Azael

Meaning of Azael

Azael unfurls on the tongue like a desert wind scented with myrrh—ah-ZAH-el—carrying echoes of the ancient Hebrew “Azazel,” where azaz means “strong” and el means “God,” so the name hums with the promise “God strengthens.” In whispered apocryphal lore, Azael was a watchful angel who taught humankind the arts of beauty; in modern barrios and bustling playgrounds alike, he has shed his enigmatic wings and now sparkles with approachable charisma, a little halo traded for a baseball cap. American birth records show that, year after year, more parents are caught by his spell: from a mere handful of babies in the late seventies to a lively 419 newborn Azaels in 2024, the name’s steady climb feels like a sunrise cresting over the Andes—slow, radiant, inevitable. With its rhythmic three-syllable cadence, Latin flair, and a meaning that wraps courage and divinity into one compact gift, Azael invites a child to stride forward as both dreamer and doer, laughing in the sun while carrying just a whisper of starlight in his pocket.

Pronunciation

Spanish

• Pronunced as ah-ZAH-el (/a-ˈsa-el/)

• Azrael
• Azariah