Uriel - Origin and Meaning of the name

The boy name Uriel [ syll. u-riel, ur-i-el ] is pronounced as YERiyiyL ^KEY. Uriel is used mostly in the German and Hebrew languages, and it is of Hebrew origin. Uriel's meaning is God is light. Biblical name derived from the elements 'uri' meaning light, fire ; 'el' meaning God, powerful. The name was borne in the Old Testament of the Bible by a major archangel, and also by minor persons mentioned in genealogies in the Book of Chronicles. The name is mainly used by Jews.

A variant of Uriel is the Hebrew short form Uri.

Uriel is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of sporadic use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2006 with 0.034% of baby boys being given the name Uriel. It ranked at #403 then. In 2007, its usage was 0.033% and its ranking #402, and it was the most commonly used among all boy names in its group.

A baby name that sounds like Uriel is the English name Jerrell.

^KEY: approx English pronunciation for Uriel: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"

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