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Gabriel
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gabriel Gabríel Gabriël Gabrïél
English
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Etymology
en given name :bor la:Gabriel<id:given name> 1
From en la Gabriel, from en grc-koi Γαβρῑήλ, from en hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל gaḇrīʾḗl, from hbo גֶּבֶר géḇer strong man or the triliteral root hbo ג־ב־ר strength, manliness g-b-r, hbo ־י me, my, -'s -i, and he אֵל ʾēl God, god, from en sem-pro *ʔil-. en Jibril.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɡeɪ.bɹi.əl/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gabriel.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew.
1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed, The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 212:
Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel or Michael, giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality.
en 1986 w:Paul Bailey Gabriel's Lament 20 Viking 1987 0670816566 "I'm the only Gabriel in the whole school," I told my father. "You don't have to whisper it from the tomb, lad. You should thank your mother and me for giving you a handle that people notice. You ought to be pleased, not down in the dumps. Backstreet Gabriels aren't bumped into on every corner, remember.
An archangel associated in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with carrying messages from God.
Daniel 9 21:
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Luke 1 26:
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
en patronymics.
Derived terms
en Gabriel's hounds Gabrielite San Gabriel Stoke Gabriel
Related terms
en Gabe Gabriela Gabriella Gabrielle
Translations
male given name
Albanian: sq Gavril, sq Bjelli
Arabic: ar جِبْرِيل Islam, ar جِبْرَائِيل Christianity
Aramaic:
Syriac: syc ܓܒܪܐܝܠ, syc ܓܒܪܝܐܝ
Armenian: hy Գաբրիել
Bengali: bn গাব্রিয়েল
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 加布里埃爾//加布里埃尔, cmn 蓋布列
Czech: cs Gabriel m
Danish: da Gabriel
Esperanto: eo Gabrielo
Finnish: fi Kaapo
French: fr Gabriel m
Galician: gl Gabriel m
German: de Gabriel m
Greek: el Γαβριήλ m
Hausa: ha Jibirilu
Hawaiian: haw Kapeliela
Hebrew: he גַּבְרִיאֵל gavriél
Hindi: hi गेब्रियल m
Hungarian: hu Gábor
Irish: ga Gaibriéil m
Italian: it Gabriele m, it Gabriello m
Japanese: ja ガブリエル Gaburieru
Korean: ko ^가브리엘
Latin: la Gabriel m, la Gabrihel m
Macedonian: mk Га́врил m
Malay: ms Jibril
Maltese: mt Gabriel
Māori: mi Kaperiere
Norwegian: no Gabriel
Pannonian Rusyn: rsk Гавриїл m
Persian: fa جبرئیل jebra'il, prescriptive fa جبرییل jebrayil, literally fa جبریل jebril, fa گابریل gâbriel
Polish: pl Gabriel m
Portuguese: pt Gabriel m
Russian: ru Гаврии́л m, ru Габриэ́л m
Sinhalese: si ගබිරියෙල් m obsolete, si ගේබ්රියෙල් m
Spanish: es Gabriel m
Swahili: sw Gabrieli
Swedish: sv Gabriel
Ukrainian: uk Гаври́ло m
Yiddish: yi גבֿריאל m gavriyel
archangel
Amharic: am ገብርኤል
Arabic: ar جِبْرِيل Islam, ar جِبْرَائِيل Christianity
Aramaic:
Syriac: syc ܓܒܪܐܝܠ, syc ܓܒܪܝܐܝ
Armenian: hy Գաբրիել
Azerbaijani: az Cəbrayıl
Bengali: bn জিবরাঈল
Cherokee: chr ᎨᏈᎵ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 加百列, cmn 加俾額爾 Catholic
Comorian:
Ngazidja Comorian: zdj Djibril
Czech: cs Gabriel m
Danish: da Gabriel
Dutch: nl Gabriël m
Esperanto: eo Gabrielo
Finnish: fi Gabriel
French: fr Gabriel m
German: de Gabriel m
Gothic: got 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌴𐌻
Greek: el Γαβριήλ m
Ancient Greek: grc Γαβριήλ m
Hausa: ha Jibirilu
Hawaiian: haw Gaberiela
Hebrew: he גבריאל
Hindi: hi जिब्राईल m
Hungarian: hu Gábriel
Icelandic: is Gabríel m, is Gabriel m
Indonesian: id Gabriel Christianity, id Jibril Islam
Irish: ga Gaibriéil m
Italian: it Gabriele m
Kazakh: kk Жәбірейіл
Korean: ko ^가브리엘
Latin: la Gabriel m
Lisu: lis ꓚꓬ-ꓑꓷ-ꓡꓰ
Macedonian: mk Га́врил Christianity, Judaism, mk Џи́брил Islam
Malay: ms Jibril
Norwegian: no Gabriel
Persian: fa جبرئیل jebra'il
Portuguese: pt Gabriel m
Rohingya: rhg Jibrail
Russian: ru Гаврии́л m
