Gamaliel
Meanings
name
- Gamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
- A male given name from Hebrew (“God is my reward”).
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English Gamaliel, from Late Latin Gamaliēl, from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl), from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).
Derived words
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