Angelic names: 80+ names that mean angel or heaven
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Angelic names include Angela (angel, messenger), Seraphina (from the fiery seraphim) and Gabriel (the archangel whose name means God is my strength), and most angel names trace back to Greek angelos, messenger.
Below are 80+ real names with their meanings and origins: girl and boy names that mean angel in many languages, the names of the archangels and their feminine forms, names that mean heaven or paradise, and Hawaiian names built on lani, sky and heaven. These names carry religious meaning for many families, so each note sticks to the plain facts.
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Angelica
Angelic; Latin angelicus. A heroine of Italian Renaissance epics
Mikhail
Who is like God? Russian form of Michael. Say mee-kha-EEL
Aniela
Angel, messenger; Polish form of Angela. Say an-YEH-la
Jannah
Paradise, garden; Arabic. Say JAN-na
Angelos
Angel, messenger; Greek. Say AN-yeh-los
Alohilani
Bright sky; Hawaiian. Say ah-loh-hee-LAH-nee
Angelic names for girls
Girl names that mean angel, angelic or good news, plus Seraphina and her sisters from the seraphim, an order of angels.
- Angeline: Angel, messenger; French diminutive of Angela. Say AN-jeh-leen
- Angèle: Angel, messenger; French feminine form. Say ahn-ZHEL
- Angélique: Angelic; French form of Angelica. Say ahn-zhay-LEEK
- Angelika: Angelic; German and Polish form of Angelica
- Anzhelika: Angelic; Russian and Ukrainian form of Angelica
- Angeliki: Angelic one; Greek form of Angelica. Say an-yeh-LEE-kee
- Aniela: Angel, messenger; Polish form of Angela. Say an-YEH-la
- Angelita: Little angel; Spanish diminutive of Angela
- Ángeles: Angels; Spanish, from Our Lady Queen of the Angels
- Angie US #705: Angel, messenger; a pet form of Angela
- Aingeal: Angel; the Irish form of Angela. Say ANG-gyel
- Arcangela: Archangel; Italian feminine of Arcangelo
- Malak: An angel; Arabic. Say MA-lak
- Malaika: An angel; Swahili, from Arabic. Say ma-LYE-ka
- Melek: Angel; Turkish, from Arabic. Say meh-LEK
- Fereshteh: An angel; Persian. Say feh-resh-TEH
- Serafina: Fiery ones, from the seraphim; Italian, Spanish and Portuguese
- Séraphine: Fiery ones, from the seraphim; French. Say say-ra-FEEN
- Evangelina: Good news; Spanish and English form of Evangeline
- Evangelia: Good news; Greek feminine of Evangelos. Say ev-an-YEH-lee-a
Angelic names for boys
Boy names from Latin Angelus, the seraphim and the Hebrew word for messenger.
- Angelos: Angel, messenger; Greek. Say AN-yeh-los
- Angelino: Little angel; Italian diminutive of Angelo
- Anxo: Heavenly messenger; Galician form of Angelus. Say AN-shoo
- Ange: Angel; French, for boys and girls. Say AHNZH
- Arcangelo: Archangel; Italian. Composer Corelli's first name
- Evangelos: Bearer of good news; Greek. Say ev-AN-yeh-los
- Serafino: Fiery ones, from the seraphim; Italian. Say seh-ra-FEE-no
- Serafim: Fiery ones, from the seraphim; Russian and Portuguese
Archangel names for boys
Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel are the archangels named in Jewish and Christian tradition. Islam honors Jibril and Mikail.
- Michele: Who is like God? Italian form of Michael. Say mee-KEH-leh
- Michel: Who is like God? French form of Michael. Say mee-SHEL
- Mikhail: Who is like God? Russian form of Michael. Say mee-kha-EEL
- Michał: Who is like God? Polish form of Michael. Say MEE-khow
- Mikael: Who is like God? Scandinavian and Finnish form of Michael
- Mikail: Who is like God? Turkish form, the archangel's name in Islam
- Gabriele: God is my strength; Italian form of Gabriel. Say ga-bree-EH-leh
- Gavriel: God is my strength; Hebrew form of Gabriel. Say gav-ree-EL
- Jibril: God is my strength; Arabic form of Gabriel. Say jib-REEL
- Raffaele: God heals; Italian form of Raphael. Say raf-fa-EH-leh
- Rafał: God heals; Polish form of Raphael. Say RA-fow
Archangel names for girls
Feminine forms of the archangels' names, with the same meanings.
