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Gabriel

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English

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Etymology

    From Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl, God is my strong man), from גֶּבֶר (géver, strong man, hero) and אֵל (ʾēl, God, deity), from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Doublet of Jibril.

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Gabriel

    1. A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from 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.
      • 1986, Paul Bailey, Gabriel's Lament, Viking, published 1987, →ISBN, page 20:
        "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.
      1. An archangel associated in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with carrying messages from God.
    2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

    Derived terms

    Translations

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    Catalan

    Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Gabriel m

    1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
      1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

    Czech

    Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia cs

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Gabriel m anim

    1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
      1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

    Declension

    Proper noun

    Gabriel m anim (female equivalent Gabrielová)

    1. a male surname, feminine equivalent Gabrielová

    Declension

    Further reading

    • Gabriel”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

    Danish

    Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia da

    Proper noun

    Gabriel (m)

    1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
      1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

    Faroese

    Faroese Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia fo

    Proper noun

    Gabriel m

    1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
      1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

    Usage notes

    Patronymics

    • son of Gabriel: Gabrielsson
    • daughter of Gabriel: Gabrielsdóttir

    Declension

    More information singular, indefinite ...
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    Finnish

    Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

      From Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ(ː)briel/, [ˈɡɑ̝(ː)brie̞l]
      • Rhymes: -ɑbriel
      • Syllabification(key): Gab‧ri‧el
      • Hyphenation(key): Gab‧ri‧el

      Proper noun

      Gabriel

      1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
        1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

      Declension

      More information nominative, genitive ...
      More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

      Statistics

      • Gabriel is the 345th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,045 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,463 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 6 female individuals (and as a middle name to 16 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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      French

      French Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia fr

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Gabriel m

      1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], feminine equivalent Gabrielle, equivalent to English Gabriel
        1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

      Descendants

      • Alemannic German: Gaabi

      German

      German Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia de

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Gabriel m (proper noun, strong, genitive Gabriels)

      1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], feminine equivalent Gabriele, equivalent to English Gabriel
        1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

      Declension

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      Latin

      Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
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      Etymology

        Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (Gaḇrīʾḗl, God is my strong man), from גֶּבֶר (géver, strong man, hero) and אֵל (ʾēl, God).

        Pronunciation

        Proper noun

        Gabrīēl m sg (genitive Gabrīēl or Gabrīēlis); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension

        1. a male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
          1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

        Declension

        Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.

        Descendants

        References

        • Gabriel”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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        Norman

        Proper noun

        Gabriel m

        1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
          1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

        Norwegian

        Proper noun

        Gabriel

        1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
          1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

        Polish

        Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
        Wikipedia pl

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.brjɛl/
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        • Rhymes: -abrjɛl
        • Syllabification: Ga‧briel

        Etymology 1

          Learned borrowing from Latin Gabriēl.

          Proper noun

          Gabriel m pers (female equivalent Gabriela, diminutive Gabryś)

          1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
            1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)
          Declension

          Etymology 2

          See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

          Proper noun

          Gabriel f

          1. genitive plural of Gabriela

          Further reading

          • Gabriel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

          Portuguese

          Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
          Wikipedia pt

          Etymology

            From Old Galician-Portuguese Gabrïél.

            Pronunciation

            • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡa.bɾiˈɛw/ [ɡa.bɾɪˈɛʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ɡaˈbɾjɛw/ [ɡaˈbɾjɛʊ̯]
             
            • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.bɾiˈɛl/ [ɡɐ.βɾiˈɛɫ], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐˈbɾjɛl/ [ɡɐˈβɾjɛɫ]
              • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐ.bɾiˈɛ.li/ [ɡɐ.βɾiˈɛ.li], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɐˈbɾjɛ.li/ [ɡɐˈβɾjɛ.li]

            Proper noun

            Gabriel m (plural Gabriéis, feminine Gabriela, feminine plural Gabrielas)

            1. a male given name from Hebrew, feminine equivalent Gabriela, equivalent to English Gabriel
            2. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)
            3. a surname

            Derived terms

            Further reading

            Slovak

            Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
            Wikipedia sk

            Pronunciation

            Proper noun

            Gabriel m pers

            1. a male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], feminine equivalent Gabriela, equivalent to English Gabriel
              1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

            Declension

            More information singular, plural ...

            Derived terms

            Further reading

            • Gabriel”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

            Spanish

            Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ɡaˈbɾjel/ [ɡaˈβ̞ɾjel]
            • Rhymes: -el
            • Syllabification: Ga‧briel

            Proper noun

            Gabriel m

            1. a male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], feminine equivalent Gabriela, equivalent to English Gabriel
              1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)
            2. a surname originating as a patronymic

            Swedish

            Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
            Wikipedia sv

            Pronunciation

            Proper noun

            Gabriel c (genitive Gabriels)

            1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
              1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)

            Derived terms

            Tagalog

            Tagalog Wikipedia has an article on:
            Wikipedia tl

            Etymology

            Borrowed from Spanish Gabriel.

            Pronunciation

            Proper noun

            Gabriél (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜎ᜔)

            1. (biblical) Gabriel (archangel)
            2. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Gabriel
            3. a surname from Spanish

            Statistics

            • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Gabriel is the 108th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 54,263 individuals.

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