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

[noybusiness.livejournal.com]

Hester, Rachel and Naomi are Hebrew/Biblical names, like Zachariah, Balthazar and Joshua. Anna isn't, but that was her human name. I guess they think the standard -el names sound masculine.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I just don't think the show has much consistency with what they borrow to fit their own mythology, they often just use whatever without much thought behind it. Like, for example, Uriel is considered one of the main archangels in angel lore, however on the show they made it seem like he was just another soldier within the garrison, despite the clear importance of archangels. Some have also speculated that Anna was Anael, however that wouldn't make much sense because why would her human name be the same as her given angel name, and why wouldn't they use that name once realizing her true nature?

The thing is, the names are just the tip of the iceberg of my pet peeves. It just seems like there's no clear stability of their own mythological lore in general.

[noybusiness.livejournal.com]

Well yeah. That's one of the main things that turned me off the show.