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Gabriel

Gender: Masculine
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Meaning & History

Derived from the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Ḡavriʾel) signifying "God is my strong man", from גֶּבֶר (gever) meaning "strong man, hero" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Gabriel is an archangel in Hebrew tradition, often appearing as a messenger of God. In the Old Testament he is sent to interpret the visions of the prophet Daniel, while in the New Testament he serves as the announcer of the births of John to Zechariah and Jesus to Mary. According to Islamic tradition he was the angel who dictated the Quran to Muhammad.

This name has been used occasionally in England since the 12th century. It was not widespread in the English-speaking world until the end of the 20th century.

Related Names

Variants (Finnish): Kaapo, Kaapro
(Biblical Latin): Gabrihel
Diminutives (French): Gaby
(Romanian): Gabi
(Catalan): Biel
(English): Gabe
Feminine Forms (French): Gabrielle
(Spanish): Gaby
(Slovak): Gabriela
(Romanian): Gabi
(German): Gabriele 2
(English): Gabriella, Bree, Bria, Brie, Briella
Other Languages & Cultures (Arabic): Jabril
(Quranic): Jibril
(Biblical Hebrew): Gavri'el
(Bulgarian): Gavrail
(Macedonian): Gavril
(Chechen): Dzhabrail
(Slovene): Gabrijel
(Dutch): Gabriël
(Russian): Gavriil
(Hebrew): Gavriel
(Hungarian): Gábor, Gábriel, Gabi
(Icelandic): Gabríel
(Italian): Gabriele 1
(Latvian): Gabriels
(Lithuanian): Gabrielius
(Serbian): Gavrilo
(Turkish): Cebrail
(Ukrainian): Havryil
(Western African): Djibril
(Yiddish): Gavrel
Surname Descendants (English): Gabriels, Gabrielson
Same Spelling Gábriel, Gabríel, Gabriël
User Submissions gabrie10l, gabrie11l

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