Gabriel

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Gabriel

Gender: Masculine
Language: English, French
Etymology:
Gabriel is the English form of a Hebrew name meaning “Strong Man of God.”

History:
Gabriel, as the name of an archangel, has been found occasionally in England since the 12th century (a bit more so after the Reformation). It has been rather more common in Ireland and France, than in other English-speaking countries. Recently, it has become very popular.

Pronunciation: gayb-ree-ull

Diminutives:
Czech: Gába, Gabek, Riel.
English: Gabe, Gab, Gabbie, Gabby.
Polish: Gabrys, Gabrysz.

Alternates: Gabriell, Gabrielino, Gabel, Gabell, Gabrel, Gabrell, Gabrael.
Arabic: Jabril, Jibril.
Czech: Gabirel.
Finnish: Kaapo.
Hungarian: Gabor.
Italian: Gabriele, Gabriello.
Polish: Gabrjel, Gabryjel.
Russian: Gavrie.

Surnames:
Hungarian: Gabor.

Feminine: Gabrielle.

See also: Gab, Gabby.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Gabriel Harvey (1550-1630)
English writer.
Gabriello Chiabrera (1552-1638)
Italian poet.
Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667)
Dutch painter.
Gabriele Rossetti (1783-1854)
Italian poet.
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
French composer.
Gabriele D’Annunzio (1863-1938)
Italian poet.
Gabriele Münter (1877-1962)
German painter.
Gabriel Miró (1879-1930)
Spanish writer.
Gabriel Preil (1911-1993)
Estonian poet.
Gabriel Okara (1921-)
Nigerian poet.
Gabriel García Márquez (1928-)
Colombian writer.
Gabriel Jaosipovici (1940-)
French-British writer.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Gabriel Biel (1420-1495)
German philosopher.
Gabriel Daniel (1649-1728)
French historian.
Gabriel de Mortillet (1821-1898)
French archaeologist.
Gabriel Tarde (1843-1904)
French sociologist.
Gabriel Monod (1844-1912)
French historian.
Gabriel Marcel (1889-1973)
French philosopher.
Gabriel A. Almond (1911-)
American political scientist.

Political Figures:
Gabriel Duvall (1752-1844)
Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Gabriel Prosser (1775-1800)
Led a slave revolt in Virginia in 1800.
Gabriel García Moreno (1821-1875)
Dictator of Ecuador.
Gabriel Hanotaux (1853-1944)
French statesman.
Gabriel Lewis Galindo (1929-1996)
Panamanian diplomat.

Religious Figures:
Gabriel (Biblical)
One of the archangels.

Scientists:
Gabriel Fallopius (Gabriello Fallopio) (1523-1562)
Italian anatomist.
Gabriel Naudé (1600-1653)
French physician.
Gabriel-Auguste Daubrée (1814-1896)
French geochemist.
Gabriel Lippmann (1845-1921)
French physicist. Winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize for Physics.

Singers and Entertainers:
Gabriel Figueroa Mateos (1907-1997)
Mexican cinematographer.
Gabriel Byrne (1950-)
Irish actor.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.073 % named Gabriel

Popularity of Gabriel:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 428th most popular.
1910-1920: 377th most popular.
1920-1930: 356th most popular.
1930-1940: 406th most popular.
1940-1950: 434th most popular.
1950-1960: 387th most popular.
1960-1970: 313th most popular.
1970-1980: 113th most popular.
1980-1990: 87th most popular.
1990: 92nd most popular.
1991: 82nd most popular.
1992: 80th most popular.
1993: 80th most popular.
1994: 63rd most popular.
1995: 60th most popular.
1996: 59th most popular.
1997: 56th most popular.
1998: 54th most popular.
1999: 49th most popular.
2000: 43rd most popular.
2001: 37th most popular.
2002: 32nd most popular.
2003: 30th most popular.

In France...
1900: 38th most popular.
1910: 31st most popular.
1920: 28th most popular.
1930: 37th most popular.
1940: 40th most popular.
1950: 67th most popular.
1960: 102nd most popular.
1970: 144th most popular.
1980: 115th most popular.
1990: 100th most popular.
2000: 60th most popular.