| The girl name Gabrielle [ 3 syll. ga-briel-le, gab-rie-lle ] is pronounced as GAEBRiyehL KEY. Gabrielle is largely used in English and French. It is derived from Hebrew origins. Brielle (short form in English) is a variant of the name. Gabrielle is a variant form of the name Gabriele (German). Gabrielle is a popular baby girl name. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1950s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 1998 with 0.320% of baby girls being named Gabrielle. It was #47 in rank then. In 2007, its usage was 0.215% and its ranking #67, and it was the most popular among all girl names in its family. In 2007, Gabrielle was used 6 times more than the subsequent ranked name, Brielle (English). Baby names that sound like Gabrielle include Gabriel (English), Gabriele (German), Gabriela (Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian), and Gabriella (Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian). KEY: Pronunciation for Gabrielle: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; 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)"
Details of famous persons named Gabrielle: Actress Gabrielle Union, born 29 October 1972, Omaha, Nebraska. Fashion Designer Coco Chanel, born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel 19 August 1883 - 10 January 1971, Saumur, France. Volleyball Player Gabrielle Reece, born 6 January 1970, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. |