Spanish: es Gabriel m
Swahili: sw Gabrieli
Swedish: sv Gabriel m
Tatar: tt Җибрил, tt Җәбраил
Turkish: tr Cebrail, tr Cebrâil
Ukrainian: uk Гавриї́л
Uyghur: ug جەبرائىل
Yiddish: yi גבֿריאל m gavriyel
Turkish: tr Cebrail
References
H 1403
Catalan
ca:
Etymology
ca given name :lbor la:Gabriel<id:given name>
ca la Gabriel, from ca grc-koi Γαβρῑήλ, from ca hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל gaḇrīʾḗl
Pronunciation
è
ca ɛl 3
Proper noun
m
ca male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
ca Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Czech
cs:
Etymology
cs given name :bor la:Gabriel<id:given name> :he 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an
cs male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
cs Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Declension
m.an.voce:i
Proper noun
m-an Gabrielová
cs m Gabrielová
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
Danish
da:
Etymology
da given name :bor la:Gabriel<id:given name>
From da la Gabriel, from da grc-koi Γαβρῑήλ, from da hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל gaḇrīʾḗl
Proper noun
m
da male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
da Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Faroese
fo:
Etymology
fo given name :bor la:Gabriel<id:given name>
From fo la Gabriel, from fo grc-koi Γαβρῑήλ, from fo hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל gaḇrīʾḗl
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
fo Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Usage notes
m Gabrielsson Gabrielsdóttir
Declension
Gabriel Gabriel Gabrieli Gabriels
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
fi given name :bor la:Gabriel<id:given name>
From fi la Gabriel, from fi grc-koi Γαβρῑήλ, from fi hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל gaḇrīʾḗl God is my strong man, God is my hero.
Pronunciation
ga(ː)briel
Proper noun
fi male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
fi Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Declension
Gabriel a 0
Related terms
fi Kaapo Kaapro
Statistics
dvv_20250813 1045 3463 345 6 16
References
French
fr:
Etymology
fr given name :lbor la:Gabriel<id:given name>
fr la Gabriel, from fr grc-koi Γαβρῑήλ, from fr hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל gaḇrīʾḗl
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
fr male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabrielle Gabriel
fr Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Related terms
fr Gabrielle
Descendants
1 gsw Gaabi
German
de:
Etymology
de given name :bor la:Gabriel<id:given name>
From de la Gabriel, from de grc-koi Γαβρῑήλ, from de hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל gaḇrīʾḗl
Pronunciation
de [ˈɡaː.bʁiˌeːl]
de De-at Gabriel.ogg Austria
de De-Gabriel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Ga bri el
Proper noun
m
de male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriele Gabriel
de Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Declension
m.sg
Related terms
de Gabriele
Indonesian
id:
Etymology
id given name :lbor la:Gabriel<id:given name>
id la Gabriel, from id grc Γαβρῑήλ, from id hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל Gaḇrīʾḗl God is my strong man, he גֶּבֶר géver strong man, hero and he אֵל ʾēl God.
Pronunciation
Gab.ri.èl
Proper noun
id male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew.
en Gabriel (an archangel associated in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with carrying messages from God)
Further reading
Latin
la:
Etymology
la Gabriēl given name :bor grc:Γαβρῑήλ<id:given name>
From la grc-koi Γαβρῑήλ, from la hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל gaḇrīʾḗl, from hbo גֶּבֶר géḇer strong man or the triliteral root hbo ג־ב־ר strength, manliness g-b-r, hbo ־י me, my, -'s -i, and he אֵל ʾēl God, god, from la sem-pro *ʔil-.
Pronunciation
Gabrīēl 1
Scanned as a molossus in Prudentius. Moreover, it was perhaps pronounced with final accent in late Latin.
