Hadriel

Meaning of Hadriel

Hadriel derives from the Hebrew elements hadar (“splendor, majesty”) and El (“God”), together conveying “majesty of God.” It appears in Kabbalistic and apocryphal writings as an angelic name, lending it a discreetly spiritual association without entering mainstream biblical canon. In the United States, Hadriel has held a consistent yet modest presence—hovering around the 900th rank from 2007 through 2024, with annual birth counts ranging from six to twenty-six—indicating a choice that is both deliberately uncommon and steadily adopted. Pronounced HA-dree-el, the name’s phonetic clarity and structural symmetry offer an option that is at once rooted in tradition and technically precise.

Pronunciation

Hebrew

• Pronunced as HA-dree-el (/hɑːdriːəl/)

• Hadrian