- Michaela US #843: Who is like God? Feminine of Michael. Say mi-KAY-la
- Micaela: Who is like God? Spanish, Portuguese and Italian feminine form
- Mikaela: Who is like God? Swedish and Finnish feminine of Mikael
- Raphaela: God heals; German feminine of Raphael
- Rafaela: God heals; Spanish and Portuguese feminine. Say ra-fa-EH-la
- Raphaëlle: God heals; French feminine of Raphael. Say ra-fa-EL
Names that mean heaven or heavenly
Names built on Latin caelestis, Greek ourania and Arabic and Korean words for heaven and paradise.
- Celestine: Heavenly; English form of Latin Caelestinus. Say SEL-es-teen
- Celestina: Heavenly; Latinate feminine of Caelestinus
- Celestino: Heavenly; Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Caelestinus
- Ourania: Heavenly one; Greek. The Muse of astronomy. Say oo-RAH-nee-a
- Divya: Divine, heavenly; Sanskrit. Say DIV-ya
- Heaven US #543: Paradise; English word name, from Old English heofon, sky
- Jannah: Paradise, garden; Arabic. Say JAN-na
- Firdaus: Paradise; Arabic, from an old Iranian word for garden
- Haneul: Sky, heaven; Korean. Say HA-nool
Hawaiian heavenly names
Lani means sky, heaven and royalty in Hawaiian, and it ends many well-loved names.
- Lani: Sky, heaven; Hawaiian. Say LAH-nee
- Keilani US #727: Glorious heaven; Hawaiian. Say kay-LAH-nee
- Pualani: Heavenly flower, or royal offspring; Hawaiian. Say poo-ah-LAH-nee
- Lokelani: Heavenly rose; Hawaiian. The official flower of Maui
- Noelani: Heavenly mist; Hawaiian. Say no-eh-LAH-nee
- Alohilani: Bright sky; Hawaiian. Say ah-loh-hee-LAH-nee
How to pick the right name
Choose angel or archangel
Names like Angela, Malak and Melek mean angel outright. Names like Gabriel, Raphael and Michael belong to specific archangels and carry their own meanings.
Look for a form in your language
Most angel names exist in many languages: Michael is Miguel, Michel, Mikhail and Mikail, and Angela is Angèle, Aniela and Aingeal.
Mind the faith connection
Archangel names are shared by Jewish, Christian and Muslim families, and seraph names come from the Bible. Many parents choose them for that reason, so it helps to know the story.
Try a heavenly name instead
If you want the feeling without the word angel, Celeste, Ourania, Divya and the Hawaiian lani names all mean heaven or the sky.
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Frequently asked questions
What name means angel?
Angela, Angelo and Angel come from Latin Angelus, from Greek angelos, messenger. Malak means angel in Arabic, Melek in Turkish, Fereshteh in Persian and Malaika in Swahili.
What are the names of the archangels?
Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are named in the Bible and its Apocrypha, and Uriel appears in apocryphal books. In Islam, Gabriel is Jibril and Michael is Mikail.
What does Seraphina mean?
Seraphina comes from the seraphim, an order of six-winged angels in the Book of Isaiah. The Hebrew word means fiery ones.
What boy names mean angel?
Angelo, Ángel, Angelos and Arcangelo all mean angel or archangel. Malachi means my messenger or my angel in Hebrew.
What names mean heaven?
Celeste and Celestine mean heavenly in Latin, Ourania means heavenly one in Greek and Haneul means sky or heaven in Korean. Lani and Kalani mean sky and heaven in Hawaiian.
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