Angel names?

[rogueslayer452]

Why is it that whenever a female angel is introduced they have a humanized name as opposed to the other angels we've met?

I've seen arguments claim that it's because the names have biblical meanings, however that doesn't make much sense. Just because a name has biblical meaning doesn't make it celestial in its origin. Angels have unique names unlike our own because they aren't human; they have their own language predating any form of human language, their names should be foreign and strange and something completely otherworldly and ethereal. It's not that hard to research the different kinds of angel names and their origins (of religious and cultural background) to see which one fits the character they want the name to portray. There are literally thousands of names to choose from, most of them androgynous and all of them incredibly beautiful.

I don't know. It's just something that's been bugging me for a while.

Comments

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

There's been speculation that Anna was Anael, though that's just mostly fanon explanation of the name.

I just don't understand how it's that hard to do a little research on angel names. I'm like, that's the fun part though! But then you realize, this show hasn't been really creditable when it comes to researching different kinds of mythologies and lore that would make sense. *sighs*

[gwaevalarin.livejournal.com]

You can find actual angel names that are similar to the Supernatural names in a few cases: Anna -> Anael, Balthazar -> Balthial, Zachariah -> Zacharael, but why not use these names in the first place then.
They do obviously know how to find angel names, see Inias, Samandriel etc. It can't even be laziness. I mean, if you don't want to do actual research, take the Dictionary of Angels, open a random page and point or something. *sigh*

I have read and accepted a really nice head canon for why Balthazar doesn't have (use) an actual angel name, though. So I'm good in that case.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Exactly, and it's not like they're worried about pronunciation issues or anything. So really, I have no idea what's going on in that department. :/