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Etymology

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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.

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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.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Catalan

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Gabriel m

  1. Gabriel

Czech

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Gabriel m anim

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

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Danish

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Gabriel

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

Faroese

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Gabriel m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

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

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Gabriel
Accusative Gabriel
Dative Gabrieli
Genitive Gabriels

Finnish

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Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

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Gabriel

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

Declension

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Inflection of Gabriel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Gabriel Gabrielit
genitive Gabrielin Gabrielien
partitive Gabrielia Gabrieleja
illative Gabrieliin Gabrieleihin
singular plural
nominative Gabriel Gabrielit
accusative nom. Gabriel Gabrielit
gen. Gabrielin
genitive Gabrielin Gabrielien
partitive Gabrielia Gabrieleja
inessive Gabrielissa Gabrieleissa
elative Gabrielista Gabrieleista
illative Gabrieliin Gabrieleihin
adessive Gabrielilla Gabrieleilla
ablative Gabrielilta Gabrieleilta
allative Gabrielille Gabrieleille
essive Gabrielina Gabrieleina
translative Gabrieliksi Gabrieleiksi
abessive Gabrielitta Gabrieleitta
instructive Gabrielein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Gabriel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Gabrielini Gabrielini
accusative nom. Gabrielini Gabrielini
gen. Gabrielini
genitive Gabrielini Gabrielieni
partitive Gabrieliani Gabrielejani
inessive Gabrielissani Gabrieleissani
elative Gabrielistani Gabrieleistani
illative Gabrieliini Gabrieleihini
adessive Gabrielillani Gabrieleillani
ablative Gabrieliltani Gabrieleiltani
allative Gabrielilleni Gabrieleilleni
essive Gabrielinani Gabrieleinani
translative Gabrielikseni Gabrieleikseni
abessive Gabrielittani Gabrieleittani
instructive
comitative Gabrieleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Gabrielisi Gabrielisi
accusative nom. Gabrielisi Gabrielisi
gen. Gabrielisi
genitive Gabrielisi Gabrieliesi
partitive Gabrieliasi Gabrielejasi
inessive Gabrielissasi Gabrieleissasi
elative Gabrielistasi Gabrieleistasi
illative Gabrieliisi Gabrieleihisi
adessive Gabrielillasi Gabrieleillasi
ablative Gabrieliltasi Gabrieleiltasi
allative Gabrielillesi Gabrieleillesi
essive Gabrielinasi Gabrieleinasi
translative Gabrieliksesi Gabrieleiksesi
abessive Gabrielittasi Gabrieleittasi
instructive
comitative Gabrieleinesi
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  • Gabriel is the 368th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 858 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,200 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 5 female individuals (and as a middle name to 13 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Gabriel m

  1. Gabriel (Archangel)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Gabriel
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  • Alemannic German: Gaabi

German

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Gabriel

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

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Etymology

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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).

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

  1. Gabriel

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Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Gabriēl
genitive Gabriēl
Gabriēlis
dative Gabriēl
Gabriēlī
accusative Gabriēl
Gabriēlem
ablative Gabriēl
Gabriēle
vocative Gabriēl

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References

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

Norman

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Gabriel m

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

Norwegian

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Gabriel

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

Polish

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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Latin Gabriēl.

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Gabriel m pers (female equivalent Gabriela, diminutive Gabryś)

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

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Gabriel f

  1. genitive plural of Gabriela

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  • Gabriel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese Gabrïél.

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  • (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]

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

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Gabriel m (plural Gabriéis)

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

Slovak

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

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

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Further reading

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  • 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, 2003–2024

Spanish

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

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Gabriel m

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

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Gabriel c (genitive Gabriels)

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

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Gabriel.

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Gabriél (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜒᜎ᜔)

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