish, Fereshteh in Persian and Anahera in Māori, and Ángeles means angels in Spanish.

What are the names of the archangels?

Behind the Name describes Michael, Gabriel and Raphael as archangels in Hebrew tradition, and notes that Michael is the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. Uriel is an archangel mentioned only in the Apocrypha. Raziel, Zadkiel, Hanniel, Ramiel, Jeremiel and Raguel are named as archangels in later Jewish and Christian tradition or in apocryphal books.

What name means heaven?

Names that mean heaven include Kalani (the heavens, in Hawaiian), Lani (sky, heaven), Haneul (heaven, sky, in Korean), Sepehr (sky, heaven, in Persian), Cielo (sky, heaven, in Spanish) and Caelius (from the Latin word for heaven). Celeste and Caelestis mean heavenly, Heaven is the English word, and Nevaeh is heaven spelled backwards.

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