Gabriel

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/ˈɡeɪ.bɹi.əl/

proper noun

A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew].

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

OriginLatin Gabrie ← Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl) ← Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew].

    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.

    1629, Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed, The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), volume 3, page 212
    1 more example

    "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.

    1986, Paul Bailey, Gabriel's Lament, Viking, published 1987, →ISBN, page 20
    1. An archangel associated in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, with carrying messages from God.

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

      1 more example

      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.

  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewגַּבְרִ (gaḇr)
  2. Biblical Hebrew־י (-ī)
  3. Biblical Hebrewגַּבְרִי (gaḇrī)
  4. Biblical Hebrewגַּבְרִיאֵל
  5. Ancient GreekΓαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl)
  6. LatinGabrie
  7. EnglishGabriel

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.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Γαβριήλ
  • Γαβριήλ (Gabriḗl)archangel
Arabic جِبْرِيل, جِبْرَائِيل
  • جِبْرِيل (jibrīl)archangel
  • جِبْرَائِيل (jibrāʔīl)archangel
  • جِبْرِيل (jibrīl)male given name
  • جِبْرَائِيل (jibrāʔīl)male given name
Bengali জিবরাঈল, গাব্রিয়েল
  • জিবরাঈল (jiborail)archangel
  • গাব্রিয়েল (gabriẏel)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 加百列, 加俾額爾 /加俾额尔
  • 加百列 (Jiābǎiliè)archangel
  • 加俾額爾 /加俾额尔 (Jiābǐ'é'ěr)archangel
  • 加布里埃爾 /加布里埃尔 (Jiābùlǐ'āi'ěr)male given name
  • 蓋布列 /盖布列male given name
Czech Gabriel, Gabriel
  • Gabrielarchangel
  • Gabrielmale given name
Danish Gabriel, Gabriel
  • Gabrielarchangel
  • Gabrielmale given name
Dutch Gabriël
  • Gabriëlarchangel
Esperanto Gabrielo, Gabrielo
  • Gabrieloarchangel
  • Gabrielomale given name
Finnish Gabriel, Kaapo
  • Gabrielarchangel
  • Kaapomale given name
French Gabriel, Gabriel
  • Gabrielarchangel
  • Gabrielmale given name
German Gabriel, Gabriel
  • Gabrielarchangel
  • Gabrielmale given name
Greek Γαβριήλ, Γαβριήλ
  • Γαβριήλ (Gavriíl)archangel
  • Γαβριήλ (Gavriíl)male given name
Hawaiian Gaberiela, Kapeliela
  • Gaberielaarchangel
  • Kapelielamale given name
Hebrew גבריאל, גַּבְרִיאֵל
  • גבריאלarchangel
  • גַּבְרִיאֵל (gavriél)male given name
Hindi जिब्राईल, गेब्रियल
  • जिब्राईल (jibrāīl)archangel
  • गेब्रियल (gebriyal)male given name
Hungarian Gábriel, Gábor
  • Gábrielarchangel
  • Gábormale given name
Icelandic Gabríel, Gabriel
  • Gabríelarchangel
  • Gabrielarchangel
Indonesian Gabriel, Jibril
  • Gabrielarchangel
  • Jibrilarchangel
Italian Gabriele, Gabriele
  • Gabrielearchangel
  • Gabrielemale given name
  • Gabriellomale given name
Japanese ガブリエル
  • ガブリエル (Gaburieru)male given name
Korean 가브리엘, 가브리엘
  • 가브리엘 (Gabeuriel)archangel
  • 가브리엘 (Gabeuriel)male given name
Latin Gabriel, Gabriel
  • Gabrielarchangel
  • Gabrielmale given name
  • Gabrihelmale given name
Malay Jibril, Jibril
  • Jibrilarchangel
  • Jibrilmale given name
Māori Kaperiere
  • Kaperieremale given name
Norwegian Gabriel, Gabriel
  • Gabrielarchangel
  • Gabrielmale given name
Persian جبرئیل, جبرئیل
  • جبرئیل (jebra'il)archangel
  • جبرئیل (jebra'il)male given name
  • جبرییل (jebrayil)male given name
  • جبریل (jebril)male given name
  • گابریل (gâbriel)male given name
Polish Gabriel
  • Gabrielmale given name
Portuguese Gabriel, Gabriel
  • Gabrielarchangel
  • Gabrielmale given name
Russian Гаврии́л, Гаврии́л
  • Гаврии́л (Gavriíl)archangel
  • Гаврии́л (Gavriíl)male given name
  • Габриэ́л (Gabriél)male given name
Spanish Gabriel, Gabriel
  • Gabrielarchangel
  • Gabrielmale given name
Swahili Gabrieli, Gabrieli
  • Gabrieliarchangel
  • Gabrielimale given name
Swedish Gabriel, Gabriel
  • Gabrielarchangel
  • Gabrielmale given name
Turkish Cebrail, Cebrâil
  • Cebrailarchangel
  • Cebrâilarchangel
Ukrainian Гавриї́л, Гаври́ло
  • Гавриї́л (Havryjíl)archangel
  • Гаври́ло (Havrýlo)male given name
Yiddish גבֿריאל, גבֿריאל
  • גבֿריאל (gavriyel)archangel
  • גבֿריאל (gavriyel)male given name
Cite this entry
APA

Gabriel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gabriel

MLA

“Gabriel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gabriel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gabriel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gabriel.

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