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{{more citations needed|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox given name
{{Infobox given name
| name = Gabriel
| name = Gabriel
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| image_size =
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| caption = [[Gabriel|Angel Gabriel]]
| caption = [[Gabriel|Angel Gabriel]]
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|lang|'|g|eɪ|b|r|i|ə|l}} {{respell|GAY|bree|əl}}<br>{{IPA-fr|ɡabʁijɛl|lang}}<br>{{IPA-es|ɡaˈβɾjel|lang}}
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|lang|'|g|eɪ|b|r|i|ə|l}} {{respell|GAY|bree|əl}}<br>{{IPA|fr|ɡabʁijɛl|lang}}<br>{{IPA|es|ɡaˈβɾjel|lang}}
| meaning = "God's strength"
| meaning = "God is my strength"
| region = [[Hebrew]]
| region = [[Israel]]
| language = [[Hebrew]]
| related names =
| variant forms =
{{Plainlist|
{{Plainlist|
* Gabriella
* [[Gabriella (given name)|Gabriella]]
* Gabrielle
* [[Gabrielle (given name)|Gabrielle]]
* Gabrijel
* Gabrijel
* Gabor
* [[Gábor (given name)|Gabor]]
* [[Jibril (disambiguation)|Jibril]]
}}
}}
| nickname = [[Gabe (disambiguation)|Gabe]], [[Gabby]]
| related names =
| origin = Hebrew {{lang|he|גַבְרִיאֵל}}
| origin = Hebrew {{lang|he|גַבְרִיאֵל}}
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}


'''Gabriel''' is a [[given name]] derived from the [[Hebrew name]] ''Gaḇrīʾēl'' ({{lang|he|גַבְרִיאֵל}}) meaning "God is my strength", or "God is a strong man."{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}} The name was popularized by the association with the [[angel]] [[Gabriel]]. In some rare cases it can be written as '''Gabryel'''.
'''Gabriel''' is a [[given name]] derived from the [[Hebrew name]] ''Gaḇrīʾēl'' ({{lang|he|גַבְרִיאֵל}}) meaning "God's man".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Čilaš Šimpraga, Ivšić Majić and Vidović |title=Rječnik 500 najčešćih suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena |publisher=Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje |pages=27 |language=Hr}}</ref>

