Gábor (given name)

Gábor (sometimes written Gabor; Hungarian: [ˈɡaːbor]) is a Hungarian male given name. Its equivalent in English is Gabriel. Gábor originated from the Hebrew name Gabriel and was transmitted to the Hungarian language through the Latin form Gabirianus ~ Gabriel. In medieval writings, shortened forms such as Gab and the derived Gabus also appear. The Hungarian variation was formed by consonant cluster reduction and the shortening of the Latin version. The meaning of the original Hebrew name is 'Man of God' or 'Champion of God'. The name first appeared in Hungarian charters in the first half of the 12th century.

As a settlement name
Each the settlement preserves the memory of the former founder or owner named Gábor:


 * Gáborján (Hungary)
 * Gáborjánháza (Hungary)
 * Géberjén (Hungary)

Notable persons

 * Gábor Andreánszky, Hungarian politician
 * Gábor Andreánszky, Hungarian botanist, paleobotanist and explorer
 * Gábor Baross, Hungarian politician
 * Gábor Báthory, Prince of Transylvania
 * Gábor Bethlen, Prince of Transylvania
 * Gábor Bódy, Hungarian director
 * Gábor Csupó, Hungarian animator
 * Gábor Darvas, Hungarian composer and musicologist
 * Gábor Döbrentei, Hungarian philologist and antiquary
 * Gábor Domokos, Hungarian engineer, developer of the Gömböc
 * Gábor Ferenczi, Hungarian politician
 * Gábor Ferenczi, Hungarian film director
 * Gábor Gyepes, Hungarian footballer
 * Gábor Harangozó, Hungarian politician
 * Gabor Herman, researcher in the field of computed tomography
 * Gábor Horváth (canoeist, born 1985), Hungarian flatwater canoeist
 * Gábor Király, Hungarian football goalkeeper
 * Gábor Kuncze, Hungarian politician
 * Gábor Maté, Hungarian-born Canadian physician
 * Gábor Rappert–Vencz, Romanian actor of Hungarian ethnicity
 * Gabor Sarkøzy (also Sárközy Gábor) (1945–2008), Hungarian-Norwegian (pornographic) actor and director
 * Gabor A. Somorjai, Hungary-born chemist
 * Gábor Szabó, Hungarian jazz guitarist
 * Gábor Szakácsi, Hungarian-born American rock guitarist
 * Gábor Szegő, Hungarian mathematician
 * Gábor Székelyhidi, Hungarian-American mathematician
 * Gábor Talmácsi, Hungarian motorcycle racer
 * Gábor Téglás, Hungarian archaeologist
 * Gábor Totola, Hungarian fencer
 * Gábor Vető, Hungarian boxer
 * Gábor Vona, Hungarian politician
 * Gábor Wéber, Hungarian race car driver