The Myths. 1  Everyone in the Middle Ages thought the earth was flat. 2  Columbus faced opposition to his attempt to find a western route to Asia because people thought the earth was flat.
The name Engel is of German origin. The meaning of Engel is angel. Engel is used as both a boys and girls name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced En-gel.
[enËrike]) is the Spanish variant of Heinrich of Germanic origin. As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish and Norwegian), Henri (French), and Henrique (Portuguese).enËrike]) is the Spanish variant of Heinrich of Germanic origin. As a given name, it ranked 298 out of 1219 for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.