Gabriel
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Hebrew גבריאל (Gavrie’l, “man of God”), from גֶּבֶר (géver, “man”) and אֵל (el, “God”).
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Gabriel
- A male given name.
- (biblical) An archangel associated with carrying messages from God
- (Islam) An angel associated with the revelation of the Qur'an
- A patronymic surname.
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[edit] Quotations
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Daniel 9:21:
- Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Luke 1:26:
- And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
- 1629 Thomas Adams, Meditations upon Creed, The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862), Vol.III, page 212:
- Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel or Michael, giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality.
- 1986 Paul Bailey, Gabriel's Lament, Viking (1987), ISBN 0670816566, page 20:
- "I'm the only Gabriel in the whole school," I told my father. / "You don't have to whisper it from the tomb, lad. You should thank your mother and me for giving you a handle that people notice. You ought to be pleased, not down in the dumps. Backstreet Gabriels aren't bumped into on every corner, remember.
[edit] Translations
male given name
biblical archangel
angel in Islam
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Gabriel m.
- A male given name, cognate to Gabriel.
[edit] Danish
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Gabriel
- (biblical) Gabriel.
- A male given name.
[edit] Finnish
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Gabriel
- A male given name.
- (biblical) Gabriel
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Declension of Gabriel (type risti)
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[edit] French
[edit] Proper noun
Gabriel
- (biblical) Gabriel; also the angel in Islam.
- A male given name.
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- female given name: Gabrielle
[edit] German
[edit] Proper noun
Gabriel
- (biblical) Gabriel
- A male given name
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- feminine form: Gabriele
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Gabriēl
- Romanization of 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌴𐌻
[edit] Norwegian
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Gabriel
- (biblical) Gabriel.
- A male given name.
[edit] Spanish
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Gabriel (m)
- (biblical) Gabriel.
- A male given name.
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- female given name: Gabriela
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Proper noun
Gabriel
- (biblical) Gabriel.
- A male given name.
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- female given name: Gabriella
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