Given name · Classical Armenian
Գաբրիէլ
Գաբրիէլ (Gabriēl) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Old Armenian.
Classical ArmenianWritten in Armenian script.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Գաբրիէլ comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Old Armenian usage, Գաբրիէլ developed from גבריאל.
Գաբրիէլ’s family of names
In Old Armenian usage, Գաբրիէլ developed from the Hebrew form גבריאל. In Old Armenian usage, Գաբրիէլ was borrowed from the Ancient Greek form Γαβριήλ.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Գաբրիէլ
- Gabriel AivazovskyArmenian archbishop, historian, scientist (1812–1880)
- Gabriel SundukianArmenian writer and playwright (1825-1912)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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