Gabrielle

\ɡa.bʁi.jɛl\♀French girl's name

At a glance

GenderFeminine
Pronunciation\ɡa.bʁi.jɛl\
Also spelledGabrièle

Origin and meaning

Borrowed from French Gabrielle, feminine form of Gabriel (see there for more).

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Switzerland
  • Sweden
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Italy
  • Lithuania

Around the world

  • SpanishGabriela
  • GreekΓαβριέλα
  • ItalianGabriella
  • LithuanianGabrielė
  • OccitanGabriela
  • PolishGabriela
  • PortugueseGabriela
  • CzechGabriela

In literature

« Ma petite-fille Gabrielle sait dire par ballon monté, et elle m’éveille en me remettant ces chers petits papiers, qui me font vivre toute la journée. »
George Sand, Journal d'un voyageur pendant la guerre, 1871, page 142

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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