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No, and they do not recognize the need for names at all. Angels are distinguished for their abilities and roles, and it is only the human need to name things which is the reason they have attracted names as we know and understand them.

‘Angels are spirits, but it is not because they are spirits that they are angels. They become angels when they are sent, for the name angel refers to their office, not their nature. You may ask the name of this nature, it is spirit; you ask its office, it is that of an angel, which is a messenger.’

SAINT AUGUSTINE