Gabriel

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Quotations 1.2.3 Translations 2 Czech 2.1 Proper noun 3 Danish 3.1 Proper noun 4 Finnish 4.1 Proper noun 4.1.1 Declension 4.1.2 Related terms 5 French 5.1 Proper noun 5.1.1 Related terms 6 German 6.1 Proper noun 6.1.1 Related terms 7 Norwegian 7.1 Proper noun 8 Spanish 8.1 Proper noun 8.1.1 Related terms 9 Swedish 9.1 Proper noun 9.1.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Hebrew גבריאל (Gavre’l), “‘man of God’”), from גֶּבֶר (géver), “‘man’”) and אֵל (el), “‘God’”).

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Gabriel

Plural -

Gabriel

1. A male given name.
2. (Biblical) An archangel associated with carrying messages from God
3. (Islam) An angel associated with the revelation of the Qur'an
4. A patronymic surname.

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• pet form: Gabe
• female given names: Gabriela, Gabriella, Gabrielle

[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,

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Gabriel m.

1. A male given name, cognate to Gabriel.

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Gabriel

1. (Biblical) Gabriel.
2. A male given name.

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Gabriel

1. A male given name.
2. (Biblical) Gabriel

[edit] Declension

Declension of Gabriel (type risti) singular plural nominative Gabriel Gabrielit genitive Gabrielin Gabrielien partitive Gabrielia Gabrieleja accusative Gabriel Gabrielin Gabrielit inessive Gabrielissa Gabrieleissa elative Gabrielista Gabrieleista illative Gabrieliin Gabrieleihin adessive Gabrielilla Gabrieleilla ablative Gabrielilta Gabrieleilta allative Gabrielille Gabrieleille essive Gabrielina Gabrieleina translative Gabrieliksi Gabrieleiksi instructive – Gabrielein abessive Gabrielitta Gabrieleitta comitative – Gabrieleineen

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• male given names: Kaapo, Kaapro

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Gabriel

1. (Biblical) Gabriel; also the angel in Islam.
2. A male given name.

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• female given name: Gabrielle

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Gabriel

1. (Biblical) Gabriel
2. A male given name

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• feminine form: Gabriele

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Gabriel

1. (Biblical) Gabriel.
2. A male given name.

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Gabriel (m)

1. (Biblical) Gabriel.
2. A male given name.

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• female given name: Gabriela

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[edit] Swedish

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Gabriel

1. (Biblical) Gabriel.
2. A male given name.

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• female given name: Gabriella