Given name & surname
Gavril
“God is my strength”
Gavril is a variant of Gavriel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gavril is a variant of Gavriel. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gavril is a variant of Gavriel. An origin associated with Gavriel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Romanian usage, Gavril developed from Γαβριήλ.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gavril through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 39 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 216 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gavril’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Gavril developed from the Ancient Greek form Γαβριήλ. In Romanian usage, Gavril has a conventional equivalent in the French form Gabriel. In Romanian usage, Gavril has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Gabriele.
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Around the world
Gavril has relatives in 6 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- GabrielFrench, English
- GabrieleItalian
- Gavriloequivalent
- Gavriilequivalent
- Գաբրիէլequivalent
- Gabriëlequivalent
- Gabrijelequivalent
- Gáborequivalent
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People named Gavril
- Gavril Radomir of BulgariaTsar of Bulgaria from 1014 to 1015970–1015
- Gavril KatsarovBulgarian art historian and archaeologist (1874–1958)
- Gavril Kolesov1932–1997
- Gavril Bănulescu-BodoniRomanian bishops1746–1821
- Gavril SerfőzőRomanian association football player (1926–2002)
- Gavril KolesovRussian athleteborn 1979
- Gavril AtanasovBulgarian artist (1863-1951)
- Gavril YushvaevRussian businessmanborn 1957
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