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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Engel m. Old High German engil 'angel', used both as a standalone name, and as a pet form of any name with this as a prototheme.

England
Dutch
1580 Engel AuFr Engelborcht
Estonia
Middle Low German
1405 Engelke BbRT p. 344; 1437 Engelke ibid. p. 360, Engelkken ibid. p. 360; 1440 Engelken ibid. p. 362
Germany
Early New High German
1410 Engel (nom) mairhofer DCXCI; 1497 Engell Nurn1497 p. 2
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Engel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Engel.