Gabriel (name)

For other uses, see Gabriel (disambiguation).

Gabriel
Archangel Gabriel
Pronunciation	/ɡeɪbriːəl/ French pronunciation: ​[ɡabʁiɛl] Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjel]
Gender	Masculine
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"Able-bodied one of God"; or "messenger of God"

Gabriel (Hebrew: גַבְרִיאֵל) is a given name or surname derived from the Hebrew name "Gabriel" meaning "God is my strength". It was popularized by the association with the Biblical archangel Gabriel.

In other languages

• Albanian: Xhebraili
• Arabic: جِبْريل (Jibrīl) جَبْرائيل (Jabrā'īl)
• Azerbaijani: Cəbrayıl
• Belarusian: Гаўрыіл (Haŭryil)
• Bosnian: Gabriel, Džibril
• Bulgarian: Гавраил (Gavrail), Гавриил (Gavriil), Гаврило (Gavrilo)
• Catalan: Gabriel, Biel
• Chinese Simplified: 加布里埃尔 (Jiābùlǐ āi ěr)
• Chinese Traditional: 加布里埃爾 (Jiābùlǐ āi ěr)
• Croatian: Gabrijel
• Czech: Gabriel
• Danish: Gabriel
• Dutch: Gabriël
• Esperanto: Gabrielo
• Finland: Gabriel
• French: Gabriel
• Galician: Gabriel
• Georgian: გაბრიელი (Gabrieli)
• Greek: Γαβριήλ (Gabriel)
• Gujarati: ગેબ્રિયલ (Gēbriyala)
• Hebrew language: גַּבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el, Gavriel)
• Hindi: गेब्रियल (Gēbriyala)
• Hungarian: Gábriel, Gábor
• Icelandic: Gabríel
• Indonesian: Jibril
• Irish: Gaibrial, Gaibriéil, Gaibriél
• Italian: Gabriele (masculine), Gabriella (feminine)
• Japanese: ガブリエル (Gaburieru)
• Kannada: ಗೇಬ್ರಿಯಲ್ (Gēbriyal)
• Kapampangan: Gabriel
• Korean: 가브리엘 (Gabriel, Gabeuliel)
• Kurdish: Cebraîl
• Latin: Gabriel
• Latvian: Gabriels
• Lithuanian: Gabrielius
• Macedonian: Гаврил (Gavril)
• Maltese: Gabrijel
• Norwegian: Gabriel
• Persian: جبرئيل(jebreīl)
• Tagalog: Gabriel
• Polish: Gabriel
• Portuguese: Gabriel (masculine), Gabriela, Gabrielle (feminine), Biel (masculine nickname), Gabi (feminine nickname)
• Romanian: Gabriel, Gabi, Gavriil
• Russian: Гавриил (Gavriil), Гаврил (Gavril), Гаврила (Gavrila); diminutives: Gavrik, Gavryusha
• Serbian: Гаврило (Gavrilo); diminutives: Гаша (Gaša), Гавро (Gavro), Гајо (Gajo)
• Slovak: Gabriel, Gabo
• Somali: Jibriil
• Spanish: Gabriel
• Catalan: Gabriel, Biel
• Swedish: Gabriel
• Syriac: ܓܒܪܐܝܠ (Gebrael or Gabriel)
• Tamil: கேப்ரியல் (Kēpriyal)
• Telugu: గాబ్రియేల్ (Gābriyēl)
• Turkish: Cebrâîl, Cebrail
• Ukrainian: Гавриїл (Havryyil)
• Urdu: جبرائیل
• Yiddish: גאַבריעל (Gʼabryʻl)
• Welsh: Gabriel

People named Gabriel

Rulers, aristocrats and religious figures

• Gabriel of Kakheti (died 881), Prince and chorepiscopus (bishop) of Kakheti
• Gabriel of Melitene (died 1102), ruler of Melitene
• Patriarch Gabriel II of Constantinople (died 1659)
• Patriarch Gabriel III of Constantinople (reigned 1702–1707)
• Infante Gabriel of Spain (1752-1788)
• Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia (1887-1955)
• Prince Gabriel of Belgium (born 2003)
• Gabriel (archimandrite), a Georgian religious figure of the twentieth century

Artists and entertainers

• Gabriel Byrne (born 1950), Irish actor
• Gabriel Chevallier (1895–1969), French writer and novelist
• Gabriel Contino (born 1974), stage name Gabriel o Pensador, Brazilian singer-songwriter and rapper
• Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924), late-Romantic French composer
• Gabriel Soprinye Halliday (born 1988), Nigerian singer and record producer
• Gabriel Hernández (singer) (born 1979), singer, member of the band No Mercy
• Gabriel Iglesias (born 1976), Mexican-American comedian
• Gabriel Macht (born 1972), American actor
• Gabriel García Márquez (born 1927), Colombian novelist, Nobel Prize in literature 1982
• Gabriel Morrissette (born 1959), Canadian illustrator
• Gabriel Braga Nunes (born 1972), Brazilian actor
• Gabe Saporta (born 1979), Uruguayan-American musician

Athletes

• Gabriel Agbonlahor (born 1986), English footballer
• Gabriel Arteaga (born 1976), Cuban judoka
• Gabriel Batistuta (born 1969), Argentine footballer
• Gabriel Deck (born 1995), Argentine basketball player
• Gabby Espinas (born 1982), Filipino Basketball Player
• Gabriel Favale (born 1967), Argentine football referee
• Gabriel Enrique Gómez (1984), Panamanian footballer
• Gabriel Gonzaga (born 1979), Brazilian jiu-jitsu and UFC fighter
• Gabriel Heinze (born 1978), Argentine footballer
• Gabriel Hernández (disambiguation), several athletes with one exception
  • Gabriel Hernández (boxer) (1973–2001), Dominican Republic boxer
• Gabriel Landeskog (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
• Gabriel Milito (born 1980), Argentine footballer
• Gabriel Mendoza (born 1968), Chilean footballer
• Gabriel Minadeo (born 1967), Argentine field hockey player and coach
• Gabriel Morency (born 1970), Canadian sports broadcaster
• Gabe Norwood (born 1985), Filipino Basketball Player
• Gabriel Obertan (born 1989), French footballer
• Gabriel Paulista (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
• Gabriel Popescu (born 1973), French footballer
• Gabriel Reis (born 1984), Brazilian water polo player
• Gabriel Varga (born 1985), Canadian kickboxer
• Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira (born 1992), Brazilian footballer

Other

• Gabriel Aubry (born 1975), Canadian model
• Gabriel Kaplan (born 1944), American comedian and poker player
• Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), French philosopher
• Gabe Newell (born 1962), co-founder and managing director of video game development and online distribution company Valve Corporation.
• Gabriel Smith (1776–1800), leader of a slave rebellion in the United States
• Gabriel I. H. Williams, Liberian journalist

Fictional characters

• Gabriel Oak, one of the protagonists from Thomas Hardy novel Far from the Madding Crowd
• The title character of Gabriel Knight, a PC game series
• Gabriel, the protagonist of the video game Fable: The Journey
• Gabriel Angelos one of the main characters in the game series Dawn of War
• Gabriel Logan, the protagonist of the video game series Syphon Filter
• Gabriel Rorke the antagonist of the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts
• Gabriel Santoro, of the novel Third and Indiana
• Gabriel Summers, a Marvel Comics villain better known as Vulcan
• Gabriel, a recurring character on the television series Supernatural
• Gabriel, the actual name of Halloween, protagonist of the novel Idlewild by Nick Sagan
• Gabriel Vaughn, the protagonist of Intelligence (TV series)
• Gabriel Van Helsing, the protagonist of Van Helsing (film)
• Gabriel Belmont, the protagonist of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
• Gabriel "Gabe" Duncun, one of the main characters in the Disney series Good Luck Charlie
• Gabriel Gray, the real name of the character Skylar, from the television series Heroes (TV series)
• Gabriel Birid, the protagonist of the series Gabriel's Fire witch was later revamped as Pros and Cons (TV Series)
• Gabriel 'Gabe' Jones, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics, and a member of the Howling Commandos
• Gabriel Stokes a main character on the The Walking Dead
• Gabriel Allon an Israeli Mossad agent, who is the main protagonist of a series of books by Daniel Silva
• Gabriel Santiago, a fictional character in the Android: Netrunner universe
• Gabriel Ashlocke, the main antagonist of the second series of Mutant X
• Gabriel Cohuelo, also known as Velocidad (comics)
• Gabriel Churchkitten, a fictional cat in the novels by Margot Austin
• Gabriel, a crime lord, and the recurring antagonist in the third season of Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)
• Gabe Lewis, one of the supporting characters from The Office

See also

• Gabriela (disambiguation)
• Gabriella (disambiguation)
• Gibril (disambiguation)
• Jibril (disambiguation)