==Variants==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+"Gabriel" name variants
!Language
!Name variant
!Use
!Notes
|-
!Afrikaans
|Gabriël
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!Albanian
|Yabril
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|-
!Albanian
|Yapin
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|-
!Amharic
|Gäbrəʾel (ገብርኤል)
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|-
!Arabic
|Jibrā'īl (جَبْرائيل)
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!Arabic
|Jebreel (جِبْريل)yr
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!Armenian
|Gabriel (Գաբրիել)
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|-
!Armenian
|Gabriella (Գաբրիելա)
|feminine
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|-
!Azerbaijani
|Cəbrayıl
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|-
!Belarusian
|Habrus' (Габрусь)
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|-
!Belarusian
|Habryil (Габрыіл)
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|-
!Belarusian
|Hawryil (Гаўрыіл)
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|-
!Belarusian
|Hawryila (Гаўрыла)
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|-
!Bosnian
|Fibril
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|-
!Bulgarian
|Gavrail (Гавраил)
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|-
!Bulgarian
|Gavril (Гаврил)
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|-
!Catalan
|Biel
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|-
!Catalan
|Gabriel
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|-
!Cantonese
|Gaabaaklit (加百列)
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|-
!Croatian
|Gabrijel
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|-
!Czech
|Gabriel
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!Danish
|Gabriel
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!Dutch
|Gabriël
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|-
!Finnish
|Kaapo
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|-
!French
|Gabriel
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|-
!Galician
|Gabriel
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|-
!Georgian
|Gabrieli (გაბრიელი)
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|-
!German
|Gabi
|neutral nickname
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|-
!German
|Gabriel
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|-
!German
|Gabriele
|feminine
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|-
!Greek
|Gavriíl (Γαβριήλ)
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|-
!Gujarati
|Gēbriyala (ગેબ્રિયલ)
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|-
!Hebrew
|Gavriel (גבריאל)
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|-
!Hindi
|Gēbriyala (गेब्रियल)
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|-
!Hungarian
|Gabriella
|feminine
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|-
!Hungarian
|Gábor
|masculine
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|-
!Icelandic
|Gabríel
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|-
!Indonesian
|Jibril, Gabriel
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|-
!Japanese
|Gaburieru (ガブリエル)
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|-
!Kannada
|Gēbriyal (ಗೇಬ್ರಿಯಲ್)
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|-
!Korean
|Kapeuriel (가브리엘)
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!Kurdish
|Cebraîl
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|-
!Latvian
|Gabriels
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|-
!Lithuanian
|Gabrielius
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|-
!Macedonian
|Gavril (Гаврил)
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|-
!Maltese
|Gabrijel
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|-
!Mandarin
|Jiābùlǐir (加布里埃尔)
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|-
!Norwegian
|Gabriel
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|-
!Persian
|Jebreīl (جبرئيل)
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|-
!Portuguese
|Gabi
|neutral nickname
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|-
!Portuguese
|Gabriel
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|-
!Portuguese
|Gabriela
|feminine
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|-
!Serbian
|Gavrilo
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|-
!Slovak
|Gabriel
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|-
!Somali
|Jibriil (جِبْريلْ)
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|-
!Spanish
|Gabi
|neutral nickname
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|-
!Spanish
|Gabo
|masculine nickname
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|-
!Spanish
|Gabriel
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|-
!Spanish
|Gabriela
|feminine
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|-
!Swedish
|Gabriel
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|-
!Syriac
|Gebrael (ܓܒܪܐܝܠ)
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|-
!Tamil
|Kēpriyal (கேப்ரியல்)
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|-
!Telugu
|Gēbriyēl (గాబ్రియేల్)
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|-
!Turkish
|Cebrâîl
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|-
!Urdu
|Jebreel (جِبْريل)
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|-
!Welsh
|Gabriel
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|-
!Yiddish
|Gabriel (גאַבריאעל)
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|}
*[[Bengali language|Bengali]]: জিবরীল and জিব্রীল (Jibe), জিবরাঈল and জিব্রাঈল (Libra)
*[[German language|German]]: Gabriel (masculine), Gabriele (feminine), Gabi (feminine nickname)
*[[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: Gábriel, Gábor (masculine), Gabriella (feminine), Gabi (nickname for both the feminine and masculine forms)
*[[Irish language|Irish]]: Gaibrial, Gaibriéil, Gaibriél
*[[Italian language|Italian]]: Gabriele (masculine), Gabriella (feminine)
*[[Polish language|Polish]]: Gabriel (masculine), Gabriela (feminine), Gabryś (masculine nickname), Gabrysia (feminine nickname), Gabi (masculine and feminine nickname)
*[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Gabriel (masculine), Gabriela, Gabrielle (feminine), Biel (masculine nickname), Gabi (feminine nickname)
*[[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Gabriel (masculine), Gabriela (feminine), Gabi (masculine and feminine nickname), Gavriil, Gavril, Gavrilă
*[[Russian language|Russian]]: Гавриил (Gavriil), Гаврил (Gavril), Гаврила (Gavrila); [[diminutive]]s: Gavrik, Gavryusha
*[[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Гаврило ([[Gavrilo]]); [[diminutive]]s: Гаша (Gaša), Гавро (Gavro), Гајо (Gajo)
*[[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Гаврило (Havrylo); [[diminutive]]s: Гаврилко (Havrylko), Ганик (Hanyk)


==People named Gabriel==
==People named Gabriel==


=== Royal houses, nobility and clergy===
=== Royal houses, nobility and clergy===
*[[Gabriel of Kakheti]] (died 881), Prince and Chorepiscopus of Kakheti

