How to Say "Gabriel" in Japanese

ガブリエル

Gaburieru[ɡa̠bɯ̟ɾʲie̞ɾɯ̟]

The Japanese word for the male given name Gabriel is ガブリエル (Gaburieru).

ガブリエル is used to refer to the male given name Gabriel.

Meaning: male given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

The romanization is Gaburieru.

If a Japanese person creates a nickname for ガブリエル, they might shorten it to ガブ 'Gabu', which happens to be the onomatopoeia for 'chomping' or 'biting'.
Because the name ends in ル 'ru', it can accidentally sound like a Japanese verb ending in the dictionary form, which can lead to puns in Japanese wordplay.
If you encounter the name written in Kanji instead of Katakana, it is likely a specialized 'ateji' usage, where specific characters are chosen for their phonetic or symbolic meaning rather than standard reading.

ガブリエルは熱いスープとシェリー酒を少し飲んだだけだった。
Gabriel took nothing but the hot soup and a little sherry.
This sentence illustrates the use of ガブリエル.
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ガブリエルはとても親切な人です。
Gaburieru wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.
Gabriel is a very kind person.
ガブリエルに手紙を書きました。
Gaburieru ni tegami o kakimashita.
I wrote a letter to Gabriel.

Misaki and Hiroto are talking about a new classmate.

美咲 Misaki

新しい生徒はガブリエルさんです。
Atarashii seito wa Gaburieru-san desu.
The new student is Gabriel.
大翔 Hiroto

ガブリエルさんはどこから来ましたか？
Gaburieru-san wa doko kara kimashita ka?
Where is Gabriel from?
美咲 Misaki

フランスから来たそうです。
Furansu kara kita sou desu.
I heard he came from France.
大翔 Hiroto

それはいいですね。
Sore wa ii desu ne.
That's nice.

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