Diablo angel and demon name etymologies
Many of the details of Heaven and Hell in Diablo are heavily influenced by Judeo-Christian theology.
A lot of the names are either almost the same as, or at least share a similar naming structure to Judeo-Christian Angels and Demons.
Examples include,
- Azmodan (Asmodai/Asmodeus),
- Tyrael (very close to Turiel, one of The Watchers, who were tasked with watching over humanity, and became the parents of the Nephilim)
- Diablo (from the latin "diabolicus", and thus the Spanish word for Devil)
- Lilith (literally the same name, Adam's "first wife", who left him to mate with Samael the Angel of Death and give birth to a race of demons)
If you look through the below lists, you will notice a lot of similarities of structure:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_angels_in_theology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_theological_demons