Gabriel
Americannoun
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Judaism, Christianity. one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger or guardian.
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Islam. the angel of revelation and the intermediary between God and Muhammad.
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a male given name.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Gabriel
From Late Latin Gabriel, Gabrihel, from Greek Gabriḗl, from Hebrew Gabhriēl “God is my strength”
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On Wednesday, tribal members reconnected with the plants, birds and bugs among the chaparral of the San Gabriel foothills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Most poignantly, he was one of football's great entertainers, described by Ballon d'Or founder Gabriel Hanot - who was thought to have preferred Di Stefano - as the sport's Charlie Chaplin.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Manchester United will not terminate the registration of academy forward JJ Gabriel, 16, meaning he will not be able to leave the club until January, as Barcelona and Paris St-Germain seek to reach an agreement.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
Gabriel Zucman tries to rebut a Hoover study.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Years later, when Esther and Royal and Deborah were dead, and Gabriel was leaving the South, people remembered this sermon and the gaunt, possessed young man who had preached it.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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