Gabriel

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪbɹi.əl/

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Gabriel

1. A male given name 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.

2. An archangel associated in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with carrying messages from God.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Daniel 9:21:

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     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.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Luke 1:26:

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     And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

• pet form: Gabe
• female given names: Gabriela, Gabriella, Gabrielle

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ɡə.bɾiˈɛl/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ɡa.bɾiˈɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Gabriel m

1. Gabriel

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡabrɪɛl]

Gabriel m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

Gabriel

1. Gabriel (Archangel)
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

Gabriel m

1. a male given name

Patronymics

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

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

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

Gabriel

1. Gabriel (Archangel)
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

• male given names: Kaapo, Kaapro

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.bʁi.jɛl/

Gabriel m

1. Gabriel (Archangel)
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

• female given name: Gabrielle

• → Alemannic German: Gaabi

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaːbʀiˌeːl]

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• Hyphenation: Ga‧bri‧el

Gabriel

1. (biblical) Gabriel (Archangel)
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

• feminine form: Gabriele

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”).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.bri.eːl/, [ˈɡäbrieːɫ̪]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.bri.el/, [ˈɡäːbriel]

Gabriēl m sg (variously declined, genitive Gabriēl or Gabriēlis); indeclinable, third declension

1. Gabriel

Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.

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

Gabriel m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

Gabriel

1. Gabriel (Archangel).
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡab.rjɛl/

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• Rhymes: -abrjɛl
• Syllabification: Gab‧riel

Gabriel m pers (diminutive Gabryś)

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

Gabriel f pl

1. genitive plural of Gabriela

• Gabriel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Gabriel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
• Hyphenation: Ga‧bri‧el

Gabriel m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel
2. (Christianity, Judaism) Gabriel (archangel who carries messages from God)

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡabri̯el]

Gabriel m (genitive singular Gabriela, nominative plural Gabrielovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

• Gabriel in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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

Gabriel m

1. Gabriel (Archangel)
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

• nickname: Gabo, Gabi
• female given name: Gabriela

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑːbrɪɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Gabriel c (genitive Gabriels)

1. Gabriel (Archangel).
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel

• Gabi (diminutive)
• Gabo (diminutive)

• female given name: Gabriella

Borrowed from Spanish Gabriel.

• Hyphenation: Gab‧ri‧el
• IPA^(key): /ɡabɾiˈel/, [ɡɐbˈɾjel]

Gabriél

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

• Gabriela; Gabrielle (female name)

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