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Gebriel

ገብርኤል

/geh-bree-EL/Amharic · a boy’s name

“God is my strength”

How to say it
geh-bree-EL
Traditional Amharic spelling
ገብርኤል
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

GebrielGabrielGabri’elገብርኤል

Nicknames & short forms

Gebi

From the same family

01Gebre“A devoted servant; often used as a shortened traditional name”Amharicmale→︎02Gebregziabher“A devoted servant of God”Amharicmale→︎03Gebrehiwot“A servant of life”Amharicmale→︎04Gebrekidan“Servant of the covenant”Amharicmale→︎05Gebrekristos“Servant of Christ”Amharicmale→︎06Gebremariam“A devoted servant of Mary”Amharicmale→︎07Gebremedhin“A devoted servant of the Saviour”Amharicmale→︎08Gebremichael“A devoted servant of Michael”Amharicmale→︎09Gebreselassie“A devoted servant of the Holy Trinity”Amharicmale→︎10Gebretensae“A servant of the Resurrection”Amharicmale→︎11Gebreyesus“A devoted servant of Jesus”Amharicmale→︎12Gebru“A devoted servant of God; often used as a shortened traditional name”Amharicmale→︎