Worldwide, Engel (Engel 
, Angelus 
, Энгель 
, among others...) is quite a common gender-neutral first name. The forename Engel is habitual in Nicaragua, where it is quite a common masculine name, the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare male name, and Tanzania. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Tanzania, Indonesia, and Philippines. More prevalently, Engel is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Engel | Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, United States, France |
| Angelus | Germany, Brazil, Canada, United States, France |
| Энгель | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| אנגל | Israel |
| إنجل | Syria, Egypt |
| Енгел, Енгель | Ukraine, Russia |
| Энгел | Russia |
Engel is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Engel des Herrn , the operatic character in the opera Jesu Hochzeit; Engel , the operatic character in the opera Il Sant’Alessio, Il Sant'Alessio and Angelus , the American comic character.
| meister der singenden engel (b. 1400) |
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regula engel-egli Swiss writer (1761-1853), CH (b. 1761) |
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| pantaleon j. engel CZ (b. 1842) |
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roy engel American actor (1913-1980), US (b. 1913) |
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| dore engel holocaust victim, b. 1865-07-19 (b. 1865) |
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| chana engel holocaust victim, b. 1877-01-01, CZ (b. 1877) |
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| walther engel German-Danish professor, DE (b. 1879) |
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| zikmund engel holocaust victim, b. 1888-05-14, CZ (b. 1888) |
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| engel zsigmond HU (b. 1880) |
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| pantaleon engel CZ (b. 1881) |
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| fried engel (b. 1886) |
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| helmer engel 1900-1940 translator (b. 1900) |
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| salo engel 1908-07-31--1972-10-17; Engel, S. (b. 1908) |
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| morris engel American photographer and filmmaker (1918-2005), US (b. 1918) |
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| monroe engel American writer and English teacher (1921-2014), US (b. 1921) |
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