* [[Gabriel of Kakheti]] (died 881), Prince and chorepiscopus (bishop) of Kakheti
*[[Gabriel of Melitene]] (died {{circa|1102}}), Armenian general and ruler of Melitene
* [[Gabriel of Melitene]] (died 1102), ruler of Melitene
*[[Gabriel von Salamanca-Ortenburg]] (1489–1539), Spanish nobleman
*[[Gabriel de la Cueva, 5th Duke of Alburquerque]] ({{circa}} 1515–1571), Spanish nobleman and military leader
* [[Gabriel von Salamanca-Ortenburg]] (1489–1539)
* [[Gabriel de la Cueva, 5th Duke of Alburquerque]] (c. 1515–1571)
*[[Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery]] (1530–1574), French nobleman
* [[Gabriel, comte de Montgomery]] (1530–1574)
*[[Gabriel de Luetz]] (died 1553), French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
* [[Gabriel de Luetz]] (died 1553)
*[[Gabriel de Rochechouart, 1st Duke of Mortemart]] (1600–1675), French nobleman
* [[Gabriel de Rochechouart de Mortemart]] (1600–1675)
*[[Gabriel de Guilleragues]] (1628–1684), French politician
* [[Gabriel de Guilleragues]] (1628–1684)
*[[Gabriel, 7th Duke of Aveiro]] (1667–1745), Spanish nobleman
*[[Gabriel II of Constantinople]] (died 1659), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
* [[Gabriel of Lencastre, 7th Duke of Aveiro]] (1667–1745)
* [[Patriarch Gabriel II of Constantinople]] (died 1659)
*[[Gabriel III of Constantinople]] (died 1707), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
*[[César Gabriel de Choiseul, Duke of Praslin]] (1712–1785), French officer, diplomat and statesman
* [[Patriarch Gabriel III of Constantinople]] (reigned 1702–1707)
* [[César Gabriel de Choiseul]] (1712–1785)
*[[Infante Gabriel of Spain]] (1752–1788), Spanish Infante
* [[Infante Gabriel of Spain]] (1752–1788)
*[[Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia]] (1887–1955), Russian prince
* [[Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia]] (1887–1955)
*[[Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies]] (1897–1975), Italian prince
* [[Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies]] (1897–1975)
*[[Prince Gabriel of Thurn and Taxis]] (1922–1942), German prince
* [[Prince Gabriel of Thurn and Taxis]] (1922–1942)
*[[Gabriel Urgebadze]] (1929–1995), Georgian Orthodox monk
*[[Prince Gabriel of Belgium]] (born 2003), Belgian prince
* [[Gabriel (archimandrite)]] (1929–1995), a Georgian religious figure of the 20th century
* [[Gabriel de Broglie]] (born 1931)
* [[Prince Gabriel of Belgium]] (born 2003)


=== Artists and entertainers ===
=== Artists and entertainers ===
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*[[Gabriel Casaccia]] (1907–1980), Paraguayan novelist
*[[Gabriel Casaccia]] (1907–1980), Paraguayan novelist
*[[Gabriel Chevallier]] (1895–1969), French writer and novelist
*[[Gabriel Chevallier]] (1895–1969), French writer and novelist
*Gabriel Contino (born 1974), stage name [[Gabriel o Pensador]], Brazilian singer-songwriter and rapper
*[[Gabriel o Pensador]] (born Gabriel Contino, 1974), Brazilian singer-songwriter and rapper
*[[Gabriel de Saint-Aubin]] (1724–1780), French draftsman, printmaker, etcher and painter
*[[Gabriel de Saint-Aubin]] (1724–1780), French artist
*[[Gabriel Fauré]] (1845–1924), late-Romantic French composer
*[[Gabriel Fauré]] (1845–1924), French composer, organist, pianist and teacher
*[[Gabriel García Márquez]] (1927–2014), Colombian novelist
*[[Gabriel García Márquez]] (1927–2014), Colombian novelist
*[[Gabriel Iglesias]] (born 1976), American comedian
*[[Gabriel Iglesias]] (born 1976), American comedian and actor
*[[Gabriel Macht]] (born 1972), American actor
*[[Gabriel Macht]] (born 1972), American actor
*[[Gabriel Morrissette]] (born 1959), Canadian illustrator
*[[Gabriel Morrissette]] (born 1959), Canadian illustrator
*[[Gabe Saporta]] (born 1979), Uruguayan-American musician
*[[Gabe Saporta]] (born 1979), Uruguayan-American musician
* [[Gabriel Soria]] (1908–1971), Mexican film director
*[[Gabriel von Max]] (1840–1915), Austrian painter
*[[Gabriel von Max]] (1840–1915), Austrian painter
*[[Gabriel von Seidl]] (1848–1913), German architect
*[[Gabriel von Seidl]] (1848–1913), German architect
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=== Athletes ===
=== Athletes ===


