Hebrew · Boy name
Gabriel
“God is my strength”
About the name Gabriel
Gabriel comes from the Hebrew Gavri’el, meaning God is my strength. The archangel Gabriel appears in the Book of Daniel as an interpreter of visions, and in the Gospel of Luke he announces the births of John the Baptist and of Jesus. In Islam, Jibril is the angel who conveys the Quran to Muhammad. The name is used across Europe and the Americas, borne by the French composer Gabriel Fauré and the Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez, author of One Hundred Years of Solitude. Related forms include Italian Gabriele, Hebrew Gavriel and Russian Gavril.
- Meaning
- God is my strength
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- GAY-bree-el(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Gabriele
- Gavriel
- Gavril
- Gabriël
- Gabe
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Middle names for Gabriel
- Gabriel James
- Gabriel Thomas
- Gabriel Alexander
- Gabriel Lee
- Gabriel Matthew
Questions about Gabriel
- What does Gabriel mean?
- Gabriel is a Hebrew name meaning "God is my strength".
- How do you pronounce Gabriel?
- Gabriel is pronounced GAY-bree-el, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Gabriel?
- Variants of Gabriel include Gabriele, Gavriel, Gavril, Gabriël, Gabe.
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