(trying to translate)
Dear Sir
we confirm the receipt of your inquiry. Concerning the name Azrael we can tell you this:
The name Azrael is a male forname which is one of the many variations of the ancient hebrew name Azriel. The biblical male name Azriel (also Asriel) can be traced back to the hebrew [FONT=Times New Roman]'aßerî'êl[/FONT] or [FONT=Times New Roman]'azerî'êl[/FONT], meaning 'fighting or regnant is god; vow of god; luck of god' respectively '(my) help is god (El)'. It gained popularity primarily as the Name of the angel [FONT=Times New Roman]Azrael[/FONT]. Today in Israel this name is a very common male forename in the diction of Azriel (my help is God).
It has also been taken on to the arabic as Izrail, Israil ('Isrâ'il) respectively Ezrail (Ezrâ'il).
In the german language area the name made its first appearance as the male name Israel as surname of the patriarch Jakob and as holy name in the 10th century (also the dictions Israhel, Ysrael and Ißrael).
In the english and romanic language areas the male variations Azrael, Azriel, Esrail, Israel, Israél, Israël, Israhel and Izrael can be verified.
Today in Germany there are numerous variations of this name documented as a male forename primarily coming from english, romanic, arabic-persian and turkish influences: Israel, Izrail, Israil, Israyil, Izrayil, Ezrail, Asriel, Asrail, Azrael, Azriel and Azrelian.
The name Azrael in this particular spelling can be verified and recognized as male forename (cp. the similar, also hebrew male names Raphael, Michael, Emmanuel, Nathanael, Gabriel and Raziel). Therefore there are no objections to register the name Azrael as male forename.
Sincerely
thats about it :)
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