Uriel

Where Uriel comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὐριήλ (Ouriḗl), from Hebrew אוּרִיאֵל (“God is my light”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Uriel
  • Hebrew
Along the way
  1. 1585
    Uriel da Costa born
    Portuguese philosopher
  2. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,821 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1997
    Uriel Antuna born
    Mexican association football player
  4. 2008
    Peak, #386
    789 babies named Uriel — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Uriel da Costa · Portuguese philosopher, 1585–1640
  • Uriel Antuna · Mexican association football player, born 1997
  • Uriel Weinreich · American linguist, 1926–1967
  • Uriel Feige · Israeli cryptographer, born 1959
  • Uriel Sebree · 2nd Governor of American Samoa, US Navy Rear Admiral, 1848–1922

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.