Gabriel

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪbɹi.əl/

Proper noun

Gabriel

1. A male given name..
   • 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 (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, Bible (King James Version), 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.

   • 1611, Bible (King James Version), Luke 1:26:
     :

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

3. A patronymic surname​.

Proper noun

Gabriel m

1. Gabriel

Proper noun

Gabriel m

1. A male given name., cognate to Gabriel.

Proper noun

Gabriel

1. Gabriel (Archangel)
2. A male given name..

Proper noun

Gabriel m

1. A male given name..

Proper noun

Gabriel

1. Gabriel (Archangel)
2. A male given name..

Proper noun

Gabriel

1. Gabriel (Archangel).
2. A male given name..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaːbʀiˌeːl]

• Audio (Austria)

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• Hyphenation: Ga‧bri‧el

Proper noun

Gabriel

1. Gabriel (Archangel)
2. A male given name.

Romanization

Gabriēl

1. Romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌴𐌻

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Gabriēl m (indeclinable)

1. Gabriel

References

• Gabriel in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Proper noun

Gabriel m

1. A male given name., equivalent to English Gabriel.

Proper noun

Gabriel

1. Gabriel (Archangel).
2. A male given name..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡab.rʲjɛl/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Gabriel m pers (diminutive Gabryś)

1. A male given name., cognate to Gabriel.
2. Gabriel (archangel)

Proper noun

Gabriel f pl

1. genitive plural of Gabriela

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡa.bɾi.ˈɛw/

Proper noun

Gabriel m

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡabriɛɫ/

Proper noun

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

1. A male given name..

Further reading

• Gabriel in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Proper noun

Gabriel (m)

1. Gabriel (Archangel).
2. A male given name..

Proper noun

Gabriel c (genitive Gabriels)

1. Gabriel (Archangel).
2. A male given name..

Proper noun

Gabriel

1. (biblical) Gabriel
2. A male given name.
3. A surname​.

Statistics

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

Related terms

• Gabriela; Gabrielle (female name)