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Gabriel, as in the angel who spoke to Mary and Joseph.

I wasn't named because of that though. My mum originally wanted to call me Fletcher or even (as she has a love of unusual names) MERLIN. Luckily my dad stopped her. Then my mum read a 1874 book called "Far From the Madding Crowd", which was about a guy named Gabriel Oak.

My dad also had just recently watched the Stallone film "Cliffhanger". Stallone played a guy named Gabriel or as they call him "Gabe". And as I was born near Christmas it seemed to fit.