Gabriel (given name)

Summary

Gabriel is a given name derived from the Hebrew name Gaḇrīʾēl (גַבְרִיאֵל) meaning "God is my strength". The name was popularized by the association with the angel Gabriel. In some rare cases it can be written as Gabryel.

Gabriel
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈɡbriəl/ GAY-bree-əl
French: [ɡabʁijɛl]
Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjel]
Language(s)Hebrew
Origin
Word/nameHebrew גַבְרִיאֵל
Meaning"God's strength"
Region of originIsrael
Other names
Related names
  • Gabriella
  • Gabrielle
  • Gabrijel
  • Gabor

Variants edit

"Gabriel" name variants
Language Name variant Use Notes
Aramaic Goriel, Gorel, Gawriel (ܓܒܪܐܝܠ)
Afrikaans Gabriël
Albanian Gabriel
Amharic Gäbrəʾel (ገብርኤል)
Arabic Jibrā'īl (جَبْرائيل)
Arabic Jebreel (جِبْريل)yr
Armenian Gabriel (Գաբրիել)
Armenian Gabriella (Գաբրիելա) feminine
Azerbaijani Cəbrayıl
Belarusian Habrus' (Габрусь)
Belarusian Habryil (Габрыіл)
Belarusian Hawryil (Гаўрыіл)
Belarusian Hawryila (Гаўрыла)
Bosnian Fibril
Bulgarian Gavrail (Гавраил)
Bulgarian Gavril (Гаврил)
Catalan Biel
Catalan Gabriel
Cantonese Gaabaaklit (加百列)
Croatian Gabrijel
Czech Gabriel
Danish Gabriel
Dutch Gabriël
Finnish Kaapo
French Gabriel
French Gabrielle feminine
Galician Gabriel
Georgian Gabrieli (გაბრიელი)
German Gabi neutral nickname
German Gabriel
German Gabriele feminine
Greek Gavriíl (Γαβριήλ)
Gujarati Gēbriyala (ગેબ્રિયલ)
Hebrew Gavriel (גבריאל)
Hindi Gēbriyala (गेब्रियल)
Hungarian Gabriella feminine
Hungarian Gábor masculine
Icelandic Gabríel
Indonesian Jibril, Gabriel
Italian Gabriele
Japanese Gaburieru (ガブリエル)
Kannada Gēbriyal (ಗೇಬ್ರಿಯಲ್)
Korean Kapeuriel (가브리엘)
Kurdish Cebraîl
Latvian Gabriels
Lithuanian Gabrielius
Macedonian Gavril (Гаврил)
Maltese Gabrijel
Mandarin Jiābùlǐir (加布里埃尔)
Norwegian Gabriel
Persian Jebreīl (جبرئيل)
Portuguese Gabi neutral nickname
Portuguese Gabriel
Portuguese Gabriela feminine
Russian Gavriil (Гавриил)
Serbian Gavrilo
Slovak Gabriel
Somali Jibriil (جِبْريلْ)
Spanish Gabi neutral nickname
Spanish Gabo masculine nickname
Spanish Gabriel
Spanish Gabriela feminine
Swedish Gabriel
Syriac Gebrael (ܓܒܪܐܝܠ)
Tamil Kēpriyal (கேப்ரியல்)
Telugu Gēbriyēl (గాబ్రియేల్)
Turkish Cebrâîl
Urdu Jebreel (جِبْريل)
Welsh Gabriel
Yiddish Gabriel (גאַבריאעל)
  • Bengali: জিবরীল and জিব্রীল (Jibe), জিবরাঈল and জিব্রাঈল (Libra)
  • German: Gabriel (masculine), Gabriele (feminine), Gabi (feminine nickname)
  • Hungarian: Gábriel, Gábor (masculine), Gabriella (feminine), Gabi (nickname for both the feminine and masculine forms)
  • Irish: Gaibrial, Gaibriéil, Gaibriél
  • Italian: Gabriele (masculine), Gabriella (feminine)
  • Polish: Gabriel (masculine), Gabriela (feminine), Gabryś (masculine nickname), Gabrysia (feminine nickname), Gabi (masculine and feminine nickname)
  • Portuguese: Gabriel (masculine), Gabriela, Gabrielle (feminine), Biel (masculine nickname), Gabi (feminine nickname)
  • Romanian: Gabriel (masculine), Gabriela (feminine), Gabi (masculine and feminine nickname), Gavriil, Gavril, Gavrilă
  • Russian: Гавриил (Gavriil), Гаврил (Gavril), Гаврила (Gavrila); diminutives: Gavrik, Gavryusha
  • Serbian: Гаврило (Gavrilo); diminutives: Гаша (Gaša), Гавро (Gavro), Гајо (Gajo)
  • Ukrainian: Гаврило (Havrylo); diminutives: Гаврилко (Havrylko), Ганик (Hanyk)

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