Given name · Armenian

Գաբրիել

“man of God”·“a hero of God”

Գաբրիել (Gabriel) is a masculine given name from Old Armenian. It is used in Armenian.

ArmenianWritten in Armenian script. In English: Gabriel.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Գաբրիել is Gabriel written in the Armenian alphabet. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.

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Where it comes from

Գաբրիել comes from Old Armenian.

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How it developed

From Old Armenian Գաբրիէլ.

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Գաբրիել’s family of names

In Armenian usage, Գաբրիել has a surname derivative in Գաբիկյան. In Armenian usage, Գաբրիել has a transliteration in Gabriel. In Armenian usage, Գաբրիել has a conventional equivalent in the English form Gabriel.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Gabrielin another script · Armenian, English

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Գաբիկյանpatronymic from · Armenian

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