Etymology

Gabriel

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Today it means: A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew]. Full definition →

Latin Gabrie ← Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl) ← Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל
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  1. Biblical Hebrewגַּבְרִ (gaḇr)
  2. Biblical Hebrew־י (-ī)
  3. Biblical Hebrewגַּבְרִי (gaḇrī)
  4. Biblical Hebrewגַּבְרִיאֵל
  5. Ancient GreekΓαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl)
  6. LatinGabrie
  7. English todayGabriel

From Latin Gabriel, from Koine Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl), from גֶּבֶר (géḇer, “[strong] man”) or the triliteral root ג־ב־ר (g-b-r, “strength, manliness”), ־י (-i, “me, my, -'s”), and אֵל (ʾēl, “God, god”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Doublet of Jibril.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Semitic*ʾil- all →

allah

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