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Scripts גַּבְרִיאֵל(Ancient Hebrew) Γαβριηλ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. GA-BREE-YEL(French) ga-BRYEL(Spanish) GA-bree-el(German, Classical Latin) GAHB-ree-el(Finnish) GAY-bree-əl(English) GAB-ryel(Polish) [key]
Meaning & History
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "God is my strong man", derived from גֶּבֶר (gever) meaning "strong man, hero" and אֵל ('el) 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 Qur'an to Muhammad.This name has been used occasionally in England since the 12th century. It was not common in the English-speaking world until the end of the 20th century.
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Feminine FormsGabrielle(French) Gabriela(Spanish) Gabriela(Portuguese) Gabriela, Gabriele, Gabi(German) Gabriella(Swedish) Gabriella, Gabrielle, Briella(English) Gabriela, Gavrila, Gabi(Romanian) Gabriela(Polish) Gabriela(Czech) Gabriela(Slovak)
Other Languages & CulturesJabril, Jibril(Arabic) Gavri'el(Biblical Hebrew) Gavrail, Gavril(Bulgarian) Dzhabrail(Chechen) Gabrijel(Croatian) Gabriël(Dutch) Gavriil(Greek) Gavriel(Hebrew) Gábor, Gábriel, Gabi(Hungarian) Gabriele(Italian) Gabriels(Latvian) Gabrielius(Lithuanian) Gavril(Macedonian) Gavriil(Russian) Gavrilo(Serbian) Gabrijel(Slovene) Cebrail(Turkish) Havryil(Ukrainian) Gavrel(Yiddish)
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