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.
Ãse, pronounced Aw-seh, is a common name for girls in Norway. However, in Australia you can misinterpret the mean into a few forms of âbottomâ. Wenche, pronounced Vehn-keh, is well known in Norway as a girls name. Australian males would delight in being allowed to call someone this name in public. Odd is a common boys name in Norway. This would just make people hysterical in Australia (especially if his last name was âPersonâ (pronounced Pear-shon in Norway).