Proper noun
((Gabrīēl<0>,Gabrīēl<3>)) m
la male Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
la Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Declension
((Gabrīēl<0>,Gabrīēl<3>))
Descendants
1 sq Gabriel
1 ca Gabriel Gabrieu Biel
1 cs Gabriel
1 da Gabriel
1 nl Gabriël
af Gabriël
1 en Gabriel
1 haw Kapeliela
1 mi Kaperiere
1 fo Gabriel Gabrial Brialdur
1 fi Gabriel Kaaperi Kaapre Kaaprel Kaaprelli Kaapo
1 fr Gabriel
1 ka გაბრიელი
1 de Gabriel
1 kl Kaapriale Kapriali Kaparialli
1 gu ગેબ્રિયલ
1 hi गेब्रियल
1 hu Gabór Gábriel
1 is Gabríel
1 ga Gaibrial Gaibriéil Gaibriél
1 it Gabriele
1 ja ガブリエル Gaburieru
1 kn ಗೇಬ್ರಿಯಲ್
1 ko ^가브리엘
1 lv Gabriels
1 lt Gabrielius
1 mt Gabrijel
1 nrf Gabriel
1 no Gabriel
1 roa-opt Gabriel
1 fa گابریل gâbriel
1 pl Gabriel
1 ro Gabriel
1 sh Gabrijel
1 sk Gabriel
1 sl Gabrijel
1 es Gabriel
1 pam Gabriel
1 tl Gabriel
1 sv Gabriel Gabrel
1 cy Gabriel
References
Norman
Etymology
nrf given name :lbor la:Gabriel<id:given name>
nrf la Gabriel, from nrf grc-koi Γαβρῑήλ, from nrf hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל gaḇrīʾḗl
Proper noun
nrf proper noun m
nrf male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
nrf Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Norwegian
Etymology
no given name :bor la:Gabriel<id:given name>
From no la Gabriel, from no grc-koi Γαβρῑήλ, from no hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל gaḇrīʾḗl
Proper noun
no proper noun
no male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
no Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Old Galician-Portuguese
Alternative forms
roa-opt Gabriell
Etymology
roa-opt given name :lbor la:Gabrīēl :he
Proper noun
m
roa-opt rare roa-opt male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
roa-opt Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Descendants
gl Gabriel
pt Gabriel
References
Gabr[ijy]el
Gabriel antroponimo
Gabriel 1
Polish
pl:
Pronunciation
Pl-Gabriel.ogg
Etymology 1
pl given name :lbor la:Gabriēl<id:given name> + 1
Proper noun
m-pr Gabryś Gabriela
pl male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
pl Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Declension
Gabrie l Gabrielowie
Related terms
pl Gabriela
Etymology 2
pl 1
Proper noun
pl proper noun form f
pl Gabriela gen p
Further reading
Portuguese
pt:
Etymology
pt given name :inh roa-opt:Gabriel<id:given name> :he 1
Pronunciation
[el:él]
pt ɛw<a:Brazil> ɛl<a:Portugal> 2,3
pt Ga bri el
Proper noun
m + Gabriela
pt given name pt male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriela Gabriel
pt biblical archangel pt Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Derived terms
pt Gabi Biel
Proper noun
mfbysense +
pt given names
Statistics
1211227 12
274220 1
References
Further reading
anthroponymy
Slovak
sk:
Etymology
sk given name :bor la:Gabriel<id:given name> :he 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-pr
sk male Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriela Gabriel
sk Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Declension
m-pr name
Derived terms
sk Gabo Gabino Gábor Gábriš Gabrielko
Related terms
sk Gabriela
Further reading
Spanish
es:
Etymology
es given name :lbor la:Gabriel<id:given name> :he 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es male Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriela Gabriel
es Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
es patronymics
Related terms
es Gabo Gabi
Swedish
sv:
Etymology
sv given name :bor la:Gabriel<id:given name>
From sv la Gabriel, from sv grc-koi Γαβρῑήλ, from sv hbo גַּבְרִיאֵל gaḇrīʾḗl
Pronunciation
sv /ɡɑː.brɪɛl/
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Gabriel.wav
sv ɛl 3
Proper noun
c
sv male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
sv Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
Derived terms
sv Gabi<qq:diminutive> Gabbi<qq:diminutive> Gabo<qq:diminutive>
Related terms
sv Gabriella<qq:diminutive>
Tagalog
tl:
Etymology
tl :bor es:Gabriel + 1
Pronunciation
gabriyél
Proper noun
Gabriél gabriyel
tl Biblical character en Gabriel archangel
tl male Latin < Ancient Greek < Hebrew Gabriel
tl Spanish
Related terms
tl Gabriela Gabrielle
Statistics
Gabriel 108th 54,263
Anagrams
tl abegilr Brigela