Armel - Meaning of Armel

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[ 2 syll. ar-mel, arm-el ] The baby boy name Armel is also used as a girl name. It is pronounced as aa-RMEHL †. Armel is used predominantly in the Breton and French languages, and its origin is Celtic. It is derived from the elements 'art' meaning stone, bear ; 'mael' 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.

See also the related categories, prince (king), bear, breton, monk (hermit), disciple (follower), stone (sand), celtic, and french.

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

Baby names that sound like Armel include Arnallt, Arnel, Arnell, Arnol, Arnoll, Arminlo, and Armelio.

† English pronunciation for Armel: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"