Azriel

Hebrew
"God is my help"

Azriel Origin and Meaning

The name Azriel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my help".

Azriel is more masculine than Ariel, more unusual than Israel. Also spelled Asriel and Azrael, Azriel is the name of the Angel of Death in Jewish and Muslim traditions.

# 654 in the US

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# 164 on Nameberry

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Famous People Named Azriel

  • Azriel
    head of the house of his fathers, of the tribe of Manasseh (1 Chr. 5:24)
  • Azriel
    father of Jerimoth, a ruler of Naphtali (1 Chr. 27:19)
  • Azriel
    father of Seraiah (Jeremiah 36:26)
  • Azriel of Girona
    medieval Jewish mystic
  • Azriel Hildesheimer
    German Orthodox rabbi
  • Chaim Azriel Weizmann
    1st President of Israel
  • Azriel (sometimes Ezriel) Carlebach
    Israeli journalist

Azriel in Pop Culture

  • Azriel
    character in 'Servant of the Bones' by Anne Rice
  • Lord Asriel
    character in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy
  • Asriel Dreemurr
    character in Toby Fox's Undertale
  • Azriel Odin
    protagonist of Wadjet Eye Games' "Gemini Rue"
  • Azriel
    character in A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas