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Latin spelling of Γαβριηλ (Gabriel), a Greek form of the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning 'fighter of God/man of God' or 'God has shown to be strong' [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
First element (Gavri-):
Hebrew geber = 'man'
or
Hebrew gabar = 'to be strong'
Last element (-el):
Hebrew el = 'the Lord, God' (see ELI)
Brialdur | ♂ |
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Gabrel | ♂ |
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Gabrell | ♂ |
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Gabrial | ♂ |
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Gabriel | ♂ |
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Gabríel | ♂ |
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Gabriele | ♂ |
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Italian |
Gabriell | ♂ |
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Gaprial | ♂ |
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Gauri | ♂ |
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Gaurilka | ♂ |
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Gauroi | ♂ |
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Kaaperi | ♂ |
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Kaapre | ♂ |
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Kaaprel | ♂ |
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Kaaprelli | ♂ |
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Kaapri | ♂ |
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Kaapro | ♂ |
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Kauri | ♂ |
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Kaurila | ♂ |
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Kauro | ♂ |
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See also Gábor (Hungarian), Jibril (Arabic), Kâpriale (Greenlandic)
For female forms see Gabriella and Gabrike
For pet forms see Gabi, Gay (Irish), Eli, Kaapo, Kassu
Gabrielsen | |
Gabrielson | |
Gabrielssen | |
Gabrielsson | |
Gabrielssøn | |
Gabrielsøn |
Gabrieldatter | |
Gabrielsdatter | |
Gabrielsdotter | |
Gabrielsdóttir |
- Danish | |
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Nominative: | Gabriel |
Genitive: | Gabriels |
- Faroese | |
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Nominative: | Gabriel |
Accusative: | Gabriel |
Dative: | Gabrieli |
Genitive: | Gabriels |
- Finnish | |
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Nominative: | Gabriel |
Genitive: | Gabrielin |
Partitive: | Gabrielia |
- Icelandic | |
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Nominative: | Gabriel |
Accusative: | Gabriel |
Dative: | Gabriel |
Genitive: | Gabriels |
- Norwegian | |
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Nominative: | Gabriel |
Genitive: | Gabriels |
- Swedish | |
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Nominative: | Gabriel |
Genitive: | Gabriels |
Denmark |
26 March |
Faroe Islands |
26 March |
Finland |
24 March |
Norway |
26 March |
Finland (Swedish Language) |
24 March |
Sweden |
24 March |
Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
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| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Sweden[13] |
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12212 | 20542 | 23 | 61 | 12189 | 20481 |
Finland[14] |
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n.a. |
6899 | n.a. |
14 | n.a. |
6885 |
Denmark[15] |
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2037 | n.a. |
1 | n.a. |
2036 | n.a. |
Iceland[16] |
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141 | 206 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Greenland[17] |
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76 | 302 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Norway[18] |
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3499 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3499 | n.a. |
#: count of main first name only | |||||||
&: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
Sources: [19]
Regional distribution of Gabriel (m) in Sweden in the year 1880.