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 [ syll. u-riel, ur-i-el ] The boy name Uriel is pronounced as YERiyiyL KEY. Uriel is used mostly in the English, German, Hebrew, and Spanish languages, and it is of Hebrew origin. The name'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. The Hebrew and English Uriah, the Spanish Uriano, the Greek and Spanish Urias, and the English Urie are variations of the name. Another variant of Uriel is the English and 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 2008 with 0.036% of baby boys being given the name Uriel. It ranked at #387 then. Among all boy names in its group, Uriel was the most popular in 2008. Uriel was twice as popular as the next ranked name, the Hebrew and English Uriah, in that year. A baby name that sounds like Uriel is the English name Jerrell. KEY: approx 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)"   |
