Given name & surname
Gábor
“man of God”·“a hero of God”
Gábor is a form of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gábor is a form of Gabriel. Interpretations include “man of God” (Hebrew) and “a hero of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gábor is a form of Gabriel. An origin associated with Gabriel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Gábor is a form of Gabriel. The history of Gabriel gives this family its wider story. Gabriel appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Explained through its name family
Gábor’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Gábor has a diminutive in Gabi. Gábor shares a linguistic root with Gabriel. In Hungarian usage, Gábor has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Gabriele.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Gábor has relatives in 7 languages.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Gabrielcognate · French, English
- GabrieleItalian
- Gaborborrowing · Romanian, English
- Gavriloequivalent
- Gavriilequivalent
- Gavrilequivalent
- ГаврилаRussian
- ГавриилRussian
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See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Gábor
- Gábor KirályHungarian association football playerborn 1976
- Gábor KósaHungarian orientalist, religious historian, university professorborn 1971
- Gábor VonaHungarian politicianborn 1978
- Gabor MatéHungarian-Canadian physician (1944–)
- Gábor TalmácsiHungarian motorcycle racerborn 1981
- Gábor SzabóHungarian-American guitarist (1936–1982)
- Gábor BoczkóHungarian fencerborn 1977
- Gábor Benedekmodern pentathleteborn 1927
- Gábor Babosassociation football playerborn 1974
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Similar names
If you love Gábor, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Gabo
“man of God” · “a hero of God”
94% boys · 6% girls
Abnor
“father of light” · “father of the light”
>99% boys
Gabryś
“man of God” · “a hero of God”
>99% boys
Gamly
“benefit of God” · “God's reward”
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Gabbe
“heroine of God” · “man of God”
>99% boys
Hebor
“enclave” · “a partner or companion”
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Gabrio
“man of God” · “a hero of God”
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Gabin(k)a
“man of God” · “a hero of God”
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