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 [ 3 syll. ga-briel, gab-ri-el ] The boy name Gabriel is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is GEYBRiyahL KEY. Gabriel is used chiefly 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 (German) is the female form of Gabriel. Gabriel has 23 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants of Gabriel used in English include Gab, Gabie, and Gay (used in Irish as well). The pet forms Gabby, Gabe, Gabi (used in Hungarian as well), and Gaby (used in Hebrew as well) are other English variants. Foreign variants of Gabriel include Gabian (Spanish), Gabiel (Spanish), Gabirel (Spanish), Gabko (Czech), Gabo (Czech), Gabor (Hungarian), Gabrial (Spanish), Gabriele (Italian), Gabrielli (Italian), Gabriello (Italian), Gabris (Czech), Gabys (Czech), Gavril (Russian, Slavic, and Yiddish), Gavrilo (Slavic), Gábor (Hungarian), and Riel (Spanish). Gabriel is a very popular baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1900s. Its usage peaked recently in 2005 with 0.599% of baby boys being given the name Gabriel. It ranked at #28 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.597% and its ranking #24, and it was the most frequently used among all boy names in its group. In the past century Gabriel has mostly been a boy name. In 2001, the name Gabriel was given to 44 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Gabriel include Gabirel (Spanish), Gabrial (Spanish), Gabriele (Italian), Gavrilo (Slavic), Gabrielli (Italian), Gabriello (Italian), and Gavril (Russian, Slavic, and Yiddish). A famous person named Gabriel is Poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, born Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti, 12 May 1828 - 9 April 1882, London, England. KEY: Pronunciation for Gabriel: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
