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.
Perhaps from the cookery sense of baste or from some Scandinavian source. Compare Old Norse beysta (âto beat, threshâ) (whence Danish bÃ¸rste (âto beat upâ)). Compare also Swedish basa (âto beat with a rod, to flogâ) and Swedish bÃ¶sta (âto thumpâ)