Armel (first name)

Armel is a male given name , but is also used as a surname.

Origin and meaning

The name is probably of Celtic origin; the origin is not completely clear: The name is probably composed of the elements arth (bear, Celtic) or art (stone, old Irish) and mael ( younger, old Irish).

The name is known from Armel , a Welsh monk who worked in Brittany in the 6th century .

Name bearer

• Christian Armel Bassila (* 1977), French football player
• Armel Le Cléac'h (* 1977), French sailor
• Armel Hugh Diverres (1914–1998), British Romanist
• Jean-Armel Drolé (* 1997), Ivorian football player
• Armel Koulara (* 1989), Chadian football player
• Louis-Armel Pelâtre (* 1940), French religious
• Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha (* 1992), English-Ivorian football player

See also

• Sleeve
• Armella

Individual evidence

1. ↑ First name Armel - meaning, origin, name day for the boy's name, French, Breton. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .