Gabriel
\ɡa.bʁi.(j)ɛl\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around Vers 1100.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | Vers 1100 |
| Pronunciation | \ɡa.bʁi.(j)ɛl\ |
| Compound names | Jean-Gabriel, Louis-Gabriel |
Origin and meaning
Learned borrowing from Latin Gabriel, from Koine Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl)
Where it is mostly given
- Ireland
- Portugal
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
Around the world
- HungarianGábor
- RomanianGavril, Gavriil
- RussianГавриил
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: LightD31 (Toulouse (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).