Given name · Hebrew

גבריאל

“my hero is God”

גבריאל (gavri'él) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew.

HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Gabriel.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

גבריאל goes back to a word meaning “my hero is God.”

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גבריאל’s family of names

In Hebrew usage, גבריאל has a diminutive in גברי. In Hebrew usage, גבריאל has a later derivative in GAABI. In Hebrew usage, גבריאל has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Gabriel.

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Around the world

גבריאל has relatives in 5 languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

גבריdiminutive · Hebrew

Spellings & scripts 1

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

alfabe çevirisi gerekiyorin another script · Hebrew

Across languages 4

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

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