Reul as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Reul

What is the meaning of the name Reul ?

The baby name Reul is a Male name , 23 syllables long and is pronounced REE-oo-EL or REH-ool (approx.).

Reul is Hebrew in Origin.

Reul is a rare cross-cultural given name with two credible sources. As a streamlined spelling of the Hebrew Reuel (רעואל), it means “friend of God,” from rāʿa “friend, companion” and ʾEl “God”; bearers include a son of Esau and the Midianite elder often identified with Jethro. In Scottish Gaelic, reul is a poetic word for “star” or “planet,” evoking the guiding “reul-iùil” (lodestar) and lending the name a celestial, nature-inspired tone.

Attested in Jewish and Christian records from antiquity and revived in Puritan England and colonial America, the Reuel/Reul cluster remains uncommon, offering a distinctive, pan-cultural choice. Variants and related forms include Reuel, Ruel, Raguel (in the Book of Tobit), and the less common Ruel/Ruell as surnames; nicknames may be Rue or Ruel. It is sometimes used unisex in Gaelic-influenced settings. Not to be confused with Raul/Raoul, which derives from Ralph and has a separate origin.

⚙ Reul is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Reul appears only 22 times in total — found in 17 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.