Gabriel
[ˈɡeɪbriəl]Meaning
from Hebrew גַבְרִיאֵל, "God is my strong man"
Background Story
Gabriel comes from the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל, derived from גֶּבֶר (gever), "strong man, hero", and אֵל (ʾel), "God". It reached English by way of Latin Gabriel and Koine Greek Γαβρῑήλ, and is also used in Arabic, Bulgarian, Chechen, Croatian, Dutch, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian and Latvian. The name has been used occasionally in England since the 12th century, but was not common in the English-speaking world until the end of the 20th century.
Variations
Gabe, Gabrielle
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