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Gabriele - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Gabriele

[ 3 syll. ga-brie-le, gab-ri-ele ] The girl name Gabriele is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced GaaBRiyEHL KEY. Gabriele is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in German. The meaning of Gabriele is 'woman of God, heroine of God; my strength is God'. Biblical name derived from geber which means 'man, strong man' ; el which means 'God, powerful'. The generic name has been used in various contexts, including the New Testament of the Bible and the Old Testament. Gabriele is the feminine form of the Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Gabriel.

Gabriele has 16 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Brielle, Gabie (used in Arabic too), Gabriel, Gabriela (used in Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian too), Gabriella (used in Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian too), Gabrielle (used in French too), Gavriella (used in Hebrew too), Gavrielle (used in Hebrew too), and Gigi (used in French too). Other English variants include the pet forms Gabi (used in German too) and Gaby (used in French, and German too).

Forms of Gabriele used in foreign languages include the Hebrew Gavi, the Hebrew Gavriela, the Hebrew Gavrila, the Hebrew Gavrilla, and the German Jella.

Gabriele is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Gabriele, the English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian Gabriella was the most regularly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Gabriele include the English Gabriel, the English and French Gabrielle, the Hebrew Gavriela, the English and Hebrew Gavrielle, the Hebrew Gavrila, the English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian Gabriela, the English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian Gabriella, and the English and Hebrew Gavriella.

KEY: English pronunciation for Gabriele: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Gabriele Meaning of Gabi Meaning of Gaby Meaning of Gabie Meaning of Gigi Meaning of Gavrilla Meaning of Gavrila Meaning of Gavrielle Meaning of Gavriella Meaning of Gavriela Meaning of Gavi Meaning of Gabrielle Meaning of Brielle Meaning of Gabriella Meaning of Jella Meaning of Gabriela Meaning of Gabriel Meaning of Gaby Meaning of Gabriel Meaning of Gabie Meaning of Gabi Meaning of Gabriele Meaning of Giselle Meaning of Georgia Meaning of Ella Meaning of Gay