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[Opinions] Gabriel
by Sara Ruth (guest)
10/19/2004, 1:36 PM
I saw the name Gabriel in another post and I never really thought about it much, but I love it! I would use the nn Gabe, which I also really like. What are your opinions of this name? Any favorite combos with it?
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- Pink Princess
10/20/2004, 2:16 AM
I think Gabriel is a gorgeous name. I like the combo Gabriel Seth.
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- Lisa007
10/19/2004, 9:40 PM
LOVE it! It's one of my all time faves!
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- delaney04
10/19/2004, 7:53 PM
I like it
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- chazda
10/19/2004, 5:08 PM
Nice sounding, and rather fashionable (a concern if you are trying to avoid popular names at all).For me personally, it's too biblical. The full name suggests a stern angel (I always think of the story about the little depression in people's upper lip being put there by Gabriel hushing humans.. anyone remember what movie had that in it? Wasn't Christopher Walken Gabriel?)... but it wouldn't be distracting in that sense, on a real guy.I actually like nn Gabe. It sounds very relaxed, butch & friendly. - chazda
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- MelH
10/19/2004, 4:03 PM
I'm in love with it. It has a beautiful sound, but it's still very masculine. It's distinguished and has a beautiful meaning/history. Gabe is a really nice nickname. My only problem is that it's getting to be fairly popular; not like Ethan or Joshua, but it's definitely more common than it used to be.Gabriel Edward
Gabriel Jonathan
Gabriel Victor
Gabriel Morgan
Gabriel Vaughn
Gabriel August
Gabriel Desmond
Gabriel Maurice
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- Julia_Gabrielle   +2
10/19/2004, 3:54 PM
I would probably like Gabriel a lot more if it weren't so popular right now. Gabriel, along with other familiar names closely associated with the Bible that haven't been historically used to the same extent as classics like John and Joseph and Benjamin -- like Caleb, Noah, Isaac, Elijah and Isaiah -- are all the rage currently. (The preceding sentence was probably confusing, but I'm too lazy to attempt to reword it for clarification.)Gabriel has a nice sound, but it seems a little long for daily use and I really dislike the nickname Gabe. It just has an ugly, grating sound, and it reminds me of "gobble," like a turkey or something. Heh, but maybe that's just me.The first combo that springs to mind is Gabriel Benjamin, but it really all depends on what works with your last name. I think a classic name would work best; Gabriel Jackson or Gabriel Jayden would sound very trendy and would date the name.
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- Seda* (Sedalyn)   +1
10/19/2004, 4:35 PM
Trendy doesn't work with a classic Biblical name like Gabriel. It messes it up, imo.
Jackson sounds too surname-y anyway.-Seda*
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- Julia_Gabrielle
10/20/2004, 3:07 PM
"Trendy doesn't work with a classic Biblical name like Gabriel. It messes it up, imo.
Jackson sounds too surname-y anyway."Er, yeah. That's exactly what I said. Reread my post.
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- hannah
10/19/2004, 3:43 PM
I like it
Gabriel Bennett is really nice.
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- Isla
10/19/2004, 2:58 PM
I love it. I really like Gabriel Jude, though it sounds quite Biblical. lol
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- Miss Claire
10/19/2004, 2:48 PM
I love Gabriel, I dislike Gabe...
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- Chelsea (guest)
10/19/2004, 2:30 PM
I really like this name and I LOVE the nn Gabe. It seems sweet and athletic at the same time.
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- Kitty (xKittyx)   +2
10/19/2004, 1:46 PM
I've always thought this name was very femimine but it's ok with the nn Gabe.I like...Gabriel Alexander
Gabriel Oliver
Gabriel Kai
Gabriel Joseph
Gabriel Thomas- Kitty
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- Seda* (Sedalyn)   +1
10/19/2004, 3:04 PM
Only Thomas if he is a twin please, because Thomas means "twin".-Seda*

This message was edited 10/19/2004, 4:32 PM

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- TigerLily (guest)
10/19/2004, 4:59 PM
Why can you only use Thomas if he is a twin?? I don't care that it means "twin"...
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- iris (guest)
10/19/2004, 1:41 PM
I like it. It's once of my favorite names. Unfortunately it's completely unusable for any of my future children.
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