The name Gavriil
Gavriil is a male name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is my strength”. Below: forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Gavriil is a male name of Hebrew origin. Meaning: “God is my strength”. From the Hebrew Gavriel (Gabriel), “God is my strength” (or “man of God”). The name of the archangel of the Annunciation.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Gavriil |
| Short forms | Gavrila, Gavryusha, Ganya |
| Affectionate forms | Gavryushenka, Gavrilka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| April 8 | Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel |
| 26 July | Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
By tradition, Gavriil is calm, kind and dependable. He is unhurried, sensible and values a cosy home. He dislikes abrupt changes. His strength is patience and loyalty; his weakness is slowness.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Gavriil «Гавриил» in the Russian 1–9 table: Г 4 + А 1 + В 3 + Р 9 + И 1 + И 1 + Л 4 = 23 → 5. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 5 — freedom and change. Five is the number of movement: curiosity, courage, a taste for the new and for travel. Boredom is worse than hardship for this name; the weak spot is inconstancy.
Vowels give the soul number 3 (communication and creativity), consonants the personality number 2 (partnership and sensitivity). Inner motive: communication and creativity; outer manner: partnership and sensitivity. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Г=3 + А=1 + В=2 + Р=100 + И=8 + И=8 + Л=30 = 152, reduced to 8. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Г — thirst for knowledge. Drawn to learning and to the hidden; attention to detail, conscientious work.
Other letters: А — beginning and action; В — sociability and realism; Р — confidence and courage; И — refinement and kindness; Л — sense of beauty.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 5 is linked with the planet Mercury.
| Planet | Mercury |
| Stones | diamond |
| Colours | light grey, white, shimmering shades |
| Favourable days | Wednesday, Friday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 5 goes most easily with 1 and 3, and has more friction with 2 and 4.
Goes well with: Aleksandra, Alla, Antonina, Valentina, Valeriya, Eva, Oksana, Sofiya, Taisiya, Tatyana.
More friction with: Angelina, Vasilisa, Evdokiya, Zhanna, Faina, Yana.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Gavriil carries the meaning “God is my strength”. Name number 5: freedom and change; first letter G: thirst for knowledge. Inner wishes (communication and creativity) and outer manner (partnership and sensitivity) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: 8 April, 26 July.