[ 3 syll. ga-briel-le, gab-rie-lle ] The baby girl name Gabrielle is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as Gaa-BRiy-EHL †. Gabrielle has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is used largely in English and French. Gabrielle is a form of the German Gabriele. A variant of the name is the English contracted form Brielle. Gabrielle is popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1998 with 0.320% of baby girls being named Gabrielle. It was #47 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a drop in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #95 with a usage of 0.160%, but it was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its family. Gabrielle was used 94% more than the next ranked name, Brielle, in 2010. Gabrielle has primarily been a baby girl name in the last century. Baby names that sound like Gabrielle include the German Gabriele, the English Gabriel, the English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian Gabriela, the English and Hebrew Gavrielle, the Hebrew Gavrila, the Hebrew Gavrilla, the English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, and Romanian Gabriella, the Hebrew Gavriela, and the English and Hebrew Gavriella. † Pronunciation for Gabrielle: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" Details of famous persons named Gabrielle: |
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