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Armel - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Armel

[ 2 syll. ar-mel, arm-el ] The boy name Armel is pronounced as aaRMEHL KEY. Armel is used predominantly in the Breton and French languages, and its origin is Celtic. Derived from the elements 'art' meaning stone, bear ; 'mael' meaning disciple, prince, chief. Arthmael (Celtic) is an original form of Armel. The name was borne by Saint Armel, a 6th century Breton monk who founded abbeys at Ergué-Armel, Plouharnel and Saint-Armel, the last of which was named after him. The name Armelle (Breton, French, and German) is the female version of Armel.

Armel is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Armel is the name Arnel (English and Spanish).

KEY: English pronunciation for Armel: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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