Gabriel

Gabriel \ga-briel, gab-ri-el\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Gabriel is sometimes used as a girl name meaning and origin. Its pronunciation is in English as GEYBRiyahL, in French as GaeBRiyEHL, or in Polish as GAAPRYehL ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Gabriel: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)"

What is the origin of Gabriel?

Gabriel is used predominantly in the Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish languages, and its origin is Hebrew. The name's meaning is man of God, hero of God; my strength is God. Biblical name derived from the elements 'geber' meaning man, strong man ; 'el' meaning God, powerful. Gabriyel (Hebrew) is an original form of Gabriel. The name was borne by an archangel in the Bible; in the Old Testament he appeared to Daniel, and in the New Testament to Zacharias and also Mary, to whom he announced the coming birth of Jesus. The name was adopted occasionally by English speakers in medieval times in the forms Gabel and Gabell. The name Gabriele pronounciation (German) is the female form of Gabriel. The name Gabriel is widely used; it has 44 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English comprise name Gab, Gabbee definition, name Gabbey meaning, baby name Gabbi, name Gabbie, Gabee name popularity, Gabel definition, short names for Gabelle, nicknames for Gabey, meaning of Gabie, Gabino name popularity, short names for Gable (used in French as well), Gabreil name popularity, Gabrell meaning of name, what does the name Gabrian mean, short names for Gabriell, meaning of Gabrielle, Gabrielo definition, Gabriël name popularity, baby name Gabrile, Gabryel meaning of name, and Gaybriel name variations. The diminutive forms Gabby pronounciation, Gabe name popularity, name Gabi (used in Hungarian as well), and name Gaby meaning (used in Hebrew as well) are other English variants. Foreign variants of Gabriel comprise name Gabian (Spanish), name Gabiel origin (Spanish), nicknames for Gabirel (Spanish), Gabko meaning and origin (Czech), Gabo meaning (Czech), name Gabor (Hungarian), what does the name Gabrial mean (Spanish), name Gabriele origin (Italian), baby name Gabrielli (Italian), meaning of Gabriello (Italian), Gabrio definition (Spanish), Gabris meaning and origin (Czech), Gabys meaning of name (Czech), baby name Gavril (Russian, Slavic, and Yiddish), Gavrilo meaning (Slavic), what does the name Gay mean (Irish), and nicknames for Gábor (Hungarian). Another foreign variant is the contraction Riel meaning of name (Spanish). See also the related form, Jean Gabriel pronounciation. Gabriel is a very popular baby name for boys, and it viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1900s. Its usage peaked recently in 2010 with 0.625% of baby boys being given the name Gabriel. It ranked at #21 then. Among all boy names in its group, Gabriel was the most frequently used in 2010. In the past century Gabriel has mostly been a baby boy name. In 2001, the name Gabriel was given to 44 times as many baby boys than girls.

A famous person named Gabriel is Poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, born Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti, 12 May 1828 - 9 April 1882, London, England.

List of baby names that sound like Gabriel:

what does the name Gaybriel mean, Gabirel definition (Spanish), short names for Gabrial (Spanish), name Gabriele origin (Italian), Gabriell name variations, nicknames for Gabrielle, baby name Gabrielo, Gavrilo meaning (Slavic), Gabreil pronounciation, meaning of Gabrell, nicknames for Gabrielli (Italian), nicknames for Gabriello (Italian), Gabriël name, name Gabrile origin, nicknames for Gabryel, and nicknames for Gavril (Russian, Slavic, and Yiddish).

The baby name Gabriel fun facts:

The name Gabriel in reverse order is "Leirbag".

The numerological value of the name Gabriel is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Gabriel?

Gabriel is in the top names in USA.