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The names of the Angels are something to behold, truly. In some cases, the
names for these Angels are an understatement for the power that these beasts
carry with them to the battlefield. But another thing doesn't make sense to
me, where do the names for the Angels come from? (Like Ramiel and Zeruel)

Does it work similarly to Pacific Rim, in the way that Tendo Choi names the
Kaiju coming out of the breach? (i.e. "First Seen, First Named"?), or is it
more of a religious prophecy tied to the Angel's order of appearance?


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Where do the Angels get their names from?


Seele has knowledge of when the Angels will appear based on the [Dead Sea
Scrolls](https://wiki.evageeks.org/Dead_Sea_Scrolls). (That they have
knowledge of the order of Angels from the Scrolls is indicated in [an ep. 23
conversation](https://wiki.evageeks.org/FGC:Episode_23_Cut_198). In an earlier
episode, there is also an indication that Seele is expecting an Angel to
appear at a certain time; I do not have access to the anime right now and
cannot find the exact reference.) With this in mind, it is not surprising that
the Dead Sea Scrolls also probably contain [the names of the
Angels](https://wiki.evageeks.org/Angels#List_of_Angels).

It is unlikely that Seele was only provided with knowledge of the order of
Angels and not their names. Note that Kaworu speaks of the descendants of
Lilith in one of his conversations with Shinji. Lilith is the name of one of
the first Angels, and as Kaworu is an Angel, his usage of the name indicates
that it probably is not just a name that Seele assigned, but rather, a real
one.


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