Where does “Gabriel” come from?
Gabriel (Finnish) comes from Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβριήλ, from Hebrew גבריאל, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.
Ancestry of “Gabriel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Gabriel | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Γαβριήλ | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | גבריאל | Gabriel, an archangel associated with carrying... |
| 4 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 5 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |