Uriel
[ˈjʊəriəl]Meaning
from Hebrew ʾUriʾel, "God is my light"
Background Story
Uriel comes from the Hebrew name אוּרִיאֵל (ʾUriʾel), from אוּר (ʾur) meaning "light, flame" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". It is used in Biblical Hebrew and Biblical Greek, and appears in other forms including Auriel, Oriel, Uriele and the Coptic Ouriēl. Uriel is an archangel in Hebrew tradition, mentioned in the Apocrypha, and is recognised in Christian tradition as an archangel associated with the truth. The name was also assimilated by Celtic Brittanic culture through Urielle, a 7th-century sister of the Breton king Judicael.
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