* [[Gabriel Agbonlahor]] (born 1986), English footballer
*[[Gabriel Agbonlahor]] (born 1986), English football player
* [[Gabriel Arteaga]] (born 1976), Cuban judoka
*[[Gabriel Almeida]] (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
* [[Gabriel Barbosa]] (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
*[[Gabriel Arteaga]] (born 1976), Cuban judoka
* [[Gabriel Batistuta]] (born 1969), Argentine footballer
*[[Gabriel Bandeira]] (born 1999), Brazilian Paralympic swimmer
* [[Gabe Cramer|Gabriel Cramer]] (born 1994), Israeli-Canadian-American baseball player
*[[Gabriel Barbosa]] (born 1996), Brazilian football player
* [[Gabe Davis|Gabriel Davis]] (born 1999), American football player
*[[Gabriel Batistuta]] (born 1969), Argentine football player
* [[Gabriel de Moura]] (born 1988), Brazilian football defender
*[[Gabriel Bortoleto]] (born 2004), Brazilian racing driver
* [[Gabriel Deck]] (born 1995), Argentine basketball player
*[[Gabe Cramer]] (born 1994), Israeli-Canadian-American baseball player
* [[Gabby Espinas]] (born 1982), Filipino basketball player
*[[Gabe Cupps]] (born 2004), American basketball player
* [[Gabriel Eugénio Souza]] (born 1997), Brazilian footballer
*[[Gabe Davis]] (born 1999), American football player
* [[Gabriel Favale]] (born 1967), Argentine football referee
*[[Gabriel de Moura]] (born 1988), Brazilian football player
* [[Gabriel Geay]], Tanzanian distance runner
*[[Gabriel Deck]] (born 1995), Argentine basketball player
* [[Gabriel Enrique Gómez]] (1984), Panamanian footballer
*[[Gabriel Diallo]] (born 2001), Canadian tennis player
* [[Gabriel Girón]] (born 1988), Mexican basketball player
*[[Gabby Espinas]] (born 1982), Filipino basketball player
* [[Gabriel Gonzaga]] (born 1979), Brazilian jiu-jitsu and UFC fighter
*[[Gabriel Eugénio Souza]] (born 1997), Brazilian football player
* [[Gabriel Hamer-Webb]] (born 2000), English rugby union player
*[[Gabriel Favale]] (born 1967), Argentine football referee
* [[Gabriel Heinze]] (born 1978), Argentine footballer
*[[Gabriel Geay]] (born 1996), Tanzanian distance runner
* [[Gabriel Hernández (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Gabriel Enrique Gómez]] (born 1984), Panamanian footballer
* [[Gabriel Hernández (boxer)]] (1973–2001), Dominican Republic boxer
*[[Gabriel Girón]] (born 1988), Mexican basketball player
* [[Gabriel Jesus]] (born 1997), Brazilian footballer
*[[Gabriel Gonzaga]] (born 1979), Brazilian martial artist
* [[Gabe Kapler]] (born 1975), American major league baseball outfielder and manager
*[[Gabe Hall]] (born 2001), American football player
* [[Gabriel Landeskog]] (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
*[[Gabriel Hamer-Webb]] (born 2000), English rugby union player
* [[Gabriel Lundberg]] (born 1994), Danish basketball player
*[[Gabriel Heinze]] (born 1978), Argentine football player
* [[Gabriel Milito]] (born 1980), Argentine footballer
*[[Gabriel Hernández (disambiguation)]], several people
* [[Gabriel Mendoza]] (born 1968), Chilean footballer
*[[Gabriel Jesus]] (born 1997), Brazilian football player
* [[Gabriel Minadeo]] (born 1967), Argentine field hockey player and coach
*[[Gabe Jeudy-Lally]] (born 2001), American football player
* [[Gabriel Monteiro Vasconcelos]] (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
*[[Gabe Kapler]] (born 1975), American baseball manager
* [[Gabriel Morency]] (born 1970), Canadian sports broadcaster
*[[Gabriel Landeskog]] (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
* [[Gabe Norwood]] (born 1985), Filipino basketball player
*[[Gabriel Lundberg]] (born 1994), Danish basketball player
* [[Gabriel Obertan]] (born 1989), French footballer
*[[Gabriel Magalhães]] (born 1997), Brazilian football player
* [[Gabriel Olaseni]] (born 1992), British basketball player
*[[Gabriel Martinelli]] (born 2001), Brazilian football player
* [[Gabriel Paulista]] (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
*[[Gabriel Milito]] (born 1980), Argentine football player
* [[Gabriel Popescu (footballer)|Gabriel Popescu]] (born 1973), Romanian footballer
*[[Gabriel Mendoza]] (born 1968), Chilean football player
* [[Gabriel Reis]] (born 1984), Brazilian water polo player
*[[Gabriel Minadeo]] (born 1967), Argentine field hockey coach
* [[Gabi Teichner]] (born 1945), Israeli basketball player
*[[Gabriel Monteiro Vasconcelos]] (born 1996), Brazilian football player
* [[Gabriel Varga]] (born 1985), Canadian kick boxer
*[[Gabriel Morency]] (born 1970), Canadian sports broadcaster
*[[Gabe Norwood]] (born 1985), Filipino basketball player
* [[Gabriel (footballer, born September 1992)|Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira]] (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
* [[Gabriel José Ferreira Mesquita]] (born 1998), Brazilian footballer
*[[Gabriel Obertan]] (born 1989), French football player
*[[Gabriel Olaseni]] (born 1992), British basketball player
*[[Gabriel Paulista]] (born 1990), Brazilian football player
*[[Gabriel Popescu (footballer)]] (born 1973), Romanian football player
*[[Gabriel Reis]] (born 1984), Brazilian water polo player
*[[Gabi Teichner]] (born 1945), Israeli basketball player
*[[Gabriel Varga]] (born 1985), Canadian kick boxer
*[[Gabriel (footballer, born September 1992)]], Brazilian football player
*[[Gabriel José Ferreira Mesquita]] (born 1998), Brazilian football player
*[[Gabe York]] (born 1993), American basketball player


