Given name

Reguel

“friend of God”

Reguel is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewרעואל

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Reguel means “friend of God.”

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Where it comes from

Reguel is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb ra'a (רעה), “to be a friend,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Reguel appears in Genesis 36:4.

From biblical name research

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The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 2

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See also 6

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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“but perhaps of the glyph (or silence or tooth)”

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“praising” · “let him be praised”

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“earthy” · “mole-like”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Reguel’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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