Most angels have no name. Four were given one, and each name is a sentence about God.
“Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?”
Quis ut DeusThe prince who standsHebrewMîḵāʾēl“who is like God?”
His name is a question with no answer but one. He is the captain of the host, the one who stands up for the people when the time of trouble comes.
Daniel · Jude · Revelation
“And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon.”
Fortitudo DeiThe one who stands before GodHebrewGaḇrîʾēl“God is my strength”
The messenger of what is about to be. He explains the visions to Daniel and brings the two announcements that open the Gospel of Luke.
Daniel · Luke
“I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God.”
Medicina DeiThe healerHebrewRəp̄āʾēl“God has healed”
He walks beside Tobias in disguise the whole length of the journey, and names himself only at the end, once the blind can see.
Tobit
“I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints.”
Lux DeiThe one sent with an answerHebrewʾÛrîʾēl“God is my light”
He is sent to a man who questions the justice of heaven, and answers him with riddles about fire, wind and the days that are past.
2 Esdras
“And the angel that was sent unto me, whose name was Uriel, gave me an answer.”
