(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
"The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce that she would conceive and bear the Son of God."
A male given name from Hebrew.
"Gabriel was named after his grandfather, who wanted to give him a traditional Hebrew name."
From Latin Gabriel, from Ancient Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl, "God is my strong man"), from גֶּבֶר (géver, "strong man, hero") and אֵל (ʾēl, "God, deity"), from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Doublet of Jibril.