=== Other ===
=== Other ===
* [[Gabriel Al-Salem]] (1967–2010), American businessman and author
*[[Gabriel Al-Salem]] (1967–2010), American businessman and author
* [[Gabriel Aubry]] (born 1975), Canadian model
*[[Gabriel Aubry]] (born 1975), Canadian model
* [[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]] (1686–1736), European physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker
*[[Gabriel de Broglie]] (born 1931), French historian and politician
*[[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]] (1686–1736), Polish physicist and engineer
* [[Gabriel García Marquez]], Literature Nobel
* [[Gabriel Kaplan]] (born 1944), American comedian and poker player
*[[Gabriel Kaplan]] (born 1944), American comedian and poker player
* [[Gabriel Lippmann]] (1845–1921), Franco-Luxembourgish physicist and inventor
*[[Gabriel Lippmann]] (1845–1921), Luxembourgish-French physicist and inventor
* [[Gabriel Marcel]] (1889–1973), French philosopher
*[[Gabriel Marcel]] (1889–1973), French philosopher and playwright
*[[Gabriel Nkgweng]], South African politician
* [[Gabriel Prosser|Gabriel Smith]] (1776–1800), leader of a slave rebellion in the United States
* [[Gabriel I. H. Williams]], Liberian journalist
*[[Gabriel I. H. Williams]], Liberian journalist
* [[Gabriel Weston]] (born 1970), English female surgeon, author and television presenter
*[[Gabriel Weston]] (born 1970), English surgeon, author and television presenter
* [[Gavrilo Princip]] (1894-1918), Bosnian Serb whose assassination of [[Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria]] led to the outbreak of [[World War I]].


==Fictional characters==
==Fictional characters==
*Gabriel, an angel, and the main antagonist of the video game ''[[Ultrakill]]''
*Gabriel, a crime lord, and the recurring antagonist in the third season of the 1987 TV series ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
*Gabriel, a crime lord, and the recurring antagonist in the third season of the 1987 TV series ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
*Gabriel, the protagonist of the video game ''[[Fable: The Journey]]''
*Gabriel, the protagonist of the video game ''[[Fable: The Journey]]''
*Gabriel, one of the missing children from ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]''
*Gabriel, one of the missing children from ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]''
*[[List of angels in Supernatural#Gabriel|Gabriel]], a recurring character on the television series ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
*[[List of angels in Supernatural#Gabriel|Gabriel]], a recurring character on the television series ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''
*Gabriel the Warrior, one of the main characters in ''[[Minecraft Story Mode]]''
*Gabriel the Warrior, one of the main characters in ''[[Minecraft Story Mode]]''
*Gabriel Agreste, the main antagonist in ''[[Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]'', and father of [[Adrien Agreste]]
*Gabriel Agreste, the main antagonist in ''[[Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir]]'', and the father of [[Adrien Agreste]]
*[[Gabriel Allon]], an Israeli Mossad agent, who is the main protagonist of a series of books by [[Daniel Silva (novelist)|Daniel Silva]]
*[[Gabriel Allon]], an Israeli Mossad agent, who is the main protagonist of a series of books by [[Daniel Silva (novelist)|Daniel Silva]]
*Gabriel Angelos, one of the main characters in the video game series ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War]]''
*Gabriel Angelos, one of the main characters in the video game series ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War]]''
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*Gabriel "Gabe" Goodman, a character in the Broadway musical ''[[Next to Normal]]''
*Gabriel "Gabe" Goodman, a character in the Broadway musical ''[[Next to Normal]]''
*Grocer Gabriel, a character in the 2023 television series ''[[Rubble & Crew]]''
*Grocer Gabriel, a character in the 2023 television series ''[[Rubble & Crew]]''
*Gabriel Gray, the real name of the character [[Sylar]], from the television series ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]''
*Gabriel Gray, the real name of the character [[Sylar]], from the television series ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]''
*[[Gabe Jones|Gabriel 'Gabe' Jones]], a fictional character in the Marvel Comics, and a member of the [[Howling Commandos]]
*[[Gabe Jones|Gabriel 'Gabe' Jones]], a fictional character in the Marvel Comics, and a member of the [[Howling Commandos]]
*The title character of ''[[Gabriel Knight]]'', a PC game series
*The title character of ''[[Gabriel Knight]]'', a PC game series
*[[Gabriel Lawrence]], a character from the ''Ghost Whisperer''
*[[Gabriel Lawrence]], a character from the ''Ghost Whisperer''
*[[Gabe Lewis]], one of the supporting characters from ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]''
*[[Gabe Lewis]], one of the supporting characters from ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''
*Gabriel Logan, the protagonist of the video game series ''[[Syphon Filter (series)|Syphon Filter]]''
*Gabriel Logan, the protagonist of the video game series ''[[Syphon Filter (series)|Syphon Filter]]''
*Gabriel May, the female protagonist's evil parasitic twin in James Wan's 2021 supernatural horror movie [[Malignant (2021 film)|''Malignant'']]
*Gabriel May, the female protagonist's evil parasitic twin in James Wan's 2021 supernatural horror movie [[Malignant (2021 film)|''Malignant'']]
*[[Gabriel Oak]], one of the protagonists from [[Thomas Hardy]] novel ''[[Far from the Madding Crowd (novel)|Far from the Madding Crowd]]''
*[[Gabriel Oak]], one of the protagonists from [[Thomas Hardy]] novel ''[[Far from the Madding Crowd (novel)|Far from the Madding Crowd]]''
*Gabriel Reyes, a playable character in the video game, ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]'', under the alias "Reaper"
*Gabriel Reyes, a playable character in the video game, ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]'', under the alias "Reaper"
*Gabriel Rorke, the antagonist of the video game ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]''
*Gabriel Rorke, the main antagonist of the video game ''[[Call of Duty: Ghosts]]''
*Gabriel Santiago, a fictional character in the ''[[Android: Netrunner]]'' universe
*Gabriel Santiago, a fictional character in the ''[[Android: Netrunner]]'' universe
*Gabriel Santoro, of the novel ''[[Third and Indiana]]''
*Gabriel Santoro, of the novel ''[[Third and Indiana]]''
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*Gabriel "Gabe" Ugliano, the protagonist's stepfather from ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]]''
*Gabriel "Gabe" Ugliano, the protagonist's stepfather from ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians]]''
*Gabriel Van Helsing, the protagonist of the 2004 film ''[[Van Helsing (film)|Van Helsing]]''
*Gabriel Van Helsing, the protagonist of the 2004 film ''[[Van Helsing (film)|Van Helsing]]''
*Gabriel Vaughn, the protagonist of the 2014 TV series ''[[Intelligence (U.S. TV series)|Intelligence]]''
*Gabriel Vaughn, the protagonist of the 2014 TV series ''[[Intelligence (American TV series)|Intelligence]]''
*Gabriel, the baby protected by Jonas in [[The Giver (film)|The Giver]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 02:39, 8 January 2025

Gabriel
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈɡbriəl/ GAY-bree-əl
French: [ɡabʁijɛl]
Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjel]
Language(s)Hebrew
Origin
Word/nameHebrew גַבְרִיאֵל
Meaning"God is my strength"
Region of originIsrael
Other names
Variant form(s)
Nickname(s)Gabe, Gabby

Gabriel is a given name derived from the Hebrew name Gaḇrīʾēl (גַבְרִיאֵל) meaning "God's man".[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Čilaš Šimpraga, Ivšić Majić and Vidović. Rječnik 500 najčešćih suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena (in Croatian). Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje. p. 27.

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